The future Caixaforum Málaga has a new opening date: 2027

The Caixaforum Málaga project has a new opening date: 2027. This was revealed on Tuesday by the president of the 'la Caixa' Foundation, Isidro Fainé, during the signing in Seville of a framework agreement with the Junta de Andalucía that includes the collaboration between both institutions in social, scientific, educational, and cultural matters for 2025. The meeting also discussed the new cultural center in the capital of the Costa del Sol, the main architectural project of the entity in our community, which involves an investment of 30 million euros.

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The initial plans were for the Caixaforum Málaga to open in 2026, although the project processing has been prolonged. In April 2024, geotechnical studies of the plot located in Manuel Azaña square -currently a parking lot- were carried out, and at this moment, the entire urban planning process is being finalized, so final approval for the start of construction is expected soon.

Designed by the Catalan studio Picharchite, the avant-garde building will not only provide new exhibition halls and auditoriums to Málaga's offerings but will also create green areas in the surroundings with the goal of urban regeneration of the area. Additionally, its ambitious activity program is a novelty in the city's cultural map, shifting the exhibition and museum interest to this gateway to the city from the west side.

For this, the architectural project, led by architects Felipe Pich-Aguilera and Teresa Batlle, also aims to become a new icon of the capital with its emblematic water drop-shaped roof, a unique structure that will act as a climatic protector of the new space. The building is thus characterized by its integration into the landscape to achieve a positive impact on the environment.