Tickets for Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris go on sale March 31

Full exhibition experience includes kid-friendly features, lectures, dining packages, Paella Nights and a look back at the AGO's past

TORONTO, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - See the world through the eyes of a genius! Tickets go on sale this weekend for the Art Gallery of Ontario's highly anticipated Picasso: Masterpieces from the Muse National Picasso, Paris nearly 50 years after the AGO's last blockbuster presentation of Picasso's works.

"The Muse National Picasso, Paris, is a living legacy to one of the most influential and radical figures of modern art. Its collection is made up of the works the artist kept for himself and his family, making this exhibition of the collection's masterpieces a rare glimpse of 'Picasso's Picassos,'" says Matthew Teitelbaum, AGO director and CEO. The monumental exhibition makes the only Canadian stop on its world tour to bring 147 highlights from the Muse's collection to Toronto, from May 1 to Aug. 26, 2012.

"Pablo Picasso was a versatile and forward-thinking artist, and BMO Financial Group is proud to be the Lead Sponsor of this exhibition," says Gilles Ouellette, president and CEO, Private Client Group, BMO Financial Group. "As a corporate partner, we are pleased to join in the celebration of one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century."

Timed-entry tickets to this family-friendly exhibition go on sale on March 31. Regular-priced tickets range from $16.50 for youth and student visitors to $25 for adults. Admission is FREE for AGO Members and for children ages 5 and under. Tickets can be booked online by visiting ago.net/picasso.

Picasso: Masterpieces from the Muse National Picasso, Paris is curated by Anne Baldassari, chairman and chief curator of collections of the Muse National Picasso, Paris. Elizabeth Smith, the AGO's executive director of curatorial affairs, will oversee the exhibition's installation at the AGO. The exhibition is co-organized by the Muse National Picasso, Paris, and the Art Gallery of Ontario.

LEAD SPONSOR:BMO Financial Group

OFFICIAL AIRLINE: Air Canada

OFFICIAL HOTEL PARTNER: Starwood Hotels and Resorts

Supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canada Travelling Exhibitions Indemnification Program / Avec l'appui du ministre du Patrimoine canadien par le biais du Programme d'Indemnisation pour les exposition itinrants au Canada.

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Tickets for Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris go on sale March 31