The 10 Best Art Museums in Malaga
Boasting more than 30 museums, Malaga is Andalusia’s leading cultural and historical hub. Its huge range of art museums is one of the city’s most fascinating offerings – and is by no means limited to showcasing the work of Pablo Picasso, Malaga’s most famous son. Here is our guide to the most interesting art museums this endlessly stimulating city has to offer.
1. Museo Picasso Malaga
Museum, Building
Situated in an elegant 16th century palace in the heart of Malaga’s old town, the city’s best-known gallery has a permanent collection of paintings from every period of Picasso‘s eclectic career. Malaga’s most famous son was born just a few minutes away from the museum, on Plaza Merced. Over the next three years, Museo Picasso Malaga will be displaying a further 166 of the artist´s works.
2. Centro de Arte Comtemporáneo Malaga (CAC)
Museum
3. Museo de Belles Artes
Museum
Last year, Malaga’s Museum of Fine Arts was combined with the region’s archaeological museum, both of which are now housed in a grand palace just off the port’s Palm Garden of Surprises. The joint offering is now simply called the Museo de Malaga, and houses 2,000 works in the fine arts section and 15,000 pieces in the archaeology rooms.
Museo de Malaga, Plaza de la Aduana, Málaga, Spain, 0034 951 91 19 04
5. Museo Carmen Thyssen
Museum
6. Museo del Patrimonio Municipal
Museum
7. Museo Jorge Rando
Museum
8. Museo Revello de Toro
Museum, Art Gallery
9. Museo del Vidrio y Cristal
Museum
10. Museo Casa Natal Picasso
Museum, Library
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