Picasso Museum Malaga Spain.

A definite ‘must’ for any lover of Art…. When in Malaga a visit to the Picasso Museum is an experience not to be missed! Aside from the beautiful architectural merit of the building itself, situated in the Old Town area of Malaga, the exhibition of Picasso Art is a truly wonderful experience.

Almost 300 paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics and graphic works donated or loaned by members of the Picasso family are displayed at the Museum. Pablo Ruiz Picasso [1881-1973],  one of the most prolific and greatest artists of the 20th Century is celebrated in this most accessible and beautiful of settings in his home town of Malaga.    www.museopicassomalage.es

Picasso’s ‘Guernica’.

This iconic anti-war masterpiece by Picasso depicts the bombing of the Spanish village of Guernica by the German and Italian war planes during the Spanish Civil War at the request of the Spanish Nationalists. Over 7m long [app 25 feet] and about 3.5m high [app 11 feet], it is one of the most moving and inspirational representations of its type and remains so today.

In World War Two, it is said that Picasso was often harassed by the Gestapo and during a search of his apartment a Gestapo officer saw a photograph of  the Guernica painting. “Did you do that” the officer asked. “No” replied Picasso, “You did”. A retort in itself almost as powerful and disarming as his Guernica painting that in a way puts into words what is conveyed within this masterpiece. Picasso’s Guernica oil painting is exhibited at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte, Rein Sofia, Madrid. www.museoreinsofia.es

Visit the Picasso Museum, Malaga Spain   www.museopicassomalage.es