Picasso Sculpture

On view now through February 7, 2016

Hours extended until midnight during the exhibition's final weekend, Saturday, February 6, and Sunday, February 7. Get your tickets for the half-price extended hours here.

"One of the best exhibitions you'll ever see at The Museum of Modern Art." —The New York Times

"A lovely, zigzagging journey full of greatest hits and surprises." —artnet News

"Whatever you do, don't miss this exhibition.... Picasso Sculpture could be one of the great learning experiences of your seeing life." —New York Magazine

Picasso Sculpture is a sweeping survey of Pablo Picasso’s innovative and influential work in three dimensions. The exhibition, which features more than 100 examples, focuses on the artist’s lifelong work with sculpture, with a particular focus on his use of materials and processes. Unlike painting, in which he was formally trained and through which he made his living, sculpture occupied a uniquely personal and experimental status for Picasso. He approached the medium with the freedom of a self-taught artist, ready to break all the rules.

During his lifetime, Picasso kept the majority of his sculptures for himself, treating them as cherished members of his household and re-creating them in a variety of materials and situations. First shown in Paris in 1966 and then in the exhibition The Sculpture of Picasso, organized by The Museum of Modern Art in 1967, the artist’s sculptures have remained largely unseen in the United States for nearly 50 years, making Picasso Sculpture a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore this rare and deeply personal side of Picasso's work.

MoMA Members, Corporate Members and accompanied guests can enter the exhibition by showing a valid membership card or guest ticket; timed tickets are not required. Present your membership card and/or member guest admission ticket at the Museum entrance. Not a member? Join today!

Member Early Hour: 9:30–10:30 a.m. daily through February 7, 2016. Open to MoMA members (with the exception of Global members) and their guests.

Important notes for visiting Picasso Sculpture:

•  Picasso Sculpture timed tickets include general admission to the Museum.


•  Visitors are strongly encouraged to present their ticket on their mobile device or print their online tickets at home for expedited entry.


•  Please feel free to arrive anytime during the half hour after your selected time (for example, if your ticket is for 11:00 a.m., plan to arrive anytime between 11:00 and 11:30 a.m.)


•  Please note that there is a $1.50 per ticket ShowClix service charge for reserving timed tickets in advance.


•  A limited number of general admission timed tickets will be available for same-day sales depending on capacity on a given day. 

Right: Pablo Picasso. Head of a Warrior. 1933. Plaster, metal, and wood. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Jacqueline Picasso in honor of the Museum’s continuous commitment to Pablo Picasso’s art. © 2015 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Left: Pablo Picasso. Head of a Woman.1932. Plaster. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Jacqueline Picasso in honor of the Museum's continuous commitment to Pablo Picasso's art. © 2015 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York