{"id":78056,"date":"2026-08-25T23:57:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitanddo_1790.test\/?p=78056"},"modified":"2026-10-29T20:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:14:59","slug":"best-museums-in-malaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/best-museums-in-malaga\/","title":{"rendered":"The best museums in M\u00e1laga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"product\"><div class=\"product\">\n<p><strong>M\u00e1laga has more than thirty museums<\/strong>, and these five are the ones you should choose if you\u2019re only staying for a few days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting with the thing that\u2019s most confusing: each one closes on a different day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2>Closing days, all together<\/h2>\n<p><strong>This is what ruins the most visits to M\u00e1laga<\/strong>, because they do not match:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead><tr><th>Museum<\/th><th>Close<\/th><th>Timetable<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Picasso Museum<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Open every day<\/strong><\/td><td>10:00\u201320:00<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Picasso&#8217;s Birthplace<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Open every day<\/strong><\/td><td>9:30\u201320:00<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Carmen Thyssen<\/strong><\/td><td>Monday<\/td><td>10:00\u201320:00<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Museum of Malaga<\/strong><\/td><td>Monday<\/td><td>9.00 am\u20139.00 pm (Sundays until 3.00 pm)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Centre Pompidou<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Tuesday<\/strong><\/td><td>9:30\u201320:00<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Take a look at the Pompidou Centre:<\/strong> it\u2019s the only one that closes <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>. If you plan to visit \u00abthe museums on Monday\u00bb, you\u2019ll still have the Pompidou and the two Picasso museums left. And if you leave them until Tuesday, the Pompidou is out of the picture.<\/p>\n\n<h2>And how much each one costs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CAC M\u00e1laga: always free.<\/strong> No exceptions or time slots.<\/li>\n<li><strong>M\u00e1laga Museum: free for EU citizens.<\/strong> Otherwise, it\u2019s very cheap.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Centre Pompidou: free admission on Sundays from 4.00 pm.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Carmen Thyssen:<\/strong> around \u20ac12.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Picasso Museum:<\/strong> the most expensive of the five. <strong>Shop online<\/strong>: It sells out and saves you from queuing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>If you\u2019re on a tight budget, we have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/museums-gratis-en-malaga\/\">Free museums in M\u00e1laga<\/a> with each one\u2019s stripes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2>1. Picasso Museum, M\u00e1laga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1640\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/museo-picasso-malaga.jpg\" alt=\"Picasso Museum, M\u00e1laga, at the Buenavista Palace\" class=\"wp-image-75609\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/museo-picasso-malaga.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/museo-picasso-malaga-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/museo-picasso-malaga-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/museo-picasso-malaga-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/museo-picasso-malaga-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/museo-picasso-malaga-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/museo-picasso-malaga-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Buenavista Palace, 8 San Agust\u00edn Street.<\/strong> <strong>4.3 out of nearly 37,000 reviews<\/strong>: it is the most widely reviewed museum in the city.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over two hundred works<\/strong> which span all the stages: his student drawings, the Blue Period, Cubism, Surrealism, sculpture, ceramics and his work from the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you need to know:<\/strong> <strong>It\u2019s smaller than people expect<\/strong> and the Picasso of great icons is not here. What it does offer, however, is <strong>view the full history<\/strong>, which is something else entirely, and there aren\u2019t many places where you can do it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Open every day<\/strong>, and <strong>Fridays from 9.00 am<\/strong>: It\u2019s the best time of the week to get in without queuing.<\/p>\n\n<h2>2. M\u00e1laga Museum: the highest-rated and the least well-known<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museo-de-malaga-aduana.webp\" alt=\"Courtyard of Palacio de la Aduana, home to M\u00e1laga Museum\" class=\"wp-image-78053\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museo-de-malaga-aduana.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museo-de-malaga-aduana-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museo-de-malaga-aduana-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museo-de-malaga-aduana-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museo-de-malaga-aduana-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/museo-de-malaga-aduana-600x450.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The courtyard of Palacio de la Aduana with its two storeys of arches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Palacio de la Aduana, Plaza de la Aduana.<\/strong> <strong>4.7 out of 8,260 reviews: the highest rating of the five<\/strong>, and it is the one that the fewest people include on their list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s two museums in one:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Archaeology:<\/strong> Punic, Roman and Al-Andalus artefacts, representing 2,500 years of cultural exchange along this coastline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fine arts<\/strong>, featuring Andalusian paintings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Three reasons to put it at the top of the list:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s free if you\u2019re an EU citizen<\/strong>, and for everyone else it costs less than a cup of coffee.