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For those of you which wee unaware, Pablo Picasso the famous artist was born right here in Malaga. Therefore all around the the town there are sights related to Picasso such as the house he was born in Plaza de la Merced. El Museo Casa Natal, as it is called in Spanish, was opened in 1988, but in 1997 it went through extensive renovations. So if you visited before 1997 you may want to take another look if you are in the area. The house was rented by José Ruiz Blasco, father of the artist, from 1880 to 1884, when they moved from nº36 (nowadays, nº15) to the third floor of nº32 on the same square. In 1891 Picasso's father got a job as a drawing professor in La Coruña, and consequently, the family moved to this city. OPENING TIMES: From Monday to Saturday, from 10:00 to 20:00. Closed on Sunday afternoon and bank holidays. PRICE: Museum & temporary exhibition. Admission fee: 1 € Free admission: - Senior citizens - Youths aged up to 17 (accompanied by an adult) - Students up to 26 years old with student ID Inside the house you can visit the museum which includes other artist's work from Malaga: Barbadillo, Brinkmann, Peinado, Stefan, Joaquín de Molina, Robert Harvey, Diego Santos, Carlos Durán, Bola Barrionuevo, Chema Lumbreras, Joaquín Ivars and Rogelio López Cuenca. Plus other spanish artists like: Miró, Christo, Bacon, Brossa, Ernst, Tápies, Chillida, Plensa, Dokoupil, Guinovart, Matta, Moore, etc. From Picasso you can find: ceramics, engravings and illustrated books. Leave a Comment Phone: 952060215Directions: Go up c/ Alcazabilla to C/ Victoria and you will find itWebsite: http://www.fundacionpicasso.es/en/index.html
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