Museo Picasso Málaga is kicking off the year by presenting the new cultural activities scheduled for the first quarter, along with the continuing cycles that began at the end of 2011. Concerts of classical and contemporary music, seminars on photography and engraving, theatre for children, educational workshops, guided tours, poetry readings, flamenco and jazz, are just some of the activities with which the MPM complements its art programme. Several of these activities are part of the Picasso 20 Gazes. Malaga, 20 Years under Picasso&rsquo";"s Gaze programme, which will continue all this year, and which is organized by the Junta de Andalucía and other institutions.

By programming these activities, the aim is for Museo Picasso Malaga to become a lively venue for culture, where people can relate to the arts, through the arts, fostering knowledge and a critical approach and employing various formats, schedules and spaces. So from now until July this year, there will be a series of activities that target at all kinds of public: adults, toddlers and children, those with special needs, families, and more.

To organize this programme of cultural activities, MPM has once again joined forces with various local institutions in Malaga and the rest of Andalusia, such as the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra, the Andalusian Centre for Literature, the Malaga Film Festival and the Heeren Flamenco Foundation, while over the next few months there will be new collaborative projects with Teatro Cánovas.

&emsp";" &gt";" JANUARY 2012

CONTEMPORARY MUSiC CYCLE MPM Auditorium, 20.30 h

Organized by Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga, this new edition of the 18th Contemporary Music Cycle will once again pay tribute to a major name in music. This year, the cycle is dedicated Leonardo Balada.

Balada was born in Barcelona in the 1930s, but spent most of his life in the United States. The maestro&rsquo";"s compositions reveal his Spanish-American influences, which are ever-present in his long and multifaceted musical catalogue. He was also an eminent teacher, a fact that can be testified by his pupils, who will also be performing in this cycle.

For the first time, and in line with its policy of fostering collaboration with Malaga&rsquo";"s local institutions, the Museo Picasso Málaga Auditorium will be hosting five of the concerts that have been scheduled for various different venues in Malaga.

In collaboration with the Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga. Picasso 20 Gazes. Malaga, 20 Years under Picasso&rsquo";"s Gaze programme

16th January PABLO AMOR&Oacute";"S

Part One Música en cuatro tiempos…Leonardo Balada Zeffiroso…Andrés Valero Castells Retumbante…Stephen Hartke Transparency on Chopin&rsquo";"s first ballad…Leonardo Balada

Part Two Mini-Miniatures*…Leonardo Balada Tribute to Leonardo Balada*…Daniel Mateos Three little pieces for piano&hellip";“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;"…Bomi Jang Persistencies…Leonardo Balada

(*) World premier

18th January NEOARS SONORA ENSEMBLE

Adagio n&ordm";" 1, for cello…Leonardo Balada Mirrors, for flute and cello…Kaija Saariaho Three Transparencies of a Bach Prelude, for cello and piano…Leonardo Balada Improvisaciones en trío, for violin, horn and piano…Amando Blanquer Horizontes de silencio, for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello&hellip";"…Iluminada Pérez Cuatris, for flute, clarinet, cello and piano…Leonardo Balada Hag, for flute, horn, piano, violin and cello…José Manuel López López

20th January SZYMANOWSKI QUARTET

Part One Miniaturas …Leonardo Balada Caprichos n&ordm";" 1, for guitar and string quartet … Leonardo Balada (A tribute to Federico García Lorca)

Part Two String quartet n&ordm";" 3…Sofía Gubaidulina String quartet n&ordm";" 3…Krzysztof Penderecki

23rd January TR&Iacute";"O ARRIAGA

Part One Diario de sueños…Leonardo Balada To Xavier Montsalvatge, on the centenary of his birth. Trío…Xavier Montsalvatge

Part Two Caprichos n&ordm";" 9, for violin…Leonardo Balada To Mompou, on the 25th anniversary of his death. Federico Mompou, in memoriam…Luis De Pablo Trio tribute to Mompou…Antón García April Canción callada…Cristóbal Halffter (In memoriam, Federico Mompou)

