It's a must-see - just for the architecture (and the puppy) - and like so many others here I was blown away by the place as well as (some of) the art inside. The audio guide was excellent and the time flew by. Surprisingly little by way of food and drink - unless you want the (fairly expensive) set lunch in the bistro. The only real disappointment was that the whole of the third floor - supposedly holding the highlights of the Guggenheim collections for much of the twentieth century - was closed. I'd done my homework, and I'd found nothing to suggest that this might be the case. It was interesting to see the hordes of small children in school parties. It's hard to imagine the equivalent groups at (say) Tate Modern in the UK.
古根海姆博物馆只能是毕尔巴鄂城市转变的开始,从工业城市转变到如今的旅游城市,毕尔巴鄂所做出的努力有目共睹,从FOSTER设计的地铁站到城市内的大小建筑再到景观绿化,处处体现着小城的精致
I was a member for a year, there were some beautiful permanent exhibitions. My favorite was the David Hockney installment! Everything from the puppy made of flowers to the fire shows in the evening made every aspect of the Guggenheim an exhibit in itself. I would highly recommend the monthly Art After Dark event also!! Many a great night had in there!
The changing art exhibition sometimes has a hard time to compete with the outstanding architecture. But the standard of quality makes this one of the top ten if not five contemporary art museums, worldwide. It puts Bilbao on the map. A friendly staff makes access easy even for very occasional art contemplators.
Whatever they tell you about this site is underrated. You should exprerience it yourself. Grandiose!!!
Unless you love modern art I wouldn't go to the Guggenheim Museum. While the architecture of the outside is quite striking, and the "flower dog" is beautiful, the art is largely "minimalist" and for people such as my husband and I who prefer traditional or classic art, the Guggenheim is a waste of time. If you love modern art then by all means go. By way of example, my husband and I stayed perhaps half an hour, while the couple we traveled with stayed five hours. It's a matter of taste.
I visited the Guggenheim in 2008 and while I love the building I was disappointed in the collection on display. This time on going back with my daughter I was blown away by the "Art in Our Time" collection which was drawn from other Guggenheim museums for display. The wonderful on site sculptures were still there- Louise Bourgeois's "Maman". Jeff Koons' "Puppy". Anish Kapoor's " Tall Tree and the Eye" but also an amazing collection which included pieces by Chagall, Pollock, Keiffer, Twombly, Rauscheberg.However, the building alone is worth a visit to admire the genius of Frank Gehry- whatever is on display inside is a bonus. I would recommend a visit to this building to admire its structure and hopefully an interesting art exhibition.
At first I didn't get this building (or indeed some of its exhibits) for the first 30 minutes or so of my visit there yet slowly but surely, both it and they insinuated themselves into my head and there was a transformation within that surprised me. What an amazing space!
Worth the trip to Bilbao just for this. Amazing architecture and very interesting exhibits. Highly recommended.
It is worth having a private tour guide and than going back over everything after your tour. Ours was great.