MUCAC Mayoristas
Former CAC Málaga venue in the Mayoristas market, temporarily closed for building works before reopening as a venue of the MUCAC museum.
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About the museum
The Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga (CAC Málaga) opened in 2003 on the initiative of the city council to promote the visual arts of the 20th and 21st centuries. It occupied the former Mayoristas wholesale market, a Rationalist building designed by Luis Gutiérrez Soto and built between 1939 and 1944, declared an asset of cultural interest (Bien de Interés Cultural), with about 6,000 m². Its permanent collection comprised more than 400 works, including pieces by artists such as Gerhard Richter, Louise Bourgeois and Anish Kapoor.
The centre closed in September 2024, when the outsourced management contract ended. The city council then created the Museo Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga (MUCAC), under direct public management, which combines the activity of the CAC and the Museo del Patrimonio Municipal (MUPAM) in two venues: La Coracha, reopened in April 2025 on the Paseo de Reding, and Mayoristas, on calle Alemania.
The Mayoristas venue remains temporarily closed. At the end of 2025 the works to correct roof leaks and drainage problems were awarded, and the project provides for four exhibition rooms, artists' workshops, a bookshop and a catering service. The museum's website does not give a reopening date.
Highlights
- Rationalist building of the Mayoristas market, an asset of cultural interest
- Former venue of CAC Málaga, active between 2003 and 2024
- Venue of the municipal MUCAC museum, free admission
- Reopening planned after the renovation of the building
- Founded
- 2003
- Operated by
- Agencia Pública para la Gestión de la Casa Natal de Picasso y otros Equipamientos Museísticos y Culturales (Ayuntamiento de Málaga)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
According to the museum, admission to the MUCAC is free. The telephone number and email address given are the museum's general contacts.
Accessibility
The Mayoristas venue is temporarily closed; the museum has not announced a reopening date.
Kids & families
The Mayoristas venue is temporarily closed; the museum has not announced a reopening date.
Getting there & parking
The Mayoristas venue is temporarily closed; the museum has not announced a reopening date.
Amenities & dining
The Mayoristas venue is temporarily closed; the museum has not announced a reopening date.
Events & venue rental
The Mayoristas venue is temporarily closed; the museum has not announced a reopening date.
