Château Grimaldi (Antibes)

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See also Château Grimaldi for other Châteaux of the same name

The Château Grimaldi at Antibes is built upon the foundations of the ancient Greek town of Antipolis. In 1608 it became a stronghold of the Grimaldi family and has borne their name ever since. In 1946 it was the home for six months of the artist Pablo Picasso. Today it is home to the Picasso Museum.

From 1702 it became the town hall of Antibes. From 1925 it was known as the Grimaldi Museum, and is today known as as the Picasso Museum, the first museum in the world to be dedicated to the artist.

Picasso himself donated works to the museum, most notably his paintings "The Goat" and "La Joie de Vivre". In 1990 Jacqueline Picasso bequested many works by Picasso to the museum. These included 4 paintings, 10 drawings, 2 ceramics and 6 etchings. These are displayed at the Château in addition to the 3 works on paper, 60 etchings and 6 carpets by Pablo Picasso whch the museum collected between 1952 and 2001. Today the collection totals 245 works by Picasso.

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• Image of Château Grimaldi retrieved 02 February 2007

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• Picasso Museum retrieved 02 February 2007

• Antibes-Juan-les-Pins retrieved 02 February 2007