Workshops, Exhibitions, and Special Hours at Museums in Malaga During Holy Week

Museums in Málaga will offer special hours, workshops, and tours during Holy Week. For instance, the Picasso Birthplace Museum and the Temporary Exhibition Room will open daily during their usual hours, from 09:30 to 20:00, and will offer guided tours from Monday to Saturday at 12:45.

At the Museo Casa Natal, as stated by the City Council in a press release, visitors can delve into Pablo Picasso's childhood and the decisive influence of Málaga on his work. Additionally, the exhibition 'Picasso: Life with Françoise' can be visited, showcasing the vital and creative period the artist shared with Françoise Gilot (1921-2023) through 37 prints, photographs, books, and press clippings.

At the Russian Museum Collection, visitors can see 'Anna Pavlova. A Life Without Borders', which brings together about 90 items, including theater programs from around the world, period press clippings, and photographs, demonstrating how Pavlova turned ballet into a truly global art form, a vehicle for cultural understanding and universal emotion. The venue also hosts the exhibition 'Valery Katsuba. Romantic Realism I. Photographs (2000-2025)', a journey through 25 years of the Belarusian artist's creation, with more than 70 photographs and several videographic works exploring the body, memory, time, and beauty from a perspective that combines classicism and contemporary emotion. The center opens daily (except Mondays) from 09:30 to 20:00. Guided tours are conducted on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 17:00, and on Sundays at 12:00.

Furthermore, at the MEET, one can visit 'The Art of Painting. Confluences in the Time of the Habsburgs' in the collection of Alejandro Sanz Peinado, which gathers more than 80 works representative of European art during the Habsburgs' reign and the Spanish Golden Age. The venue also hosts 'Marisa Flórez. A Time to Look (1970-2020)', a retrospective spanning five decades of one of the great figures of Spanish photojournalism, witnessing recent political history through her camera. The center opens daily (except Mondays) from 09:30 to 20:00. Guided tours are from Tuesday to Saturday at 12:00 and Sundays at 13:00, focusing on the 'The Art of Painting' exhibition, where visitors can also learn about pieces related to the theme of Holy Week.

Meanwhile, the Centre Pompidou Málaga displays the semi-permanent collection 'To Open Eyes. Artist's Views'. The exhibition moves away from a traditional chronological or narrative path to focus on visual, formal, and thematic rhymes, allowing connections between works from different periods, techniques, and cultural contexts, reflecting the richness and diversity of the collections of the French National Museum of Modern Art.

The center also hosts the temporary exhibition 'AM CB. Annette Messager and Christian Boltanski', an emotional and intellectual dialogue between two artists whose vital and creative relationship has left a profound mark on contemporary art. The exhibition gathers around thirty works created between 1968 and 2022.

In the Youth Space, there are two installations, The Magic House and Volume Game, aimed at children, with sessions every 30 minutes from 12:30 to 14:00 and from 17:00 to 19:30. Visits to the semi-permanent collection take place on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 12:30, and Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 18:00. Visits to the temporary exhibition occur on Wednesdays at 18:00 and Saturdays at 12:30. The Centre Pompidou Málaga opens daily (except Tuesdays) from 09:30 to 20:00.

At the Mucac La Coracha, visitors can enjoy the exhibition 'Yesterday. Collection 1940 - 1990', which brings together more than 120 works by 73 Spanish creators. Thus, works by Pablo Picasso; José Moreno Villa; Luis Fernández; José Caballero; Juan Ismael Manuel Mingorance; Virgilio Galán; Carmen Laffón; Enrique Brinkmann; Manuel Barbadillo; Gabriel Alberca, Castro, Equipo 57, and Jorge Oteiza, among others, can be seen.

In the same cultural facility, the exhibition 'Goddess Women' in the work of Ricard Terré is displayed, offering an immersion in the humanist and poetic gaze of the master of Spanish photography of the 20th century. The exhibition explores the photographer's work through the figure of the woman, delving transversally into his different series and revealing nuances and connections that might often go unnoticed.

