1.7K reactions · 259 shares | Picasso refused to let Guernica return to Spain until the country was restored to democracy, so the painting remained at MoMA for decades. After Franco’s death and the reestablishment of democratic rule, it was finally sent to Madrid in 1981, marking a symbolic homecoming. Here is the historical footage of Guernica leaving The Museum of Modern Art. #picasso #guernica | History of Art | Facebook

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has made a historic visit to Guernica, the Basque town destroyed by Nazi bombers in 1937, laying a wreath and holding a minute’s silence with Spain’s King Felipe VI in memory of the hundreds of civilian victims. “Germans bear a heavy burden of guilt,” Steinmeier said, calling the bombing a lasting warning for peace. #Guernica #Germany #Spain #History | CGTNEurope