25th January SPANISH BRASS LUUR METALLS

Part One Vine, vine, Vinalesa…Josep Sanz Biosca Mosaico…Leonardo Balada Colisión sonora …Carlos Cruz De Castro Frammenti 5 …Emilio Calandín

Part Two Odd man out …Stanley Friedman Parable II …Vincent Persichetti The Madding Crowd …Lansing D. Mcloskey Road Rage …Joshua Hauser

All tickets 5 euros Advance sales at the museum ticket office and www.unientradas.es Tickets on sale at the Auditorium one hour before the performance

GIACOMETTI AT MPM Saturday 28th January From 11.00h to 20.00h

Coinciding with the last days of the exhibition Alberto Giacometti. A Retrospective, Museo Picasso Málaga is devoting a full day to the Swiss artist, in which there will a number of activities for different publics. José Manuel Cabra de Luna and Diego Santos will discuss the work of Alberto Giacometti in the company of the artistic director of Museo Picasso Málaga, José Lebrero Stals. Led by the museum&rsquo";"s educational staff, the family tours and workshops See, Touch, Make and Shaped Forms, and the interactive tour for adults, Through Your Hands, will make up the rest of the programme for the day.

THE LOOK SOME MORE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME September 2011 &ndash";" June 2012

Once again, Museo Picasso Malaga&rsquo";"s educational and communication strategies will be used on a regular basis in the classrooms of Colegio Rosario Moreno, where both pupils and teachers will be taking part. The 2010-11 school year showed that pupils who are exposed to this way of viewing things for a length of time become more open and flexible in their approach to art. They are more observant, more confident, and they draw more conclusions.

This project is run in collaboration with Obra Social Unicaja.

&gt";" FEBRUARY 2012

FLAMENCO AT MPM. HUMOUR AND PLAY MPM Auditorium, 21.00h

In February, the third cycle of Flamenco at MPM continues. The programme has been coordinated by Fernando Iwasaki and Marta Carrasco, in collaboration with Fundación Cristina Heeren de Arte Flamenco, and it brings together a number of performers whose art is aimed at reflecting on the relationship between humour and Flamenco.

Flamenco has always been at odds with seriousness and solemnity. Yet despite this merry and relaxed spirit, flamenco is interspersed with severity, and can even be tragic or unsettling. So the third edition of Flamenco at MPM is aimed at exploring everything in flamenco that is playful and cheeky, its humour and double meanings, while paying tribute to all the artists who have made humour their expressive medium.

Friday 3rd February Flamenco tratado (Treating Flamenco) CHONI &amp";" C&Iacute";"A FLAMENCA Presented by Fernando Iwasaki

Friday 16th March Daniel er Travieso(Dennis the Menace, Flamenco-style) NI&Ntilde";"O DE PURA Presented by Fernando Iwasaki

Friday 20th April Desplumados (Plucked) FERNANDO ROMERO Y RAM&Oacute";“N MART&Iacute”;"NEZ Presenta Marta Carrasco

All tickets 6 euros Advance sales at the museum ticket office and www.unientradas.es Tickets on sale at the Auditorium one hour before the performance No entry into the auditorium once performances have begun

&emsp";" CYCLE OF CHAMBER MUSIC MPM Auditorium, 21.00 h October 2011-May 2012

Once again this year, the fifth Cycle of Chamber Music, organized by the Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga, has drawn up an ambitious programme comprising some of the choicest pieces from the Western chamber music repertoire. This time, the cycle has been opened up to other groups in order to enhance the highly attractive programme of concerts, which will bring us two stars from orbits that work well together: Brahms and Schoenberg.

This fifth cycle will also offer some rare titbits: unique pieces from the repertoire and stimulating incursions into the art of transcription that we will be able to hear in the closing piece of the last concert in the cycle: the Octet in E-flat major, an arrangement - very possibly by the composer himself - of Mozart&rsquo";"s Quintet KV 452.

