ANNA PAVLOVA A LIFE WITHOUT BORDERS
2025-05-20 - 2026-05-22 | Colección Museo Ruso, Edificio de Tabacalera, Avenida de Sor Teresa Prat 15, Malaga, Malaga, 29003, Spain
ANNA PAVLOVA – A LIFE WITHOUT BORDERS
Celebrating the legendary Anna Pavlova, the Collection of the Russian Museum in Malaga presents an extraordinary exhibition titled A Life Without Borders. Running from May 20, 2025, to May 22, 2026, this showcase honors the most influential ballerina in history.
Anna Pavlova was born in St. Petersburg and trained at the Imperial Ballet School. She became a global icon through her technical precision and emotional depth. Her most famous role in The Dying Swan remains a symbol of ballet excellence to this day.
This exhibition focuses on Pavlova’s pioneering international tours. She traveled across seas and continents to bring art to audiences far beyond traditional European theaters. Between 1920 and 1931, she became the world’s leading star, proving that art could unite different cultures and generations.
Visitors will discover a treasure trove of rare artifacts. The collection includes vintage programs from around the globe and historical newspaper clippings. These items offer a glimpse into a time when ballet was first conquering the world stage. It is a tribute to a woman whose dedication to beauty and harmony truly knew no borders.

Picasso: Memory and Desire
2025-11-14 10:00 - 2026-04-12 18:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Museo Picasso Málaga, Palacio de Buenavista Calle San Agustín, 8, Málaga, Málaga, 29015, Spain
Picasso: Memory and Desire – A Deep Dive into Modern Art!
Immerse yourself in a captivating exhibition exploring Pablo Picasso’s pivotal years! “Picasso: Memory and Desire” transports visitors to the intense European dialectic of the 1920s and 1930s. This exhibition shows how memory, or the past, is reactivated through the demands of desire, or the will to live.
The Complex Dialogue of Picasso
This exhibition challenges concepts like the ‘return to order’ and ‘modern classicism.’ Instead, Picasso proposed the sum of different periods in a single present.

Key Work: The exhibition articulates around Studio with Plaster Head (1925), which uniquely expresses this historical situation.
Theme: The dynamic relationship between memory and desire fuels the continuous flow of interactions.
Influence: Discover how Picasso’s revelatory icons influenced contemporary artists. For instance, you will see works by Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau, Man Ray, and René Magritte.
Special Feature: The exhibition includes an installation featuring a voice-over narration of fragments from Balzac’s Le chef-d’oeuvre inconnu (The unknown masterpiece).

VALERY KATSUBA - Realismo Romántico
2025-11-26 - 2026-05-30 | Colección Museo Ruso, Edificio de Tabacalera, Avenida de Sor Teresa Prat 15, Malaga, Malaga, 29003, Spain
Valery Katsuba: Romantic Realism — A 25-Year Artistic Odyssey
Discover the powerful photography of Valery Katsuba at the Collection of the Russian Museum in Málaga. This landmark exhibition, titled “Romantic Realism I. Photographs (2000–2025)”, opens its doors from November 26, 2025, through May 30, 2026. It represents the first chapter of a significant two-part project. Consequently, it offers a rare look into twenty-five years of creative work by this acclaimed Madrid-based artist.
The showcase features over 40 large and medium-format analog photographs alongside selected videographic pieces. Visitors will be immersed in a world where the human body reflects beauty, memory, and the passage of time. Karen Smith, artistic director of the Shanghai Center of Photography, defined his style as “Romantic Realism”. This unique language captures reality without artifice while striving for the sublime through deep sensitivity.
Katsuba works exclusively with traditional analog cameras to explore the links between painting, sculpture, dance, and architecture. His poetic images cover a global landscape, spanning from St. Petersburg and Madrid to Mexico and New York. Furthermore, the artist revisits specific locations that are central to his own emotional biography. Curated by Sebastiá Mascaró and the artist himself, this exhibition provides a profound reflection on the dignity of the body and the strength of artistic traditions.

Exhibition Dates: November 26, 2025 — May 30, 2026
Opening Hours: Tuesday–Sunday: 09:30 to 20:00 (Closed Mondays)
