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What's on here
in situ: Zadie Xa. El patrón de la semilla
19 Nov – 11 Apr 2027
Ever is Over All. Pipilotti Rist
Until 17 Jan 2027
Steve MᶜQueen: 66–76–26
Until 21 Feb 2027
Dan Flavin: Algo de luz
Until 4 Apr 2027
Obras de la Colección del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao
Until 1 Oct 2027
Why go
- The Matter of Time, Richard Serra’s weathering-steel sculptures, fills the Arcelor Gallery.
- Puppy, Jeff Koons’s flower-covered dog sculpture, stands in the entrance plaza.
- The Flower, a 50-metre-high atrium, looks toward the estuary and surrounding hills.
Plan your visit
Prices
From the venue's website · checked 30 Oct 2026
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 19:00Show all
Don't miss
- SnakeRichard Serra’s 100-metre installation, one of the museum’s large-scale, site-specific works.
- MamanLouise Bourgeois’s sculpture dating from 1999.
- BasquiatThe collection includes Moïse et les Égyptiens and L’Homme de Naples.
Know before you go
- Monday–Thursday, 10:00–20:00; Friday–Sunday, 10:00–19:00.
- Closed on 25 December and 1 January.
- Part of the ground-floor basement is closed to the public.
- The entrance is reached by exterior steps descending from the plaza to the ground floor.
What's inside
- Nineteen galleries: ten with an orthogonal plan and nine with irregular forms.
- The largest gallery measures 130 by 30 metres.
- Displays include installations and video art, alongside works by Basque sculptors Jorge Oteiza and Eduardo Chillida.
- The collection includes large-format works by Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and Mark Rothko.
- Four to six changing exhibitions each year cover varied subjects and periods.
With kids
- Visitors under 18 enter free.
- Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Tips for your visit
- Buy tickets through the museum’s own website.
- Every ticket includes an audio guide.
Interesting facts4
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33,000 titanium
The exterior has 33,000 titanium plates, each 0.4 millimetres thick.
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665 reinforced
Built on clay, the museum rests on 665 reinforced-concrete piles driven 14 metres into rock.
Musée Guggenheim (Bilbao) - Wikipedia -
Computer-aided design helped model the structure and calculate stresses on its materials.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao - Wikipedia -
Windows and walls were treated to protect artworks from sunlight.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao - Wikipedia
Shorts
History
The museum formed part of a regional renewal effort in Bilbao’s former industrial heart. It helped revive the Nervión riverside district, where cafés, bars and small shops appeared; its influence on the city gave rise to the term “Bilbao Effect.”
Curving, twisting forms combine limestone, glass and titanium plates arranged like scales. Seen from the river, the building resembles a ship, echoing Bilbao’s port history. Its curves were designed to catch the light.
- 1991The Basque Government proposed funding a museum in Bilbao. Frank Gehry won the design competition.
- October 1993Construction began; Ferrovial built the museum for $89 million.
- 1997After four years of construction, the museum opened to the public on 18 October, inaugurated by King Juan Carlos I.
- 1998The museum received the Premio Internacional Puente de Alcántara.
- 2001The building received the IABSE Outstanding Structure Award.
Sources: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao - Wikipedia · Guggenheim Museum Bilbao - Wikipedia (part 2) · Guggenheim Bilbao Museum. Come in and plan your… · Plan your visit | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao · Hours and admission | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao · Guggenheim-Museum Bilbao - Wikipedia · Museo Guggenheim Bilbao - Wikipedia · Musée Guggenheim (Bilbao) - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026
- Website
- guggenheim-bilbao.eus/
- Phone
- +34944359000
Questions and answers
What does an adult ticket to Guggenheim Museum Bilbao cost?
An adult ticket costs €18.
Which painters are represented in Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s collection?
The collection includes works by Willem de Kooning, Clyfford Still, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg and Mark Rothko.
How is Guggenheim Museum Bilbao connected to the Guggenheim Foundation?
The museum is affiliated with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation through a collaboration agreement. The Basque authorities own the building and permanent collection.
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