<\/li>\n<li><strong>That building is absolutely enormous<\/strong> and it has powerful air conditioning: in August, it\u2019s a haven.<\/li>\n<li><strong>There\u2019s a Michelin-starred restaurant on the rooftop<\/strong>, and a caf\u00e9 on the ground floor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s closed on Mondays.<\/strong> And on Sundays it\u2019s only open until 3.00 pm.<\/p>\n\n<h2>3. Centre Pompidou M\u00e1laga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/centre-pompidou-malaga.webp\" alt=\"The Cube at Centre Pompidou M\u00e1laga illuminated at night in the harbour\" class=\"wp-image-78054\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/centre-pompidou-malaga.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/centre-pompidou-malaga-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/centre-pompidou-malaga-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/centre-pompidou-malaga-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/centre-pompidou-malaga-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/centre-pompidou-malaga-600x400.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Cube at night with Gibralfaro in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>At the harbour, next to Pier One.<\/strong> It is <strong>\u00abThe Cube\u00bb<\/strong>, the colourful structure that can be seen from the entire seafront promenade, and which is illuminated at night, is one of the city\u2019s iconic sights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.4 out of 18,793 reviews.<\/strong> Contemporary art and 20th-century design, featuring works by <strong>Claes Oldenburg<\/strong> among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two pieces of information that are worth their weight in gold:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Closed on Tuesdays<\/strong>, except on Mondays. It\u2019s the exception in the city.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free on Sundays from 4.00 pm.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>4. Carmen Thyssen Museum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Museo-Thyssen-Malaga-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"Carmen Thyssen Museum, M\u00e1laga, at the Palacio de Villal\u00f3n\" class=\"wp-image-74916\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Museo-Thyssen-Malaga-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Museo-Thyssen-Malaga-1024x683-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Museo-Thyssen-Malaga-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Museo-Thyssen-Malaga-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Museo-Thyssen-Malaga-1024x683-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Villal\u00f3n Palace, Calle Compa\u00f1\u00eda.<\/strong> <strong>4.6 out of 10,128 reviews.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Its subject is 19th-century Andalusian painting<\/strong>: genre scenes, landscapes, scenes from everyday life. <strong>Don\u2019t look for international names<\/strong>: the point is precisely what this land was like before the modern era.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And a spot that often goes unnoticed:<\/strong> <strong>There is an archaeological site underground<\/strong> of the palace, included in the tour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical:<\/strong> <strong>closed on Mondays<\/strong>, you\u2019re not allowed to bring in drinks, and there are lockers with a deposit of 50 cents or one euro, which is refunded.<\/p>\n\n<h2>5. CAC M\u00e1laga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cac-malaga.webp\" alt=\"M\u00e1laga Contemporary Art Centre in the former wholesale market\" class=\"wp-image-78055\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cac-malaga.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cac-malaga-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cac-malaga-1024x631.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cac-malaga-768x473.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cac-malaga-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cac-malaga-600x370.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The CAC occupies the former wholesale market beside the Guadalmedina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Calle Alemania, next to the Guadalmedina.<\/strong> <strong>4.4 out of 5,385 reviews.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And the argument is simple: it\u2019s free, always.<\/strong> Contemporary art, featuring a permanent exhibition and two temporary exhibitions that change frequently.<\/p>\n<p><em>A word of warning: you either like contemporary art or you don\u2019t, and here your opinion depends very much on the exhibition in question. As it\u2019s free, it\u2019s good value for money. The catalogues can be downloaded via QR codes, although not everything has been translated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2>The Dal\u00ed museum that does not exist in M\u00e1laga<\/h2>\n<p><strong>In M\u00e1laga city itself, no.<\/strong> This is a very common search query, and it is worth clarifying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The nearest one is in Mijas:<\/strong> the <strong>CAC Mijas<\/strong>, in the white village, displays <strong>original prints by Dal\u00ed and Picasso<\/strong>. It\u2019s about 30 kilometres away and takes half a morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And in the capital, the surrealist artwork<\/strong> You have to look for it in the <strong>Centre Pompidou<\/strong> and in the <strong>Picasso Museum<\/strong>, which cover that stage.<\/p>\n\n<h2>How to fit them together<\/h2>\n<p><strong>They\u2019re almost all on top of one another.<\/strong> Only the Pompidou requires you to go down to the harbour, and the CAC to cross over to the river.