- On 22, 23 and 24 December, the Picasso Museum Málaga will hold its traditional Christmas workshops for children in the mornings. This year, they are entitled ‘Quien a buen árbol se arrima…’ (He who leans on a good tree…).
- A symbol of life, nature and community, the Christmas tree becomes a space for gathering and artistic expression in this workshop.
- Based on this idea, participants will explore the link between art and nature, drawing inspiration from Picasso’s works and the pieces on display in the new exhibition Picasso. Memory and Desire.
- Registration for individual days or the entire workshop is now open at the ticket office and on the museum’s website www.museopicassomalaga.org
Once again, the Museo Picasso Málaga is organising workshops during the Christmas holidays, which this year will take place on 22, 23 and 24 December from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (including an optional playroom from 9 to 10 a.m. and from 1 to 2 p.m.). Entitled Quien a buen árbol se arrima… (He who leans on a good tree…), this new proposal invites participants to discover how art can dialogue with nature, taking a universal symbol as its starting point: the tree.
Beyond its decorative dimension, the Christmas tree becomes a space for encounter and artistic expression in this workshop. Based on this idea, participants will learn about the trees in our environment: ficus, a hundred-year-old fig tree and other Mediterranean trees that have witnessed the passage of time in the city. Some of them may have already existed when Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga almost 150 years ago.
Over three days, the children will explore the link between art and nature, drawing inspiration from the works of the Malaga-born artist and the pieces on display in the new exhibition Picasso. Memory and Desire. Through artistic practice, imagination and teamwork, the children will transform the museum into a living space where they can share ideas and emotions.
On the first day, they will work with sculpture and natural fibres. Instead of objects, they will give gifts of wishes, transforming the act of giving into a symbolic expression. The second day will focus on the tree as a meeting place. Through painting, drawing and storytelling, participants will create wishes that will be integrated into a collective work of art. The third and final day, Christmas Eve, will focus on play. Children will explore creativity through cooperation and group work, inspired by Picasso’s still lifes, which reveal connections and meanings from everyday objects.
These Christmas workshops are an opportunity for children to discover art through nature, cooperation and imagination, in a unique space such as the Museo Picasso Málaga.
Those interested can register for either one or all three days (a single day costs £25, while the full workshop costs £ r £75). There is a 20% discount for the second sibling onwards. Registration is now open at the ticket office of the Picasso Museum in Malaga and at www.museopicassomalaga.org.
Source: Communication MUSEO PICASSO MÁLAGA