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an extraordinary way to the urban, economic, and social
WORLD-CLASS ART Bilbao is part of an international constellation of museums,
regeneration of the city of Bilbao. The Guggenheim Museum

which allows it to access an extensive Permanent Collection
comprised from all the works in the Guggenheim collections,
including the Bilbao holdings. These works complement
THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM
BILBAO: A MASTERPIECE one another and, together, offer an in-depth, expanded
view of modern and contemporary art. The Art Program
OF CONTEMPORARY is comprised from presentations from the Permanent
ARCHITECTURE Collection and a program of high quality special exhibitions,

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao continued to be a leader which offer our audiences a broad and dynamic panorama
among the top cultural institutions in Europe in terms of of the art of our time.
self-funding, at about 71%. Designed by US architect Frank Gehry, the Museum building
is a large sculpture made of titanium, limestone, and glass,
and has become the most recognizable icon of the city of
THE BUILDING: ARTWORKS OUTSIDE Bilbao. The exhibition galleries, some boasting surprising
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao was the result of an shapes, others with orthogonal configurations, are organized
extraordinary partnership between the Basque Institutions around a spectacular Atrium, crowned with a metalic
and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. More than flower over its skylight. The complex and mutually enriching
two decades after its grand opening in October 1997, the dialogue between the art exhibited and the architecture of
Museum is a reality that has exceeded the most ambitious the building, and the versatility of the Guggenheim Museum
artistic and cultural expectations, and has contributed in Bilbao spaces favor a unique museum experience.

From La Salve. Panoramic view of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
© Guggenheim Bilbao Museum

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