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>In half a day:<\/strong> The Picasso Museum and, a hundred metres away, the M\u00e1laga Museum.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In one day:<\/strong> those two in the morning and the Pompidou in the afternoon, walking down to the harbour.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In two days:<\/strong> adds Thyssen and CAC, and rises to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/picassos-birthplace\/\">Birthplace<\/a> in Plaza de la Merced.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One Monday:<\/strong> Picasso, the House where he was born and the Pompidou Centre. The other two are closed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One Tuesday:<\/strong> All of them except the Pompidou.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To make it fit in with the rest: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/what-to-see-in-malaga-in-three\/\">what to see in Malaga<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/cathedral-of-the-incarnation-of-malaga\/\">the Cathedral<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Leaving the city<\/h2>\n<p>We are a local tour operator based in M\u00e1laga with over 50 years\u2019 experience organising trips around Andalusia. <strong>If you\u2019ve got a spare day<\/strong>, the province and the neighbouring capital cities each have their own art:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C\u00f3rdoba, Seville and Granada<\/strong> These are day trips, with a guide, departing from M\u00e1laga and the Costa del Sol.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Which museums in M\u00e1laga are closed on Mondays?<\/h3>\n<p>The Carmen Thyssen Museum and the M\u00e1laga Museum. The Centre Pompidou, on the other hand, is closed on Tuesdays, whilst both the Picasso Museum and the Birthplace Museum are open every day. This is the most common planning mistake in the city, because the closing days do not coincide.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the best museum in M\u00e1laga?<\/h3>\n<p>Based on visitor ratings, the M\u00e1laga Museum, housed in the Palacio de la Aduana, which scores 4.7 and is often left off the lists. In terms of its collection and reputation, the Picasso Museum, the city\u2019s most widely reviewed museum. And in terms of value for money, the CAC, which is free all year round.<\/p>\n<h3>Which museums are free in M\u00e1laga?<\/h3>\n<p>Admission to the CAC M\u00e1laga is free at all times. The M\u00e1laga Museum is free for European Union citizens. And the Centre Pompidou is free on Sundays from 4.00 pm. The other venues have specific free admission times, which you should check before your visit.<\/p>\n<h3>Is there a Dal\u00ed museum in M\u00e1laga?<\/h3>\n<p>There is no museum dedicated to Dal\u00ed in the capital. The nearest one is the CAC Mijas, about thirty kilometres away, which exhibits original graphic works by Dal\u00ed and Picasso. In M\u00e1laga city, surrealist works can be found at the Centre Pompidou and the Picasso Museum.<\/p>\n<h3>How many museums are there in M\u00e1laga?<\/h3>\n<p>More than thirty, making it one of the Spanish cities with the highest density of museums in proportion to its size. Five of these account for the majority of visits: the Picasso Museum, the M\u00e1laga Museum, the Centre Pompidou, the Carmen Thyssen Museum and the CAC.<\/p>\n<h3>Is it possible to visit more than one museum in a single day?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, because they\u2019re very close to one another. 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Each one is closed on a different day, and the Centre Pompidou is the only one that is closed on Tuesdays.\",\"image\":\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/museo-picasso-malaga.jpg\",\"about\":{\"@type\":\"City\",\"name\":\"Malaga\",\"address\":{\"@type\":\"PostalAddress\",\"addressLocality\":\"M\u00e1laga\",\"addressRegion\":\"M\u00e1laga\",\"addressCountry\":\"ES\"}},\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Visitanddo\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/the-best-museums-in-malaga\/#faq\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Which museums in M\u00e1laga are closed on Mondays?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The Carmen Thyssen Museum and the M\u00e1laga Museum. The Centre Pompidou, on the other hand, is closed on Tuesdays, whilst both the Picasso Museum and the Birthplace Museum are open every day. This is the most common planning mistake in the city, because the closing days do not coincide.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is the best museum in M\u00e1laga?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Based on visitor ratings, the M\u00e1laga Museum, housed in the Palacio de la Aduana, which scores 4.7 and is often left off the lists. In terms of its collection and reputation, the Picasso Museum, the city\u2019s most widely reviewed museum. And in terms of value for money, the CAC, which is free all year round.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Which museums are free in M\u00e1laga?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Admission to the CAC M\u00e1laga is free at all times. The M\u00e1laga Museum is free for European Union citizens. And the Centre Pompidou is free on Sundays from 4.00 pm. The other venues have specific free admission times, which you should check before your visit.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is there a Dal\u00ed museum in M\u00e1laga?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"There is no museum dedicated to Dal\u00ed in the capital. The nearest one is the CAC Mijas, about thirty kilometres away, which exhibits original graphic works by Dal\u00ed and Picasso. In M\u00e1laga city, surrealist works can be found at the Centre Pompidou and the Picasso Museum.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How many museums are there in M\u00e1laga?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"More than thirty, making it one of the Spanish cities with the highest density of museums in proportion to its size. 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