7th February FLUTE, CELLO AND PIANO TRIO

Part One Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)&hellip";“.&hellip”;“…Trio for flute, cello and piano in G Major Carl M. von Weber (1786-1826)&hellip”;“&hellip”;"…Trio for flute, cello and piano in G Minor, op. 63

Part Two Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959)&hellip";“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“.&hellip”;“&hellip”;“…&hellip”;"Trio for flute, cello and piano, H. 300

6th March AUSTRI MUSICI

Part One Johann Sebastian Bach… Sonata n&ordm";" 3 for violin and harpsichord in E Major BWV 1016 Johann Sebastian Bach… Sonata for violin and piano n&ordm";" 3 in D Minor, op. 108

Part Two Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time Commemorating the 70th anniversary of its premiere in Stalag VIII, in G&ouml";"rlitz concentration camp (Germany), on 15th January, 1941

17th April MAINAKE QUARTET

Part One Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)…Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 n&ordm";" 5 Franz Schubert (1797-1828)…Quartettsatz in C minor, D 703

Part Two Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904)…Quartet n&ordm";" 12 in F major, Op. 96 &ldquo";“American&rdquo”;"

15th May 2012 MEMBERS OF THE ALBORAN QUINTETO AEOLUS QUARTET

Part One Franz A. Berwald (1796-1868)&hellip";“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“.&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;“&hellip”;"Grand septet in B-flat major

Part Two W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)…Octet in E-flat major (arr. Quintet KV 452)

All tickets 6 euros Advance sales at the museum ticket office and www.unientradas.es Tickets on sale at the Auditorium one hour before the performance No entry into the auditorium once performances have begun

HALF-TERM WORKSHOP DURING SEMANA BLANCA 29th February and 1st March

This activity is aimed at children between 4 and 9 years of age. It combines visits to the exhibition rooms and the Crommlynck printing press, which has been set up in the art museum, and creative work and handicrafts in the museum&rsquo";"s workshop area. The participants will be able to discover different printing techniques and will work with them, inspired by works on display at the Museum.

Sponsored by Catherine Hutin-Blay. For information and to sign up: MPM Educational Department www.museopicassomalaga.org &emsp";" &gt";" MARCH 2012

SEMINAR ON THE REPRODUCED WORK MPM Auditorium March and May

These talks will provide a framework for analysing the two exhibitions that will be on at Museo Picasso Málaga: Prince / Picasso and MemyselfandI, Photographic portraits of Picasso, and the of the Crommelynck printing press which has been set up. It is a context for approaching the work of Richard Prince that combines mythology, appropriation and collecting, as well as an overview of Picasso&rsquo";“s image as it was recorded and built up over the years by a series of major photographers. &ldquo”;“Private mythologies&rdquo”;" have criss-crossed the lives and the work of both Richard Prince and Pablo Picasso.

Part One: Photography, myth and appropriation. Wednesdays in March, 19h

Part Two: Engraving. Wednesdays in May, 19h

Picasso 20 Gazes. Malaga, 20 Years under Picasso&rsquo";"s Gaze programme

FAMILY DAY Saturday, 17th March From 11.00h to 14.00h

As it does with every change of season, Museo Picasso Málaga will be welcoming in the spring by celebrating all morning, with the MPM&rsquo";“s Family Day. Guided tours, workshops and storytellers will help families to enjoy Pablo Picasso&rsquo”;"s work together.

CHILDREN AT MPM. A BOXFUL OF SURPRISES March - June

Children at MPM. A Boxful of Surprises, the cycle of theatre for children and all the family, will start off its fifth season this spring with an elaborate programme of shows that employ many different techniques: shadow theatre, projections, live electro-acoustic music, bel canto, clowns, puppets, performances by actors… special on-stage dreams that will be brought to us from Belgium, Holland and Italy. Different and evocative, their diversity will help us take a critical approach to things. This spring, A Boxful of Surprises will bring us visual theatre and object-theatre, with shows that combine images with live music, and which feature the work of artists Rob Logister and Antonio Catalano, as well as the highly original Claire de Lune Th&egrave";“&acirc”;"tre. Cycle coordinated by Nani Soriano.

4th March, 12.00h Omelette CLAIR DE LUNE TH&Eacute";“&Acirc”;"TRE. Brussels, Belgium. Recommended age: 5 years onwards. Premier in Andalusia

11th &amp";" 18th March, 12.00h Barbacana TITIRITR&Aacute";"N TEATRO. Granada, Spain. Recommended age: from 6 years up.

