Foundation
The Museo Picasso Málaga is managed by Fundación Museo Picasso Málaga. Legado Paul, Christine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, the private foundation that owns the collection, the museum’s assets and Buenavista Palace, home of the institution.
The foundation’s purpose is to ensure that Pablo Picasso’s work is preserved, exhibited, studied and shared via the Museo Picasso Málaga, and to make the museum a vibrant cultural and social catalyst and platform where citizens can come not only to enjoy heritage, but also to participate in learning activities and benefit from social services. With the continued collaboration of Fundación Almine y Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, the international character of the institution is reinforced.
The foundation is governed by a board of twenty-three trustees with voting rights who receive no financial compensation for their services. The President of the Regional Government of Andalusia and Christine Ruiz-Picasso are honorary presidents. The Regional Minister of Culture and Sport of Andalusia chairs the board, by majority agreement of the trustees , and there are three lifetime trustees: Christine and Bernard Ruiz Picasso and Juan Alfonso Martos.
Board of Trustees
Honorary Presidents
Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla
President of the Regional Government of Andalucía
Christine Ruiz-Picasso
Lifetime Trustees
Christine Ruiz-Picasso
Trustee/Legatee
Bernard Ruiz-Picasso
President of the Executive Board and Deputy Vice-President of the Board of Trustees
Juan Alfonso Martos y Azlor de Aragón
Duke of Granada de Ega
Ex-Officio Trustees
Patricia del Pozo Fernández
Chair of the Board of Trustees as Head of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía
José Ángel Vélez González
Head of Cultural Innovation and Museums of the MInistry of Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía . First Vice-president of the Board of Trustees
María Jesús Gómez Rossi
As Head of the Territorial Delegation of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía in Málaga
Other Trustees
María Esperanza O’Neill Orueta
Head of the Vice- Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía
Aurora Villalobos Gómez
Head of the General Directorate of Museums and Cultural Ensembles of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía
Pía Halcón Bejarano
Head of the General Directorate of Innovation and Cultural Promotion of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía
Carlos García Giménez
As Head of the Territorial Delegation of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía in Málaga
Francisco de la Torre Prados
Mayor of Málaga
Almine Ruiz-Picasso
María Paz Temboury Villarejo
Pedro López Jiménez
Paloma Alarcó Canosa
Eugenio Carmona Mato
Manuel Ángel Fernández Gámez
José Ramón Sánchez Serrano
María Morente del Monte
Paul de Froment
Alexandre Putman
Olga Ruiz-Picasso
Georges Ruiz-Picasso
Honorary Trustees
Minister of Culture
Head of Málaga Provincial Council
José M. Domínguez Martínez
President of Fundación Bancaria Unicaja
Emilio Cassinello Aubán
Carlos Zurita Delgado
Duke of Soria
Secretary of the Board of Trustees (no trustee)
José Mª Rodríguez-Ponga Salamanca
Executive Board
President
Bernard Ruiz-Picasso
President of the Executive Board and Second Vice-president of the Board of Trustees
Board-members
Patricia del Pozo Fernández
Head of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía
José Ángel Vélez González
Head of Cultural Innovation and Museums of the MInistry of Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía
María Jesús Gómez Rossi
Head of the Technical General Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Junta de Andalucía
Pedro López Jiménez
Paloma Alarcó Canosa
Non-voting Board-members
José María Rodríguez-Ponga Salamanca
Manuel Ángel Fernández Gámez
David O. Navas Márquez
Secretary
María Jesús Gómez Rossi