A drop of water is the “emblem” of the future CaixaForum in Malaga

with an investment of 30 million euros This forum, fully funded by the Foundation, will be the tenth CaixaForum to be built in the country; In Andalusia, it will be the second and will join Barcelona, ​​​​Madrid, Valencia (opened in 2022), Zaragoza, Sevilla, Palma, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona.

Of course it will be on the Costa del Sol “Spain’s most unique” and “best”As the president of the “la Caixa” Foundation emphasizes, Isidro Fainé during the presentation of the architectural project in the Hall of Mirrors of the Malaga City Council. “It is a facility where we want to contribute to the power of this city, which has become the admiration of all of Spain in recent years.”

This center “long sought after” by Malaga City CouncilAccording to Elisa Durán, deputy general manager of this social entity, there will be a construction area of ​​9,417 square meters in the region. Manuel Azaña SquareSpecifically, next to Andalusia Boulevard, the main entrance to the capital, on the twin plot of the Provincial Police Station currently used for parking.

It will be built on land that has been held by the Malaga City Council since the end of the year, following the completion of its transfer by the Andalusian Government. The ‘La Caixa’ Foundation will manage this through a direct and free transfer from the City Council. Durán emphasized that with only three years left for construction, the work is expected to start this year after the summer months, which will mean the implementation of the agreement signed between both parties in March last year, which caused some negativities. months of “hard work”.

For Malaga Mayor Francisco de la Torre, hosting the CaixaForum in Malaga means: placing the capital “in the leading cast of major Spanish cities” In the league of big cities like Madrid, Barcelona or Zaragoza. The Malaga council member underlined that the facility will be a “first-class”, “singular” and “iconic” cultural facility not only for the Cruz de Humilladero region where it is built, but also for the city and district.

Aware that the deadlines for the opening of the center were tight, De la Torre approached the City Planning Management team, to whom he sent a “message”. “Agile” in the construction permit process This will allow the work to begin. “I am very happy that the predictions came true”

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CaixaForum will be held in Málaga Two large exhibition halls with the capacity to host six exhibitions per yearMulti-purpose rooms will be added to the first floor of the building. There will be an education area, cafeteria-restaurant and bookstore-store on the ground floor.

As for the exterior, garden open to public It is also designed for organizing outdoor events. In addition to the planned investment for the construction of the infrastructure, the annual maintenance cost of the center will be 5 million euros, and the entire cost will be undertaken by the “la Caixa” Foundation. At zero cost for Malaga City Councilexcluding the value of the transferred land.

Although the organization’s executive vice president wants to be cautious about the influx they hope to attract to CaixaForum, Elisa Durán talked about the Valencia center, the last center to be opened, which brought together nearly a million people last year; This figure may be among the Foundation’s dreams for its new headquarters in Malaga. “Why don’t we give ourselves the same challenge we faced in Valencia?” Durán asked, adding that the purpose of these centers, beyond the influx, is to strengthen the “repetition” of visitors to the place and thus create a “cultural consumption habit.” “Our goal is for everyone who visits CaixaForum to do this in turn . two and three times a year, That’s six temporary exhibitions. This habit is the real goal.”