Contemporary Art Museum

The CAC Malaga is housed in the former wholesale market © Michelle Chaplow
The CAC Malaga is housed in the former wholesale market building. A great space.

Centro de Arte Contemporáneo

Contemporary art at the CAC Malaga. © Michelle Chaplow
Contemporary art at the CAC Malaga.

Contemporary Art Museum - CAC

The CAC - Museum of Contemporary Art closed on 9 September 2024 for a refurbishment expected to take until spring 2026. Management of the space will revert to the City Council, rather than the specialist company that has managed the centre since its opening in 2023. At the time of the closure, the City Council announced that the CAC would be reinvented and expanded by incorporating the Municipal Heritage Museum (MUPAM) and renamed MuCAC Málaga. It will have three venues: the old Wholesale Market (now the CAC), the premises of La Coracha and the current MUPAM on the Paseo de Reding. These spaces will have to be renovated, with an initial budget of 1.1 million euros. The opening is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026, and the CAC's 27 staff will be integrated into the management of the Casa Natal de Picasso, the Pompidou and the Russian Museum.

Located in an area known as Soho de Málaga, on the banks of the normally dry Guadalmedina river, is the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo. This exciting modern art museum is housed in the former wholesale market building which has a vast warehouse space of some 2,400 metres. The CAC Málaga was officially opened on 17 February 2003 by her Royal Highness Infanta Cristina and in its first decade has established itself as one of the most important contemporary art museums in Europe. Artists that have exhibited include Ai Weiei, Maurizio Cattelan, Ron Mueck and Louise Bourgeois. The CAC also supported artists linked to urban art, such as Obey, D'Face and Invader. The latter ended in controvrcy damage caused by the adhesive mosaics of the French artist Invader on the façades of several buildings in the Historic Centre, including the Episcopal Palace.

 

 

The museum had a permanent collection comprising around 400 works which had been loaned by private collectors for periods of between three and five years. This is particularly notable for its works created between the 1950s and the present day with an emphasis on North American artists of the 1960s such as Lichtenstein and Stella. There is also a regular programme of temporary exhibitions dedicated to up-and-coming Spanish artists.

Additionally, the CAC Málaga hosts guest lectures, courses and workshops for all ages.

There is also a very respected Cafe - Bar Restaurant on the ground floor with an outdoor (riverside) terrace. Chef Sergio is well known in Malaga and prepares quality cuisine including Suchi at reasonable prices. Open lunch and evening. 

Contemporary art at the CAC Malaga. © Michelle Chaplow
Contemporary art at the CAC Malaga.

Free entry

Opening Hours

Close for refurbishment

Contact
Calle Alemanía, s/n
Malaga
Tel:  952 12 00 55
www.cacmalaga.eu

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