Malaga Picasso Museum Opening Hours

The Picasso Museum is of great attraction in Malaga because it is in this city where the prominent artist was born, so it is not uncommon that there is a museum dedicated especially to his life and work. So if there is one activity to include in your list of things to see and do in Malaga, this is it.

The museum is open all year round, but depending on the season and the days you want to visit the museum, you will have to go in one or another schedule. This flexible schedule is ideal to include this museum among the must-see in the city.

As a general rule the Picasso Museum in Mal aga opens every day at 10 am, there is no time of the year when it opens a little later or a little earlier. The closing time, on the other hand, can change according to the specific day and also to the season of the year.

Also, the museum hours may operate differently from those of other spaces within the complex, such as the library, the store or the cafeteria. It is also important to know that entrance to each of these places is accepted until a few minutes before closing time.

In the case of the museum, you can enter up to 30 minutes before closing time, and vacating the premises begins 10 minutes before closing time. In the case of the cafeteria, the store and the bookstore, you can enter up to 15 minutes before closing time.

About the opening hours of the library, you should know that it opens a little earlier than the museum, around 9:00 and closes at 15:00 hours. The entrance to this place is by appointment, so before deciding to go to this place, you will have to make a reservation for your ticket. The store and bookshop keep the same opening hours as the museum, as does the café.

On weekends the museum opens its doors wide open to welcome all visitors and tourists who will be convinced that this is one of the 10 best museums in Malaga.

Contrary to what you may believe, this museum does not distinguish between Saturdays, Sundays or any day of the working week. On weekends it operates on the same regular schedule as the rest of the days.

What you should consider if you want to visit the museum on the weekend, is the amount of people you can get inside the place. Generally the weekend is when the museum is most crowded.

If you want to visit the museum on the weekend, I recommend that you arrive early to get in at opening time to avoid the amount of people that arrive to visit the museum after noon.

In the evenings the Picasso Museum is open to the public for a short time. Between July and August the opening hours are extended until 20:00 hours, so at that time of the year it is a good idea to include it in the list of things to do in Malaga at night.

Between March and June and then between September and October the opening hours are extended until 19:00 hours. Between November and February the schedule is extended only until 18:00.

There is also another way to enjoy the museum during night hours and this is by attending the different shows that are presented in the rooms set aside for that purpose within the museum spaces. Many are the cultural activities that are offered through the website, so before going you can enter it to check what they are offering.

Although the times at which the shows of the cultural agenda are presented vary, they usually start around 8:00 pm. Generally these are contemporary art presentations highlighting the work of Picasso, and classical music shows are also often presented.

Guided tours at the Picasso Museum is one of the must-visit advantages of the place. There are two types of guided tours that you can do and depending on each one, it will be shorter or longer.

You have the option of the express tours which last approximately 30 minutes and are available during the museum's regular hours. You can request them at the ticket office as soon as you arrive. No reservations are required for these express tours. Their main advantage is that you can learn all about the place from an expert guide who will tell you everything you need to know about the museum and each of the exhibits inside it.

On the other hand, you have the option of booking the complete guided tour, which allows you to visit the whole place in approximately 50 minutes. One of the advantages of this complete tour is that you can book it in advance online. When you arrive at the ticket office, you can enter the museum and be accompanied by a tour guide who will tell you everything you need to know about the exhibits.

This extended tour is also offered during the same hours that the museum operates on a daily basis. However, in order to enjoy the scheduled guided tour, you must enter the museum at least an hour and a half before closing time to ensure that you can enjoy the guided tour experience at your leisure.

The Picasso Museum offers its visitors different special programs, some of them are of a cultural nature, within which a compendium of musical presentations and works of art are offered. There are also educational programs among which there are art workshops for children and also for adults.

In case you want to visit the museum to enjoy some of these special programs, I recommend you first visit the website to learn about the offers that these programs bring for you.