25th March, 12.00 &amp";" 13.00h Klik Klak COMPA&Ntilde";“&Iacute”;"A LICHTBENDE. Amsterdam, Holland. Recommended age: 4 years onwards Premier in Andalusia

15th April, 12.00 &amp";" 13.00h Tic Tac Tic COMPA&Ntilde";“&Iacute”;"A UNIVERSI SENSIBILI. Castagnole Monferrato, Italy. Recommended age: from 3 to 6 years. Premier in Andalusia

22nd &amp";" 29th April, 12.00h Ping MAR&Iacute";"A PARRATO PUPPET COMPANY . Segovia, Spain. Recommended age: from 3 to 6 years.

All tickets : 4 euros Advance ticket sales from 6th February at the museum box office and www.unientradas.es Tickets on sale at the Auditorium one hour before the performance No entry into the auditorium once performances have begun

&gt";" APRIL 2012

EASTER WORKSHOP 3rd &amp";" 4th April

After visiting the Museum&rsquo";"s exhibition rooms and the Crommelynck printing press, children aged from 4 to 9 years will go to the workshop area to work on some of the techniques Picasso used in his own graphic works, using the art they have seen in the museum for their inspiration.

Sponsored by Catherine Hutin-Blay. For information and to sign up: MPM Education Department www.museopicassomalaga.org

MALAGA FILM FESTIVAL Screenings and talks From 21st to 28th April

As has become traditional, Museo Picasso Málaga will once again be cooperating with the Malaga Festival of Spanish Films. The screenings will be part of the Picasso 20 Gazes. Malaga, 20 Years under Picasso&rsquo";“s Gaze programme. &emsp”;" &gt";" MAY 2012

CHILDREN AT MPM. A BOXFUL OF SURPRISES MY FIRST PLAY May and June

During the months of May and June, the third edition of the My First Play programme will take place. This cycle of theatre for babies is especially devoted to children aged from six months to three years. Museo Picasso Málaga is one of the few permanent venues in Spain for theatre for babies and toddlers, and it has led teh way with artistic events for young children. This time, three very different works will be presented. They each have a unique approach, combining subjects such as the joy of play and the discovery of life. It is fascinating to watch the live artistic exchange that takes place between babies and the stage, and a unique experience that adults can offer as a gift to their babies.

6th &amp";" 13th May, 11.00, 12.00 &amp";" 13.00 h On the Tip of my Tongue LA CASA INCIERTA. Madrid, Spain. Recommended age: from 6 months to 3 years old. Premier in Andalusia

20th &amp";" 27th May, 11.00, 12.00 &amp";" 13.00 h Lal&uuml";" LA SAL TEATRO. Granada, Spain. Recommended age: from 6 months to 3 years old.

3rd &amp";" 10th June, 11.00, 12.00 &amp";" 13.00 h Afuera es un lugar ARENA EN LOS BOLSILLOS. Granada, Spain. Recommended age: from 1 to 3 years.

All tickets 4 euros Advance sales at the museum ticket office and www.unientradas.es Tickets on sale at the Auditorium one hour before the performance No entry into the auditorium once performances have begun

MUSIC AT MPM. SAXO JAZZ May - June, 21.00 h

One hundred years since it first burst onto the jazz scene, the saxophone still imposes its rules on the world of improv. Its codes and languages continue to expand its idiosyncrasy, using the past to propel it forward with the times. The four concerts in this cycle, in which the sax is the focus, show us the evolution and current validity of this instrument, and also its various alliances and contexts. Several generations of European and American musicians have cleared the way and enhanced the language of an instrument that has broken through the confines of aesthetics by embracing its role as a symbol. Cycle coordinated by Salvador Catalán.

