Picasso exhibition in Paris stays open non-stop for visitor's convenience Feb 03, 2009

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The exhibition at Grand Palais is now opened for 83 consecutive hours at the end of a nearly four-month Picasso exhibition. The exhibition has attracted thousands of visitors looking to see the works of the great artist.

More than 700,000 visitors have seen "Picasso and his Masters" since it opened on October 8 — but only during working hours. Attendance figures for the 9 a.m. Friday to 8 p.m. Monday marathon will not be available until the final day.

"I am not particularly impressed by Picasso, but ... to be in a place which is not usually open at night is something special," said Parisian Deborah Boucher. At least a dozen families with children were waiting before sunrise. The exhibit displays Picasso paintings alongside those of masters who inspired him — from El Greco to Cezanne. Financial adviser Manuel Eduardo Aranguren said that he flew from Venezuela seven hours earlier to compare Picasso's works with the masters who influenced him.