Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, created by Canadian American architect Frank Gehry, is a world-renowned museum of modern and contemporary art. The museum, which is located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, was inaugurated on October 18, 1997, by King Juan Carlos I of Spain, with an exhibition of 250 contemporary works of art.

It is one of numerous museums owned by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and is located near the Nervion River, which goes through Bilbao to the Cantabrian Sea. The museum's collection consists primarily of post-World War II painters, although it also includes works by early twentieth-century luminaries such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Alberto Giacometti. The museum also has a substantial collection of works by Basque painters such as Eduardo Chillida and Jorge Oteiza.

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao contains permanent and traveling exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists, making it a must-see destination for art lovers. A skip-the-line tour is also available at the museum. The museum's building is widely considered as a modern architectural marvel. The building has been lauded as a "signal moment in the architectural culture" because it marks "one of those rare instances when critics, academia, and the general public were all on the same page". The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Adult admission is €13, students and pensioners pay €8, and children under the age of 16 are free.

Location: Abandoibarra Etorb., 2, 48009 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain

Website: https://www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en