Museum Jorge Rando

Museum Jorge Rando

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Museum Jorge Rando is Málaga’s first Expressionist museum, in El Molinillo beside the Las Madres Mercedarias convent.

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What's on here

Why go

  • Changing displays explore Jorge Rando’s themed cycles, including motherhood, the Passion and Africa.
  • Temporary exhibitions feature Spanish and international Expressionist and Neo-Expressionist artists.
  • The year-round Living Room of Art programme spans music, cinema, literature, theatre and discussion.

Opening hours

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Don't miss

  • Historic mandarin treePlanted by the convent’s founder, this courtyard tree is more than 140 years old.Monastery’s rear courtyard

What's inside

  • Following the 2020 expansion, the museum has nine exhibition spaces, with natural light illuminating its galleries.
  • The library holds literature on Expressionist art and philosophical works.
  • El Atelier is a painting studio where visitors’ work is also created; artists use it to exchange ideas with historians and visitors.

With kids

  • The museum foundation runs Escuela Randoniana, an art school for children and young people.
  • Student activities include art workshops and discussions of Expressionism, Neo-Expressionism and contemporary art.
  • In 2019, 15 pupils aged five to twelve exhibited work in China through a university partnership.

Tips for your visit

  • Find the museum at Calle Cruz del Molinillo 12.
  • Before visiting, explore collection works in high definition and sculpture images in 3D on the museum’s website.

Tours and audio guides

Guided visits
No booking or minimum group size Art historians lead discussion-based visits.

Interesting facts3

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  1. Jorge Rando lives and works in Málaga and Hamburg.

    Museum Jorge Rando - Wikipedia
  2. The Fundación Jorge Rando manages the museum and its exhibitions, talks, workshops and seminars.

    Museum Jorge Rando - Wikipedia
  3. The museum’s research mission includes the study of Expressionist poetics.

    Museum Jorge Rando - Wikipedia

History

  1. 1878–1893Designed by Manuel Rivera Valentín in 1878, the adjoining convent was inaugurated in 1893.
  2. 2011–2014Conversion of part of the monastery began in 2011 and finished in spring 2014 under José Antonio González Vargas.
  3. 2014The museum opened to present Jorge Rando’s work and promote Expressionism and Neo-Expressionism.
  4. First yearAn exhibition featured drawings by Käthe Kollwitz.
  5. Late 2015Spain’s first major Ernst Barlach exhibition opened here.
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  1. 2020The museum reopened after an expansion adding 400 square metres, with the exhibition “Presente y vuelta al pasado”.

Sources: Museum Jorge Rando - Wikipedia · Málaga - Wikivoyage (see) · Página de inicio · Planea tu visita · Museum Jorge Rando - Wikipedia · Museum Jorge Rando - Wikipedia · Museum Jorge Rando - Wikipedia · checked 4 Oct 2026

Where
Calle Cruz del Molinillo 12, Malaga

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