Museums

Carmen Thyssen

This is an art gallery composed by funds from the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza collection. The museum is housed in the Palacio de Villalón, using several adjacent buildings as exhibition spaces, conference rooms and offices. It was inaugurated on March 24, 2011. Facilities include, in addition to the exhibitions rooms dedicated to the Thyssen’s, the headquarters of this foundation, a library, rooms for temporary signs, a classroom, auditorium, museum shops, restaurant section and a archaeological exhibition hall.

Casa Natal Picasso

Only a few minutes away from the Picasso Museum is Casa Natal; Picasso’s birthplace. Which has been open to the public since 1988. There are now exhibition rooms in the Casa Natal, pictures and a view of how life was for Picasso in the early years in Malaga. Some people make the mistake and think that the Casa Natal is the Picasso Museum, be sure you visit both once you are here cause they are so close to each other.

Center for Contemporary Art

This is a museum located in the building of the former Wholesale Market in Malaga. It was opened on February 23, 2003. This is the most visited museum in Andalusia. It consists of 6000 square meters, of which 2400 are devoted to exhibitions. Inspired by the German model of ‘art house’ intended as a place of reflection on contemporary art, an open and dynamic center that became a benchmark of Spanish and European art in the twentieth and XXI century.

Museo de Artes y Costumbres

Here you can discover what has been the life of people living in Málaga in the course of history. The museum displays objects and properties that characterize the popular culture in the province since 1976 and you will be able to see the rural and urban life represented in the museum. There are items related to fishing and painting in the 19th century, there are also reproductions of shops and bars. The museum is housed in a 17th century inn, Mesón de la Victoria.

Museo Aula del Mar

Find out interesting things about the Mediterranean Sea. See how the work was done by the Marine biologists. There are also different aquariums with different kind of sea animals.

Museo Automovilístico

The Automobile Museum in Malaga is located in an emblematic building, the Edificio de La Tabacalera, former mill and tobacco store, which was built in 1923. It has 6000 square meters of space for entertainment, art and culture. Inside you can find the collection with over 120 restored cars. The exhibition areas are structured in thematic areas that show the evolution of aesthetically different models of the automotive industry over the last three centuries.

Museo Interactivo de la Música

Located in the heart of Malaga in front of Plaza de la Marina, and nested between two wall paintings from century XIII and Century XVII you will find the Museo Interactivo de la Música. This museum houses a collection of over 400 musical pieces, multimedia modules and instruments you can play. It is designed as a great cultural space where the sound surprises the visitor and stimulates their senses. The museum presents a clear introduction to the character of music. The most advanced and attractive techniques allow all audiences to get closer to their musical knowledge by using their sensory faculties. This is a museum with a high level of visitor participation (interaction), which is also a hub of activity and dissemination of everything related to the world of music.

Museo Picasso

Your stay in Málaga is not complete without knowing the artist who changed Malaga’s art history: Pablo Ruiz Picasso. He was born on October 25, 1881 in Málaga. Donations from his daughter and his grandson made the Picasso Museum possible. The 233 works that bring together the collection include Picasso’s revolutionary innovations, as well as the wide variety of styles, techniques and materials he used. The building housing the museum, the Palacio de Buenavista, is a key monument in the history of Málaga, a fine example of Andalusia architecture of the sixteenth century, which is mixed by Renaissance and Mudejar elements.

Museo del Vino

Wine has more to offer than food. Wine is culture, part of the Spanish identity, and more importantly, the identity of Malaga. It is present on all the tables as an integral part of the Spanish life. Know anything about the history of this drink and soak in the culture of wine through the visit of this museum. The Wine Museum of Malaga is located in the historical center of the city and it houses more than 400 lithographs (labels and posters of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century), bottles and promotional material related to this drink. This museum tells the history of wine from the Phoenicians to the present, manufacturing processes and different varieties.