Museo Picasso Málaga

About the museum

The Museo Picasso Málaga opened its doors on 27 October 2003 in the Buenavista Palace, in the historic centre of the artist’s birthplace. It grew out of donations of works by Christine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, daughter-in-law and grandson of Pablo Picasso, and from the determination of the Junta de Andalucía, which had bought the palace in 1997 for this purpose. Until then the building had housed the Provincial Museum of Fine Arts, between 1961 and 1997.

The Buenavista Palace is a 16th-century building with Renaissance and Mudéjar features, raised by Diego de Cazalla on the remains of a Nasrid palace. The rehabilitation and extension were the work of the American architect Richard Gluckman, together with Isabel Cámara and Rafael Martín Delgado, and in 2006 the project received an honour award from the American Institute of Architects. In the basement, Phoenician and Roman remains are preserved, such as a stretch of Phoenician city wall from the early 6th century BC and a Roman salting factory.

The collection brings together works by Picasso from different periods, from the donations of the Ruiz-Picasso family. In 2017 its display was reorganised with new lighting and newly acquired works. The museum is run by the Fundación Museo Picasso Málaga and complements the collection with temporary exhibitions, educational activities and a programme of music and lectures.

Highlights

• Works by Picasso from the donations of Christine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso
• Buenavista Palace, a 16th-century building in Renaissance and Mudéjar style
• Phoenician and Roman archaeological remains beneath the palace
• Rehabilitation by architect Richard Gluckman, awarded in 2006
• Garden café and bookshop specialising in Picasso

Permanent exhibition

• Colección del Museo Picasso Málaga – Works by Picasso from the donations of the Ruiz-Picasso family, displayed in the rooms of the Buenavista Palace.

Founded

2003

Operated by

Fundación Museo Picasso Málaga

Visitors per year

approx. 703,807 (2019)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Every Sunday during the last two opening hours (ticket offices close 30 minutes earlier); 28 February, 18 May, 27 September and 27 October.

Free admission, with accreditation, is also available to unemployed people registered with the SEPE, students of the University of Málaga, teaching staff, ICOM members and journalists. The ticket includes the audio guide as a web app for your phone, with no downloads. Discounts and free admissions apply only to the museum visit, not to cultural or educational activities. All tickets are sold online; tickets can be bought at the ticket office only if they have sold out online or if footfall is low.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum has lifts. For accessibility enquiries you can write to accesibilidad@mpicassom.org. Participatory visits are organised for people with disabilities and for groups in situations of social vulnerability (information at educacion@mpicassom.org).

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the historic centre, very close to the Cathedral, the Alcazaba and the Roman Theatre, and easy to reach on foot.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check

Café in the museum garden, with a Mediterranean menu. Bookshop specialising in Picasso, with the museum’s publications, art books, gifts and a children’s and young people’s range. There is a cloakroom service.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Spaces available: auditorium (172 seats), central courtyard (150 standing per floor), garden (150 standing or 60 seated), covered courtyard (90 standing or 50 seated), Room XII (20 standing) and education room (25 seated). Corporate events, private visits during opening hours or behind closed doors, and artistic production workshops and team-building for companies are offered. Requests by form or at eventos@mpicassom.org.

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