Opened to the public on october 18 1997 the museum s building designed by canadian born american architect frank o.
Floor plan guggenheim museum bilbao.
The building is a perfect example of the more avant garde architecture of the twentieth century and represents.
Set on the edge of the nervión river in bilbao spain the guggenheim museum is a fusion of complex swirling forms and captivating materiality that.
The matter of time 1994 2005 a unique permanent installation by richard serra is one of the icons of the guggenheim museum bilbao collection.
It also includes general information about the museum and the community program for corporate members museum members and followers.
Built alongside the nervion river which runs through the city of bilbao to the cantabrian sea.
The guggenheim museum bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by canadian american architect frank gehry and located in bilbao basque country 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.
Introduction the work of american architect frank o.
The guide is color coded by floor and lists what to view by levels and by exhibitions for users to easily relate to their location and desired direction.
While the use of the.
The guggenheim museum bilbao magazine contains information about the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions.
The bilbao museum is part of the guggenheim network which includes art galleries in new york venice and abu dhabi.
The artist advises visitors to come into gallery 104 for a partial view of the installation then take the glass elevators limited capacity to the 2nd floor for a panoramic view from the balcony and then come back to the.
Gehry is world renowned for its organic titanium clad forms and has been one of the key factors of the renaissance of bilbao and the.
1st floor gallery 104.
Completed in 1997 in bilbo spain.