Overview
- Christine Ruiz-Picasso died at 97 at her home in Provence, the museum confirmed Tuesday, with funeral plans to be announced.
- She and her son Bernard provided the backbone of the collection, with accounts listing either 204 works in the opening display or a 233-work gift to the museum’s foundation.
- She revived long-stalled plans through landmark shows in 1992 and 1994 and, in 1996, moves that led the Junta de Andalucía to buy the Palacio de Buenavista in 1997.
- Museo Picasso Málaga opened on October 27, 2003 and now welcomes about 800,000 visitors a year, a rise that helped turn Málaga into a cultural draw.
- She served as honorary president, received Spain’s 2003 Grand Cross of Alfonso X the Wise, and in 2023 the museum named its auditorium for her.