Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao was opened on 18th October 1997, by King Juan Carlos I of Spain.

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Two hundred and fifty contemporary artworks were on display for the inauguration. The museum focuses on 20th-century contemporary art, which is also part of the permanent exhibition. It presents mainly installations, video art, and to a lesser extent paintings and sculptures.

It displays works by artists such as Andy Warhol, Eduardo Chilida, Robert Rauschenberg, Antoni Tàpies, Willem de Kooning, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yves Klein, Anselm Kiefer, Jorge Oteiza, among others. In addition to permanent ones, the museum also presents temporary exhibitions.