Pablo Picasso, native of Malaga, and one of the world’s most popular artists whose pieces regularly sell for hundreds of thousands, or even millions of Euros, is not beyond the reach of ordinary folk intent on appreciating his work, as witnessed by the recent addition of 43 Picasso works to the Picasso Museum in Malaga.
Malaga city isn’t often considered a major tourist attraction compared to cities such as Sevilla, Granada, or Ronda, but with over 108 million Euros invested in Malaga’s Picasso Museum, the city council and government of Andalucia are already seeing more and more people coming to Malaga for cultural reasons beyond the traditional flamenco or Easter parades.
Located in the Palacio de Buenavista in Malaga’s city centre, the museum is within easy walking distance of the central bus and railway stations, and is overlooked by the Alcazabar, one of the most complete Moorish castles in Andalucia. The additional 43 pieces acquired come from a 15 year loan by the Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso Art Foundation (FABA), an initiative started by the painter’s grandson Bernard and his wife Almine in 2002.
With a total of 276 pieces, the Picasso Museum in Malaga is now considered the fifth largest gallery of Picasso art after the Picasso Museum in Barcelona, the Musee Picasso in Paris, the Ludwig Gallery in Cologne, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. As one of the more important collections of Picasso art, the Malaga Picasso Museum’s director José Lebrero said this latest acquisition gives the museum the opportunity to change their layout from a chronological viewpoint to one that gives the observer more control over how they wish to enjoy the collection.
1 hour tour included in the entry price
The following one hour-long guided tours are included in the admission fee. Visitors should sign-up at the reception desk one hour before each tour begins. Groups are limited to a maximum of 25 visitors and a minimum of 5.
Getting to know the Collection
A guided tour, highlighting, selected works from the collection, led by an MPM educator.
– Wednesday: 11.30am, in English
– Tuesday: 6pm and 7pm, in Spanish
– Saturday: 1pm, 6pm and 7pm, (in Spanish)
Since it opened in October 2007, the Picasso Museum has welcomed more than 2,370,000 visitors.
You can book your tickets online at the official website of the Picasso Museum here
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