Paris's Picasso museum set to re-open in September

Paris’s Picasso museum, which houses one of the world’s most extensive collections of the Spanish painter’s work, is set to reopen its doors in September after being closed for five years for renovation, France 24 reported, citing the culture ministry.

The popular museum was originally to be closed for a two-year renovation and the delay has caused controversy, with the painter's son Claude Picasso on Friday accusing the French government of indifference and saying he was "scandalised and very worried" about the future of the museum.

Picasso asked the government to do its best to ensure that the establishment reopens in June, as previously announced by the gallery's president, Anne Baldassari.

On Saturday, Jean-Francois Bodin, the architect in charge of the renovation, said the museum could still be reopened at the end of June as scheduled.

In a statement, Culture Minister Aurelie Filipetti said her ministry had decided to reopen the museum to the public in mid-September because the main renovations were only completed on April 30 and time was needed to finish the rest. 

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