In the exhibition 'Val del Omar. The PLAT Laboratory (acronym for Picto Lumínica Audio Táctil)', a recreation made from the original objects that composed it is presented for the first time in Málaga. In this space, the experimental filmmaker spent the last years of his life, focused on the production of a set of audiovisual variations, texts, and collages that have remained preserved in their original location to this day.

Regarding guided tours, this space offers a complete tour of its rooms on Sundays from 12:00 to 13:00. On Tuesdays from 18:00 to 19:00 and on Saturdays from 13:00 to 14:00, the thematic tour Women Artists takes place. Guided tours focus on Women in the Work of Ricard Terré and Val del Omar.

Children's Camp

Additionally, the PLAT laboratory will take place on Thursdays from 19:00 to 20:00 and Sundays from 13:00 to 14:00. This space has also scheduled the children's camp 'Holy Week Art Moves... and So Do You!' for March 31 and April 1, 2, and 3, from 10:30 to 13:30. The activity is free and intended for children aged 5 to 12.

Lastly, aimed at audiences aged 16 and over, the workshop 'Holy Week Rituals and Gazes' has been scheduled for April 11, based on the photographs of Ricard Terré and the human dimension of religious celebrations.

The Museo Carmen Thyssen will also be open to the public on Holy Monday with its usual programming and schedule. During Holy Week, the exhibitions 'Mariano Fortuny. Drawing and the Archipelago exhibition', which will be open to the public from Friday, March 27, in addition to the archaeological site. Regarding events, this space hosts the Lent Concert by the Benamocarra Music Band on Saturday, March 28 at 20:00. This activity will take place in the museum courtyard and is open to all audiences until full capacity is reached.

At the Municipal Archive of Málaga, in the Mingorance Rooms, visitors can enjoy the exhibition 'Alfonso Serrano. Paintings' until April 12. Admission to this municipal space is free, and the hours are Monday to Sunday, from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 21:00. Also in this space, from March 30 to April 10, in the Reading Room, an exhibition on the reflection of Holy Week in Málaga in the press has been scheduled.

Thus, visitors will be able to see copies corresponding to the first half of the 20th century. This space will have special hours during Holy Week, from Monday to Wednesday, from 9:30 to 13:30.

Another exhibition that can be visited during the week is WE ARE HERE 5 in the exhibition rooms of the Economic Society Friends of the Country, which can be seen from April 1 and will remain in this space until April 28. The opening hours are Monday to Friday, from 11:00 to 14:00 and from 18:00 to 21:00; Saturdays from 11:00 to 14:00, and Sundays are closed. However, during Holy Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the hours will be from 10:00 to 16:00.

Other Spaces

Other cultural and exhibition spaces in the city also have special activities during these days. Thus, the Museo Revello de Toro has scheduled a special activity consisting of a workshop school on March 30 and 31 for children aged 7 to 12, from 11:00 to 14:00. At the Museo Jorge Rando, visitors can explore the pictorial work of the Málaga artist in the permanent and temporary exhibitions. The hours are from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00.

Regarding the municipal libraries, on March 30 and 31 and April 1, they will have hours from 9:00 to 14:00 and from 15:30 to 20:00, the libraries Miguel de Cervantes (Bailén – Miraflores); Manuel Altolaguirre (Cruz del Humilladero); José Moreno Villa (Churriana); and Vicente Espinel (Puerto de la Torre). From 9:00 to 14:00, the libraries Jorge Guillén (Centro); Emilio Prados (Este); Salvador Rueda (Ciudad Jardín); Alberto Jiménez Fraud (Palma – Palmilla); Dámaso Alonso (Ciudad Jardín); Francisco de Quevedo (Carretera de Cádiz); Francisco Guillén Robles (Carretera de Cádiz); Narciso Díaz Escovar (Carretera de Cádiz); María Zambrano (Carretera de Cádiz); José María Hinojosa (Teatinos – Universidad); Serafín Estébanez Calderón (Campanillas); Jorge Luis Borges (Campanillas); Cristóbal Cuevas (Bailén – Miraflores); and Bernabé Fernández Canivell (Este) will be open. Regarding the bookmobile, this service will have hours from 9:30 to 13:30, and its route will be the usual one.