"A park featuring Picasso sculptures is to open to the public in central Paris in 2030, with free entry, the head of the city's Picasso Museum told AFP on Sunday. The garden, about the area of two Olympic-size swimming pools, will be an extension to the museum and will contain a dozen bronze sculptures by Pablo Picasso, the official, Cecile Debray, said."
"Speaking as the Picasso Museum celebrates four decades of existence, Debray said the future park would join together a garden area out the back of the museum and a small public park that runs alongside it. Among the artworks that will be on display will be The She-Goat, a life-sized bronze that Picasso made in 1950 and which currently sits inside the museum."
"The museum, located in the Marais district of Paris hugely popular with tourists, is also to build a new wing to double its space given over to temporary exhibitions. Debray said the extensions - including the park - would cost some €50 million, to be funded by corporate sponsors and the Picasso family. Work on it is due to start in 2028."
A free public park featuring about a dozen bronze sculptures by Pablo Picasso will open in central Paris in 2030. The garden, about the area of two Olympic-size swimming pools, will extend the Picasso Museum by joining a rear garden with an adjacent small public park. Displayed works will include life-sized bronzes such as The She-Goat (1950); visitors can interact with the pieces and enjoy a café-restaurant overlooking the park. Conceived with the Picasso family, notably Paloma, the project is backed by city and national cultural authorities and sponsors; extensions and the park are budgeted at about €50 million, with work due to start in 2028.
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