In the case of the cultural programs, they usually start at 8:00 p.m. every day. Sometimes the shows may start a little earlier to conclude along with the closing time of the museum. The closing time of the museum does not always coincide with the presentation time of the cultural program.

In the case of workshops and other educational programs, they usually have a slightly more flexible schedule because they are dedicated especially for the enjoyment of children, so this is an activity that you can not leave out among the things to see and do in Malaga with children. The offer of workshops is constantly updated on the museum's website, but the schedule is usually located between 9:00 and 14:00.

The museum hours may change according to the season of the year. In the case of the summer season, which in Spain lasts from June to September, the entrance to the museum has longer hours. So this is a good activity to include among the top 10 things to see and do in Malaga in summer.

During the month of June the museum is open to the public from 10:00 to 19:00. From July to August you can enter the museum from 10:00 to 20:00. From September onwards the opening hours will be from 10:00 to 19:00 every day.

Although the museum's website does not detail the exact summer opening hours, it does specify the working hours for each month of the year.

The Picasso Museum works almost uninterruptedly all year round, including weekends and many holidays. Although there are a few days in the year when the museum takes a break and then returns to present the best exhibitions to the many visitors who come to the museum every day.

Every December 25, January 1 and January 6 the museum doors are closed for the holidays. In the case of the Christmas holidays, December 24, 31 and January 5, the hours are from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

The best time to visit the Picasso Museum is undoubtedly in low season, when the number of visitors in Malaga is considerably lower than at other times of the year. The low season is from October to March, so this is a good time both to visit the city and to go to the museum.

Although a disadvantage of visiting the museum in low season is that the exhibits tend to become a bit sparser, but in case you have never visited the place and want to experience some of the top 10 activities to do in Malaga, this is a good option to start getting to know the city of museums.

In my experience, whenever you have time to include the Picasso Museum in your list of things to do in Malaga, you have to make sure you have time to visit it, no matter what time of the year you visit the city.

To get to the Picasso Museum you have several options, you can use public transport, go by rental car or take a cab. If you travel by rental car or cab, it will not be a problem the time you choose to visit the museum. Now, if you travel by public transportation, things may change.

If it is public transportation, there are several ways through which you can access the Museum. You have at your disposal the bus on routes 14, 19, 3, 9, C2 and M110. These buses have a very convenient schedule that can perfectly serve you to visit the museum, as they operate every day from 6:30 to 23:00.

It is also an option to use the train, whose lines C1 and C2 will leave you very close to the museum. The train also has a very flexible working schedule, being almost 24 hours a day, as it starts running at 00:20 and stops at 23:50, that is, only 30 minutes a day it stops running.

A less flexible option to move to the museum whenever you want is the metro, which has a working schedule from 8:00 to 20:00 from Monday to Friday and on Saturdays it works from 9:00 to 15:00. On Sundays it is closed. The line you should use to get to the museum is line 1.

If you want to visit other places besides the Picasso Museum of Malaga, you can also take the tourist bus that leaves you very close to the museum, besides leaving you near other tourist places to visit.

Very close to the Picasso Museum in Malaga there are some attractions that you will definitely like in this city. Two of them are museums, the Museo Revello de Toro and the Museo de Malaga, the latter included among the 10 best museums to see in this city.

The opening hours to visit the Museo Revello are from 10:00 to 20:00 from Tuesday to Saturday. On Sundays it is open from 10:00 to 14:00, while on Mondays it is closed.

In the case of the Museum of Malaga, from Tuesday to Saturday it is open from 9:00 to 20:00. On Sundays it is open from 9:00 to 15:00 and on Mondays it is closed. Another place you can visit very close to the Picasso Museum is the Alcazaba, which is also closed on Mondays; but if you want to visit this last place, I recommend you to check before the complete schedule and prices to visit it.

From Tuesday to Saturday it is open from 9:00 to 18:00. On Sundays and holidays it is open from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. On Mondays it is closed, except on Mondays that are the eve of public holidays, when it is open on the same schedule as on Sundays.