The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, and located in Bilbao, province of Biscay, Spain. The museum was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 by King Juan Carlos I of Spain, with an exhibition of 250 contemporary works of art. Built alongside the Nervion River, which runs through the city of Bilbao to the Cantabrian Sea, it is one of several museums belonging to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists. It is one of the largest museums in Spain.
A work of contemporary architecture, the building has been hailed as a "signal moment in the architectural culture", because it represents "one of those rare moments when critics, academics, and the general public were all completely united about something", according to architectural critic Paul Goldberger.
Mon: closed*
Tue - Sun: 10 am - 8 pm
*Open only on Jan 4, Mar 21, 28, Jul - Aug, Sep 5, 12, Oct 31, Dec 5, 26, 2016.
Closed: Jan 1, Dec 25
The admission desk closes half an hour before Museum closing time.
Adults: €10
Seniors, students (under 26): €6
Children: free
Admission fees may vary depending on the art program.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenheim_Museum_Bilbao
Official Website http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/
Twitter https://twitter.com/MuseoGuggenheim
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Email informacion@guggenheim-bilbao.es
Phone +34 944359000
Address Avenida Abandoibarra, 2 48009 Bilbao
Coordinates 43°16'7.041" N -2°56'1.582" E
