As a new exhibition at the Guggenheim in Bilbao attests, founder Frank Gehry’s pioneering use of digital technology created the blueprint for a new era of architectural design – one immersed in ...
As he gazes at the eccentric, titanium-plated angles of Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum, Francisco Mulero, a tourist from Spain's Canary Islands, explains why he admires the building. "It's spectacular ...
1997 Three men have attempted to bomb the new Guggenheim Museum Bilbao disguised as gardeners working on Jeff Koons' giant Puppy sculpture. The plot was foiled by two Spanish policemen, one of whom ...
When the Guggenheim opened its doors in 1997, Bilbao was a former industrial powerhouse in the throes of an economic crisis. But the opening of the iconic Frank Gehry-designed art museum ...
Assembled beneath the rippling titanium skin of the Guggenheim Bilbao is a new display of art objects. Only this time, the objects in question weren’t created as art, but design. ‘Motion. Autos, Art, ...
In the digital realm, the guggenheim-bilbao.eus website recorded a total of 2.893.452 visits and 10.850.342 page views in 2024. The Museum continues to expand its community and influence on social ...
Despite barely 2% below the all-time record of 2023, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao achieved great results in 2024 thanks to ...
Frank Gehry chose to use industrial materials such as plywood ... phenomenon that since come to be known as the “Bilbao effect” or the “Guggenheim effect.” Guggenheim Museum Bilbao ...