The Carmen Thyssen Museum Málaga will celebrate its 15th anniversary with three open house days at the archaeological site.

The Carmen Thyssen Museum Málaga will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary on the upcoming March 24th since its inauguration at the Villalón Palace. Since then, thanks to the loan of the Carmen Thyssen Collection, the building's halls house almost 200 works of Spanish painting from the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as a selection from other periods in the 'Old Masters' space.

To mark this anniversary, the Museum will hold three open house days, from Tuesday, March 24th to Thursday, March 26th, to introduce the public to the Roman archaeological site located beneath the building, a new and attractive tourist site in the city, which complements the visit to the Carmen Thyssen Museum Málaga since last March 3rd.

Additionally, on Tuesday, March 24th, the exact day of the anniversary, the free admission will also extend to the permanent collection and the temporary exhibition 'Mariano Fortuny. Drawings', which is displayed in the Noble Hall.

On these days, the Museum will open during its usual hours, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with the ticket office closing at 7:30 p.m.

Commemorative Logo

The anniversary features an official logo created by the Ponce Contreras studio, which will be present in the respective publications carried out during the anniversary.

According to the creative studio, "the logo is conceived as a visual synthesis between the architectural identity of the museum and its established cultural trajectory since its opening in 2011. The graphic proposal mainly references the building's interior lattice, a unique element of the museum space, a rhythmic wavy system of vertical slats."

Regarding the colors, "the black and white enhance the sobriety and elegance of the institution, while the chromatic accent in magenta - where the dates 2011-2026 are inscribed - acts as a focal point, highlighting the temporal milestone and giving the set a contemporary and recognizable character."

2.4 million visitors in 15 years

The Carmen Thyssen Museum Málaga became a reality after the agreement reached between the Malaga City Council and the Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, to highlight Spanish painting from the 19th and 20th centuries and, at the same time, support the strategy to build Malaga as a leading cultural destination which today, after fifteen years, is a reality. Since then, nearly 2.4 million visitors have passed through the Carmen Thyssen Museum Málaga in its first three lustrums.

Beyond the Collection, the Museum has hosted to date 63 temporary exhibitions, spread among the Temporary Exhibition Hall, the Noble Hall, the ArteSonado Space, and other areas of the museum complex.

These exhibitions have facilitated the display of more than 3,000 works by 500 artists, and the Museum's relationship with up to 600 lenders, including other cultural institutions, collections, and individuals.

Furthermore, the Museum strongly commits to the educational and cultural field. With more than one hundred thousand people served from critical and respectful pedagogies, the Museum has positioned itself in the social context in which it is inserted, thanks to its broad commitment to the citizenry, through the actions carried out by its Education and Cultural Action Area: cycles linked to poetry, live arts, literature, dance, or performance have become a cultural reference for the public.

Likewise, families, children, and vulnerable population sectors also have their space in the Museum through proposals specifically designed for each interest segment. The "Maps" project, aimed at the refugee population awaiting asylum, "Flight Laboratory" and "Correspondences," in collaboration with the Regional Hospital of Malaga or "Realities," for people with autism and their families, are some of the ongoing programs developed over these years.

In these 15 years of trajectory, the Museum has also reinforced its commitments to sustainability, family reconciliation, occupational and digital safety, transparency, and gender equality, among many other social and business values, obtaining several certifications that accredit it and implementing internal action protocols to make the institution a high-quality workplace and social interaction space.

The progress of the Museum in these fifteen years of existence is possible thanks to the ongoing spirit of collaboration and the synergies established with a network of companies and sponsors that support both the exhibition programming and the educational and cultural action proposals. Thus, foundations and brands linked to the city of Malaga and its cultural and tourist dynamism support and participate in the programming of the Carmen Thyssen Museum Malaga throughout the year.

Additionally, the Friends of the Museum program is an ecosystem of corporations, businesses, sponsors, and individuals that now exceed five hundred. With their subscription, they support the Museum's activity and, in return, the institution offers them free visits throughout the year and other benefits, as well as exclusive cultural proposals both within the Museum and in the form of cultural trips or visits to other museums and institutions.

Currently, the Museum continues to strengthen the principles for which it was created, with the recent opening of the archaeological site being fundamental for the valorization of Roman Malaca. The next event will be the opening of the temporary exhibition 'Archipelago': a selection of more than forty works from the Suñol Soler Collection. Picasso, Miró, Gordillo, Warhol, Braque, Arp, Hernández Pijuan, Palazuelo, Ràfols-Casamada, Miralles, Solano, Calvo, Tàpies, Zush, among many other artists, will star in this journey through Spanish and international art from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.