Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Bilboko Arte Ederren Museoa
One of Spain's most important art museums, holding Spanish and Basque art from the Middle Ages to the present, a few minutes' walk from the Guggenheim.
Founded in 1908, the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum lies beside Doña Casilda Park in the city centre, about 5 to 10 minutes' walk from the Guggenheim. It is one of Spain's most important art museums. Its collection of more than 10,000 works spans from the 12th century to the present. It includes Spanish masters El Greco, Zurbarán and Goya, European names such as Van Dyck and Gauguin, Basque painters Zuloaga and Regoyos, and modern sculpture by Chillida and Oteiza. This complements the Guggenheim's contemporary art nicely. In recent years the museum has been expanded and redeveloped by Norman Foster with local architects. Check the official website for open areas, hours and ticket prices. Free admission sessions for the permanent collection are sometimes offered.
Opening hours
Check official website (usually closed Tue)
Nearby sights
- Doña Casilda Iturrizar Park
- Azkuna Zentroa
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
- Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall
- Itsasmuseum Bilbao
- Zubizuri
- San Mamés Stadium & Athletic Club Museum
- Arriaga Theatre