The Picasso Museum Malaga kicks off its Christmas program with the presentation of 'Contemporary Mythologies'

The Picasso Museum Malaga kicked off its Christmas program this Saturday, December 20, with the presentation of the social participation project 'Contemporary Mythologies,' conducted in collaboration with the “la Caixa” Foundation.

As explained by the gallery, throughout his career, Picasso turned to figures such as minotaurs, nymphs, fauns, and centaurs to reflect on the human condition, creative impulse, and existential conflicts. Additionally, he experimented with materials such as ceramics and plaster, often directly connecting them with Mediterranean traditions.

In this context, starting from the works displayed in 'Pablo Picasso: Structures of Invention. The Unity of a Work,' the 'Contemporary Mythologies' collaborative project was designed, initiated in June 2025, with participation from more than 690 individuals from associations, social organizations, day centers, active aging centers, NGOs, and formal education centers, with the collaboration of the “la Caixa” Foundation.

In Two Phases

'Contemporary Mythologies' was conducted in two phases. In the first, participants created large-format plaster mythological characters; and in the second, with the collaboration of writer Laura Fernández, stories were developed around the characters created in plaster. This stage thus merged word and image, imagination and memory, generating collective narratives.

As every year, the MPM has invited all participating associations to the presentation of this project this Saturday in an event, which was enlivened by the Verdiales band from the Cultural Folklore Association Our Lady of Sorrows.

Activities

Visiting 'Pablo Picasso: Structures of Invention. The Unity of a Work' and the exhibition 'Picasso Memory and Desire' at the Picasso Museum Malaga, or the newly inaugurated 'Reflections: Picasso x Barceló' at the Museum of Almería, make up the museum’s exhibit offerings for this holiday season.

During the Christmas period, the opening hours will be from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, although on December 24 and 31 and January 5, the museum will open with reduced hours until 3:00 PM and will remain closed on December 25, January 1, and January 6.

Regarding 'Pablo Picasso: Structures of Invention. The Unity of a Work,' the museum has indicated that thanks to a close collaboration with the Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso Foundation (FABA), nearly 150 works are displayed that reveal the personality of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) and his extraordinary ability to create innovative structures that made him one of the most influential artists of modern times.

Additionally, the temporary galleries host 'Picasso Memory and Desire,' an exhibition that, starting from the oil painting 'Study with a Plaster Head' made by Picasso in 1925, explores the complex relationship between images and the drifts of the modern subject through the works of Picasso and his contemporaries.

This exhibition tour gathers more than 100 works by key figures of 20th-century art such as Giorgio de Chirico, Fernand Léger, Jean Cocteau, Man Ray, and René Magritte, and also includes interpretations by Salvador Dalí and Federico García Lorca of the mentioned work by Picasso.

To Almería

Additionally, beyond its headquarters in the Buenavista Palace, the Picasso Museum Malaga expands, reaching this time to the Museum of Almería, where it has just presented the exhibition 'Reflections: Picasso x Barceló,' which will remain in that city until March 16, 2026, and will later be exhibited at the Museum of Cádiz (March 25-June 28, 2026).

In it, more than a hundred works by Pablo Picasso, Miquel Barceló, and pieces from the archaeological collections of these two Andalusian museums engage in a dialogue of styles and eras, weaving a timeless encounter that links tradition and innovation, memory and modernity. This project has been conceived and realized in collaboration with Miquel Barceló, the Picasso Museum Malaga, and the Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso Foundation, with the sponsorship of the Unicaja Foundation and the collaboration of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.

Additionally, the museum has organized a new edition of its traditional holiday workshop, this time under the title 'Whoever shelters under a good tree,' for children aged four to eleven years, where they can have fun, experiment, and learn.

This new proposal invites participants to discover how art can dialogue with nature, starting from a universal symbol: the tree. The workshop will take place during the mornings of Monday 22, Tuesday 23, and Wednesday 24 December, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM—includes an optional playgroup from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM and from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.