11th May TONY MALABY&acute";"S PALOMA RECIO (USA) Tony Malaby, sax Ben Monder, guitar Eivind Opsvik, bass Nasheet Waits, drums

25th May ATOMIC (Norway and Sweden) Fredrik Ljungkvist, sax and clarinet Magnus Broo, trumpet H&auml";“vard Wiik, piano Ingebrit H&auml”;"ker Flaten, bass Paal Nilssen-Love, drums

8th de June GREG OSBY MARC COPLAND DUO (USA) Greg Osby, sax Marc Copland, piano

15th de June PARKER - GUY &ndash";" LYTTON (UK) Evan Parker, tenor sax, soprano sax Barry Guy, bass Paul Lytton, drums and percussion

All tickets 9 euros Advance sales at the museum ticket office and www.unientradas.es Tickets on sale at the Auditorium one hour before the performance No entry into the auditorium once performances have begun

&gt";" JUNE 2012

POETRY AT MPM Garden of the Museo Picasso Málaga, 21.00h Thursdays in June

Every Thursday in the month of June, the garden of the Palacio de Buenavista will welcome both Spanish and international poets, who will be reading their work to the audience. This is the fourth edition of Poetry at MPM, which is organized by Museo Picasso Málaga in collaboration with Centro Andaluz de las Letras

With the collaboration of Centro Andaluz de las Letras.

8th FESTIVAL OF PUPPET, OBJECT AND VISUAL THEATRE Sunday, 3rd June

In 2012, the Museum became part of this event by serving as the venue for one of the puppet shows. The most well-known companies in this unique form of theatre will be attending the festival, both because of its appeal and validity, and its ability to draw in new audiences. There will be wooden, cardboard, rag, plastic and metal puppets, a perfect combination of tradition and modernity that employs a language that is simple, but which requires a great deal of imagination and technical skill.

With the collaboration of Teatro Cánovas.

Picasso 20 Gazes. Malaga, 20 Years under Picasso&rsquo";"s Gaze programme.

A DAY AT MPM Saturday, 9th June

On this day at the beginning of the summer, the museum will extend the opening hours of its exhibition rooms. Educational activities, workshops and archaeological visits will also be held. The day will be full of music, theatre and dance - and all at a reduced price. With the collaboration of Teatro Cánovas, the Auditorium will serve for the first time as the venue for the 7th Comedy Cycle, bringing to MPM a series of stand-up comedians who are guaranteed to make their audiences burst out laughing.

Picasso 20 Gazes. Malaga, 20 Years under Picasso&rsquo";"s Gaze programme.

SEMINAR: PICASSO FROM M&Aacute";"LAGA From 26th to 28th June

This seminar will take place within the context of the temporary exhibition of the same name. It will feature talks by experts on Pablo Picasso and on the historical events in Malaga in the late 19th century. They will talk about the city at that time and the influence that Malaga had upon Picasso &ndash";" an influence that was to be seen throughout his artistic career.

Picasso 20 Gazes. Malaga, 20 Years under Picasso&rsquo";“s Gaze programme. &emsp”;" &gt";" JULY

SUMMER WORKSHOPS

To make good use of the summer holidays, Museo Picasso Málaga will be organizing workshops in which children can explore different sections of the Museum, talk about Picasso&rsquo";"s work in the exhibition rooms, and create their own artworks in the workshop.

Sponsored by Catherine Hutin-Blay. For information and to sign up: MPM Education Department www.museopicassomalaga.org &emsp";" &gt";" VISITAS MPM

GALLERY TALKS Thursdays at 18.00h These tours will focus on MPM&rsquo";"s temporary exhibitions or specific themes. Tours are included in the price of admission. Sign up at the ticket office.

GETTING TO KNOW THE COLLECTION Tuesday at 18.00 &amp";" 19.00h Wednesday at 11.30h, in English Saturdays at 13.00, 18.00 &amp";" 19.00h A guided tour through highlighted and selected works from the MPM Collection, led by a member of the MPM educational staff. Tours are included in the price of admission. Sign up at the ticket office

BRING THE KIDS On week-ends, children can attend our workshop-tours while the grown-ups go on a private tour of the permanent collection, the temporary exhibitions, or the museum architecture.

ACTIVITIES FOR GROUPS OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS For more information, check with the MPM Education Department: www.museopicassomalaga.org