Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo
The building that houses this museum was already four centuries old when the collection arrived. Hospital Bazán was founded in 1568 as a place of shelter for the poor, and its Renaissance stonework — irregular, layered, built by combining several separate structures — gives the two-floor gallery an unhurried, almost domestic scale that suits prints well.
The collection runs from 15th-century engravings to works by Picasso, Dalí, Miró and Tàpies, more than 4,000 pieces in total. For a museum tucked into the winding lanes of Marbella's Old Town, the depth of the holdings is quietly remarkable.
💛 What travellers fall for
People who return tend to time a visit around the temporary exhibitions, which rotate through national printmaking shows and are worth checking before you go. The admission is low enough that it barely registers as a decision. Give yourself time to linger on the upper floor, where the light and the scale of the space work together.
The story behind Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo
The museum opened on 28 November 1992, built around an initial donation of 1,350 graphic works by José Luis Morales y Marín, a professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Morales, who became the museum's first director, gave further works in 1995 and again in 1998 — the year he died — bringing his personal contribution to 1,431 pieces. Subsequent donations have grown the collection past 4,000.
The building itself predates the museum by more than four centuries. Hospital Bazán was founded in 1568 by Álvaro de Bazán as a charitable hospital. Architects Roberto Barrios and Elisa Cepedano restored it for museum use in 1989, and in 2004 the site was declared a Monument of Cultural Interest.
Good to know
The museum sits in the Old Town, walkable from Plaza de los Naranjos. Hours vary — Monday through Friday with a midday close is the safest assumption; confirm locally before visiting. Admission is around €3–5. The collection is entirely indoors, so it works on any day.
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What travellers say about Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo
Beautiful building, historically an old hospital facility, now being nicely repurposed as a small city contemporary art museum. Think Picasso, Warhol, etc. Staff was super friendly, and enthusiastic about it too, which is fun. Did I mention that it is currently FREE. I love cool and free things.
Fabulous museum in the centre of Marbella so many expositions great hard work it’s a must to visit. Museo del Grabado is located in the Oldtown everybody should give you directions to where it actually is situated. So beautifully laid out with some fabulous artwork from Picasso from Joan Miró are among some of the fabulous artists featured here in the museum. The staff are very friendly and very informative they give you all information and a mini tour before you start taking access to the main galleries. Well worth a visit if you’re in Marbella please don’t miss it you’ll be very surprised.
Title: Small and Modest Collection Review: I recently visited the Museo del Grabado in Marbella. It’s a quiet, modest museum with a small collection of contemporary graphic art. Worth a short stop if you’re in the Old Town, but not a must-see.
We specifically traveled here from Campamento to visit the museum, but it was already closed at 13.05pm even though the posted closing time is 14.00 PM. Very disappointing!
A quiet and interesting art museum that I often recommend to friends when they visit Marbella’s Old Town. It seems that recently they have started charging everyone €5 per person, even local residents.
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