The Ralli Museum is dedicated to Latin American and European contemporary art, with hundreds of pieces covering a multitude of styles such as surrealism, futurism and cubism. Wander through 10 large exhibition rooms spread across two floors to view the permanent and temporary collections.
Start your artistic journey in Gallery One on the first floor where you’ll find life-size sculptures by Eduardo Soriano and Mario Aguirre Roa. There are more pieces by Roa on display in galleries on the second floor.
Go to Gallery Two for the brightly colored pictures by Sonia Delaunay, a Ukrainian-born French artist who was nicknamed the Queen of Art Deco. Among the other highlights of this floor are surrealist works by Salvador Dalí.
Visit the room dedicated to Rufino Tamayo and the New Argentine Figuration. Tamayo was a Mexican artist, active in the middle of the 20th century, who painted figurative abstract works, a contrast to the political art of his contemporaries.
Study some of the creative outpourings of Peruvian painter Herman Braun Vega. Like much of the Latin American art at the Ralli Museum, his work shows influences of the great European masters. Look at the work of Gerardo Chavez, a Peruvian artist who has been recognized in his country as one of its most important plastic artists. Other highlights include pieces by Joan Miró, a Spanish surrealist sculptor and painter. Geometric shapes are key parts of his compositions.
The museum is located just off the road that leads from Marbella to Puerto Banús, less than a 1-minute walk from the seafront. If you are coming by car, find free parking spaces in nearby streets. The Ralli Museum is open every day except Sundays, Mondays and public holidays. It also closes for a fortnight during the Christmas and New Year period. Admission is free.
