Get your tickets now for "The Picasso Effect" exhibition in Bucharest: a captivating showcase of Pablo Picasso's works

From September 27, 2023, to January 8, 2024, MARe/Contemporary Art Museum in Bucharest presents 46 works (paintings, drawings, engravings) signed by Picasso, and 57 works (paintings, sculptures, ceramics, graffiti) signed by 32 contemporary Romanian artists influenced by the work of the most important figure in modern art.

“The Picasso Effect” is one of the most impressive exhibitions in Eastern Europe and certainly the most important in Romania, which is among the eight participating countries in the Picasso Celebration program: 1973-2023.

The event is organized in partnership with the Musée National Picasso-Paris and celebrates 50 years since the disappearance of Pablo Picasso, through a program that includes 42 other museums worldwide. Romania is the only country among the Central and Eastern European states included in the extensive project launched by Spain and France.

“The Picasso Effect is a groundbreaking exhibition. Not only will it reestablish the high-level connection after 55 years after the 1968 Picasso exhibition, but it will also serve as a model and resource for future generations of artists and their audiences, for local and regional society and culture. The Picasso Effect at MARe/Contemporary Art Museum Bucharest will be the major cultural event of the decade. Conceived in collaboration with the Picasso Museum in Paris, supported and sponsored by local institutions and corporations, the exhibition and related activities will mark a new level of social engagement in developing a modern audience and an innovative society with a high standard of quality of life and superior cultural competencies and aspirations. The Picasso Effect exhibition will occupy the entire MARe,” adds Erwin Kessler, Director of the Contemporary Art Museum Bucharest.
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Among the Romanian artists exhibited alongside Pablo Picasso are: Ion Grigorescu, Mircea Cantor, Victor Man, Dumitru Gorzo, Florin Mitroi, Marin Gherasim, Ștefan Bertalan, Alexandru Țipoia, Alexandru Rădvan, Neculai Păduraru, Alma Redlinger, Pisica Pătrată.

According to Profit.ro publication, the 46 artworks by Pablo Picasso will be transported from Paris to the capital city through an air transport provided by the Ministry of National Defense. The artworks have an approximate insurance value of EUR 136.5 billion. Moreover, according to the information provided by the museum, the budget for this exhibition is approximately RON 2 million. Additionally, other expenses related to the organization and preparation of the exhibition will be covered by the state budget, through the budgets of the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Romanian Cultural Institute.