It took Two Decades but the Museum of Malaga is Back

It took Two Decades but the Museum of Malaga is Back

The Malaga Museum is a wonderful place to visit

It took nearly 7 years and €40 million but the former Customs Building La Aduana has now become a Museum.

The largest Andalucía museum was closed nineteen years ago. Now, after several demonstrations to have it opened back up, the finest museum of Spain has now opened its doors once again. The doors of the Costa del Sol museum opened on the 12^th December, ready for Christmas.

The Fine Arts and Archaeological collection that was once housed in the Palacio de Buenavista were moved to free up space for the Picasso Museum inaugurated in 2003. Since then it has been moved around between buildings before finally moving into the La Anduana building permanently.

Now, 7 years and €40 million later the former Customs Building, government office, and police station of Malaga has become a fitting home for the Museum spanning 17,500 works of art. 2,700 of these pieces are part of their permanent collection.

The Museo de Malaga takes up a massive 18,451 square metres is triple the size of the Picasso Museum, the CAC Malaga, and the Carmen Thyssen Museum. The museum has already been described as “Andalucia’s Prado”.

Some of the best pieces in the Fine Arts section in the museum include a collection of 19^th century paintings, which are thought to be some of the best in Spain. The Archaeological pieces of the museum date all the way back to the prehistoric period up to the Middle Ages featuring items from Phoenician, Roman, and Moorish times.

The Museo de Málaga is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9am to 8.30pm; Sundays and public holidays from 9am to 3.30pm. Admission is free of charge for EU citizens and costs just €1.50 for non EU citizens.