The Picasso Museum is located in a beautiful historic building in the old part of Barcelona, which provides a nice contrast to Picasso's modern artworks, yet at the same time puts him in the rich cultural context in which the artist grew up and worked. The curatorial work in this museum was really top notch, and the arrangement of his works followed a chronological pattern, which allowed the visitors to trace the development and evolvement of Picasso's signature style over the years, starting with his rather naturalistic work as a youth, and then leading up to the famous Las Meninas-series (which is all displayed in one room, so that you can study Picasso's various experimental approaches to Diego Velazquez' famous painting - brilliant!!). This being said, however, the overall experience was somewhat dampened by the hordes of tourist inside the exhibition. Despite the museum's pre-booking policy, and the limitation of tickets which are handed out for a specific time slot, there are still far too many people inside the museum at the same time, which makes enjoying or focusing on the works really hard, and at times impossible (my guess is that many visitors stay longer in the rooms as was expected by the museum, and have not left the museum when the next group is already allowed in, leading to these huge masses of people). Still, this museum provides a fascinating addition to Barcelona's museum scene, and is an interesting contrast to Gaudi. (Tip: entry to the museum is free on Thursdays after 6 pm - pre-booking is however required to get in at that time!).