| The Pablo Picasso Museum in Malaga is a wonderful | | | | (1921-1922) and Retrato de Paulo con Gorro Blanco |
| tribute to this great and innovative artist of the | | | | (1923). |
| twentieth centuary. It had been a long time desire of | | | | Exhibitions. |
| the artist himself, as well as his family, that he should | | | | 24th. Oct. 2005 |
| have a presence in his birthplace city of Málaga. | | | | Picasso, ceramics and traditions. |
| The Picasso Museum is one of only three in the world | | | | This exhibition brings together some of Picasso's |
| dedicated exclusively to the artist. He was one of the | | | | astounding ceramics and those from the past milenia in |
| most influential artists of the twentieth century being as | | | | the mediterranean which so influenced him. There are |
| he was both an innovator of artistic styles and | | | | 56 original works by the artist and 36 from different |
| techniques and thus changed the course of modern | | | | historical periods ranging from antiquity to the 19th. |
| art. | | | | centuary. |
| The Picasso Museum is located in the historic city | | | | 13th.March.-11th. June 2006. |
| center and is housed in the wonderful 16th. centuary | | | | The Picassos of Antibes. |
| Palacio de Buenavista. The majority of the permanent | | | | In 1946 Picasso was offered one of the great rooms |
| collection is exhibited in the Palacio de Buenavista.This | | | | at the Castle of Antibes to use as a studio. He was so |
| large, noble house is typical of Andalusian architecture | | | | pleased with the offer that he exclaimed, "I'm not only |
| of that period with its blend of Renaissance and | | | | going to paint, I'll decorate the museum too!" The |
| Mudejar influence. Christine Ruiz Picasso, the principal | | | | resulting series of paintings reflected the jubilation of |
| donor of the funds, had expressed her wish that the | | | | liberation. Picasso later added sculptures,graphics and |
| building should be of typical Andalusian architecture and | | | | ceramics to this collection thus forming the base for |
| this indeed is a fitting monument to house the great | | | | the first French museum dedicated to him. This |
| man's works. | | | | exhibiton will comprise a selection of these most |
| In its twelve halls, the Picasso Museum displays amost | | | | outstanding works, none of which have been seen in |
| 200 works of art which constitute the permanent | | | | Spain before. |
| collection. The art gallery also include 4 other halls for | | | | Address of the Picasso Museum |
| temporary exhibits. Completing the museum facilities | | | | Palacio de Buenavistac/ San AgustÃn, 8 |
| are an assembly hall, a library, an educational | | | | 29015 Málaga, España |
| department and an investigation and a promotion | | | | For more information on all of the above visit the |
| center. | | | | Website of Picasso Museum www. |
| The main collection is principally made up of works | | | | museopicassomalaga.org |
| donated, or on loan, from Christine Ruiz-Picasso, | | | | Tel: (34) 952 127600 |
| daughter-in-law of the artist, and her son Bernard, | | | | Fax: (34) 952 127607 |
| grandson of Picasso.The museum opened with 204 | | | | Opening hours: |
| permanent works of which 133 are due to Christine's | | | | Tuesdays -Thursdays: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm |
| collaboration. An additional 49 works are on free | | | | Fridays - Saturdays: 10:00 am to 9:00 pm |
| permanent loan for a period of 10 years. Another 40 | | | | Sundays and Holidays: 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. |
| pieces are on loan from Bernard for the period of one | | | | December 24th and 31th: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. |
| year. Of incalculable value, this collection consists of | | | | Closed Mondays, December 25th, and January 1st. |
| works and paintings that Picasso gave to his family | | | | Entrance fees: |
| members and the majority of the exhibits in the | | | | Collection: 6,00 euros |
| collection have not been seen in public before. Among | | | | Exhibits: 4,50 euros |
| the numerous works to be seen for the first time are | | | | Combined entrance: 8,00 euros. |
| Olga Kokhlova con Mantilla (1917), Madre y niño | | | | |