The city of Malaga is known for being the birthplace of the famous modernist painter Pablo Picasso. The Picasso Museum opened only in 2003 at the Buenavista Palace in Malaga, a popular monument built on the site of a Nazi palace. The Museum houses more than 250 works donated by the descendants of Picasso in a space of 8300 square meters.
Although the collection here is not as extensive as in the Picasso Museum in Antibes (France), it provides the perfect introduction to Picasso's work for the uninitiated. The size of the exhibit is not overwhelming or intimidating in the least. On the ground floor and on the first floor, there are the 12 rooms that make up the exhibition rooms, while in the basement you can visit the archaeological remains that were found during the renovation.
The collection includes all the styles and materials explored by the painter, from the pink period and cubism, to neoclassicism and surrealism, to his last works in the 70s. Paintings, ceramics and sculptures can be seen among the almost 300 works that are offered in the Museum. After 2017, 166 new masterpieces were added to the collection.
It highlights some of Picasso's best works and gradually seduces the viewer with a combination of historical nuggets about the painter's life and his work of art. It is possible to rent an audio guide or a personal guide to explain the importance of the works of art exhibited in the Picasso Museum.
The Museum's permanent exhibition has been adapted to improve the tour of the artist's masterpieces. Shown in chronological order, the works reveal the extent of his work, as well as the constant exploration and cyclical nature of Picasso's artistic research.
The exceptional works cover the most important stylistic milestones of the painter, from 1920 to 1970.
Renowned artists are invited to show their works for temporary exhibitions. In 2019, the works of Bruce Nauman and Olga Picasso will be exhibited.
The Picasso route is a trip that includes various areas of Malaga that are related to the artist's life. Among them are the Casa Natal (where Picasso was born), the parish church of Santiago Apóstol, where the painter was baptized with the name of Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso , the Municipal Museum where he learned to paint, the Plaza de Toros de La Malagueta where he painted his first painting, and the Picasso Museum.
Buenavista Palace, Calle San Agustín, 8, 29015 Malaga, Spain.
Telephone: (34) 952 12 76 00
