Bilbao

BILBAO

THE ARTS A contemporary art museum which looks like something out of science fiction, beautiful galleries with master pieces of painting and sculpture, spec tacular venues for concerts and thea tre... Bilbao's cultural agenda is endless.

_ BILBAO GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM

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Monroe by Andy Warhol and works by prominent international artists like Richard Serra, Anselm Kiefer, Gerhard Richter, Jean-Michel Basquiat... There are also sculptures by Basque artists like Eduardo Chillida and Jorge Oteiza. L www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus If you prefer a more classical gallery, then the collection in the Fine Arts Museum is one of the most important in Spain. Travel back in time with works in a number of different styles from the 13th century to the present day. There are over 10,000 exhibits includ ing masterpieces by El Greco, Goya, Zuloaga, Francis Bacon, Miquel Barceló and Antoni Tàpies. L www.bilbaomuseoa.eus

The Bilbao Guggenheim Museum is the flagship for a city renowned for design, modernity and a strong artistic vocation.

The surprising architectural structure with curved titanic plates is perfectly integrated into the city of Bilbao and its surroundings. The museum has regular temporary ex hibitions, an extraordinary permanent collection and two mascots : the floral Puppy and Maman, the spider-like work by Louise Bourgeois. In the interior you'll find works like the series of pop images of Marilyn

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