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Madrid Begins €3.5 Million Overhaul to Relocate Buitrago’s Picasso Museum

The PIR-funded overhaul seeks to rehouse the 75-piece Eugenio Arias legacy with modern conservation to boost cultural tourism in Madrid’s Sierra Norte.

Overview

  • Construction has started with a 15‑month schedule, with completion projected for May 2027.
  • The museum will move from the town hall basement to a restored protected manor in the same plaza, offering roughly 398–400 m² across two floors plus space for installations.
  • The €3.5 million project is financed through the Regional Investment Program (PIR) 2022/26 and managed by the public company Planifica Madrid.
  • The collection comprises 75 works tied to Picasso and his friend Eugenio Arias—drawings, graphics, ceramics, and dedicated books—alongside André Villers’ photographs and a bust by F. Aguilar, with a stipulation to remain exhibited in Buitrago.
  • Regional ministers Miguel Ángel García Martín and Mariano de Paco Serrano visited the site, presenting the upgrade as a catalyst for cultural tourism built on roughly 40,000 annual visitors.