The Picasso Museum occupies five medieval palaces located within the Gothic quarter of the city which have been extensively refurbished over time and accommodate more than the 3,800 works that make up the permanent collection. The museum, opened in 1963, explores the artist’s close relationship with Barcelona. The latest addition to the complex designed by Jordi Garcés (long term collaborator with the museum) is an annex to the museum proper with façades on both the Plaza Jaume Sabertés and C. Flassaders.

The extension is not intended for exhibition purposes but to provide a venue for study, research, and museological investigations related to Picasso and the connections between the museum and Barcelona. The building is organised around a central roof light that introduces natural light down to the ground floor, it also defines where the new structural system of the annex building begins. The main façade looks onto Plaza Sabartés, its glass curtain wall is protected by an overhanging roof that opens outward toward the city, making a visual connection between the museum’s garden and the urban plaza outside. It also provides the new main entrance to the complex taking pressure off C. Montcada where it was formerly located.