The Picasso Museum in Paris is funding its upcoming expansion by producing bronze reproductions of Pablo Picasso’s sculptures. The museum is currently undergoing a major expansion project, and to help finance it, it plans to sell replicas of some of the artist's most famous sculptures. According to the museum’s director, four of these reproductions have already been sold for around 40 million euros. These works have been acquired by the Don Quixote Foundation in the Netherlands, a major donor to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The sculptures will be placed in the gardens of that museum, while four others will be displayed in the garden of the Paris museum itself. Among the sculptures being reproduced are La Chèvre and Tête de femme, two of Picasso’s most significant works from his cubist period. The expansion project, called Picasso 2030, aims to enlarge the museum’s historic garden, renovate the ground floor and basement for new services, and build a new 800-square-meter wing for temporary exhibitions. The total cost of the project is 55 million euros, and it is set to be officially presented in 2025. By 2030, around ten of Picasso’s sculptures will be on display for free in the museum’s garden. The remaining 15 million euros needed for the project will be raised through private donations, and four million have already been secured, according to director Cécile Debray. Paloma Picasso, the artist’s daughter, who passed away in 1973, attended the announcement of the reproduction project. She noted that Picasso’s sculptural work is often overlooked in terms of its true value. She also stated that she had always opposed the creation of posthumous reproductions. However, due to the lack of additional funding from the French government, the museum had to adopt a pragmatic approach. The museum’s director described the agreement to produce the reproductions as "something quite miraculous." As part of the expansion, the museum launched an architectural competition to select the team responsible for designing the new wing and its garden. Out of 150 candidates, five finalists have been chosen. The winners will be announced in January 2027, and they will be selected from these international teams. This competition is an important step in shaping the future of the museum’s physical space and its ability to showcase Picasso’s legacy in new and innovative ways.