Malaga is the birthplace of Pablo Ruiz Picasso and he spent his early years here before moving onto Barcelona and Paris. Picasso was born on 25 October 1881 and died in the year 1973. Picasso was a student under his father in Corunna, where he studied fine arts, and then he continued his studies in the Barcelona School of Fine Arts.

Picasso is the first artist to be recognized for his works during his lifetime and he has had a major influence on all art movements during his years. His art was not only paintings and drawings, but also sculptures, ceramics and etchings. He was a remarkable artist, and produced 22,000 works of art. Picasso with George Braque is said to have jointly invented Cubism. Picasso’s piece called Les Demoiselles ď Avignon is referred to often, due to it’s impact at the time, and there after.

Picasso moved to Paris in the early 1900s and lived there the majority of his life. His paintings are often described by periods. An example is the Blue period, 1901-04, and the piece The Old Guitarist 1903.

The Museo Picasso is one of only three museums in the world specializing on Picasso’s art. The museum is located in Buenavista Palace, 8 San Agustin Street with architecture from the 16th century. The museum has 200 pieces of Picasso’s art and covers an area of 8,000 m2. Museo Picasso opened in October 2003 and was set up with the generosity of Picasso’s daughter in law Christine Ruiz-Picasso, the widow of his oldest child and his grandson Bernard Ruiz-Picasso. The donations from the family include from Christine Ruiz-Picasso 133 pieces of work: 14 paintings, 44 drawings, a sketchbook from the Royan series that has 36 drawings, 58 engravings, 9 sculptures and 7 ceramics. Bernard Ruiz-Picasso donated 22 pieces of work: 5 paintings, 2 drawings, 10 engravings and 5 ceramics.