Museo Picasso Málaga

Málaga, Spain

The Museo Picasso Málaga is a museum in the city where artist Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born. It opened in 2003 in the Buenavista Palace, and has 285 works donated by members of Picasso's family.

Christine Ruiz-Picasso, widow of the artist's eldest son Paulo Ruiz-Picasso, donated to the museum 14 paintings, 9 sculptures, 44 individual drawings, a sketchbook with a further 36 drawings, 58 engravings, and 7 ceramic pieces, 133 works in all. Her son, Picasso's grandson, Bernard Ruiz-Picasso donated another 5 paintings, 2 drawings, 10 engravings, and 5 ceramics, for an overall total of 155 works. The collection ranges from early academic studies to cubism to his late re-workings of Old Masters. Many additional pieces are on long-term loan to the museum. There is also a library and archive including over 800 titles on Picasso, as well as relevant documents and photographs.

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Founded: 2003
Category: Museums in Spain

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Meghna Patel (2 months ago)
Picasso was born in Màlaga and spent his early years here. The museum isn’t too big big but features some of his lesser known work but also some of the classics towards the end of his life (man woman and child, to name one). The nice feature is his story is told in the walls of the different rooms of the museum. Helped put the paintings in better perspective as well. Tickets are not expensive and perfectly located in centre of town. Buy tickets in advance as there is a line to buy on site but also to get in with advance tickets. Beautiful courtyard for cooling down during the day.
Lauren Nixon (3 months ago)
Gorgeous courtyard, nice place to cool down on a hot day. The exhibit was decent and they featured another couple of artists Maria Blanchard being one. It was pretty busy but maybe with it being a Sunday more people were out and about. I’m not massive on Picasso but I can appreciate the unique style and importance of his work. All in all, worth a visit. Was about €13 for me as a UK citizen.
Holly Earley (3 months ago)
This museum was okay. The entry was cheap which was good. The queue was long to get in and people were being told to buy a ticket online instead of buying on the door as online got priority. Bags get put into storage and you get a ticket which was handy. There were two other exhibitions as well as Picasso. I found the whole museum rather small and it didn't really capture my interest as much as I had hoped. There was security in every room, a nice little gift shop and toilets available. There was even a lady playing guitar in the centre of the square.
Amr Saleh (4 months ago)
Nice museum, some of the art works were from Picasso's childhood which were not that good but there was also a section for Maria Blanchard and another for old photographs. Be careful to not take any liquids with you as security will not let you in with any liquids, water bottles etc. There is a place to throw away bottles if you want. Overall nice experience.
Thomas G (4 months ago)
I'm normally not an art person, but this exhibit is very well done with good simple explanations, a guided path, and not too long. Takes about 45 mins to an hour to walk through the museum. Only a limited number of people are allowed at a time so it never feels crowded. And you can get incredibly close to the art work. The glass on the exhibits is amazing and it is very difficult to tell that there is glass on it. Do buy tickets in advance as you can then use a separate line.
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