Bilbao art museums

The building that changed a city. The Guggenheim Bilbao is the reason most people visit. Our guide gives you a route, the key works, and exactly what to notice. Read it on the metro. You're ready.

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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Serra's steel corridors, Gehry's titanium, and the art between them.
Guggenheim Tickets 2026 Prices, free entry, booking tips — and the cheapest way in. Guggenheim + Fine Arts Combo Artean Pass €18, route to do both in one day, what each museum offers. Museo de Bellas Artes 2026 Free during Foster + Partners renovation. What's open, hours, reopening date.
Current Exhibitions
Jasper Johns: Night Driver at Guggenheim Bilbao Until Oct 12

Guggenheim Bilbao

Jasper Johns: Night Driver

Nearly 140 works across seven decades. Flags, targets, numbers — the only European stop.
Richard Serra's The Matter of Time at Guggenheim Bilbao Permanent

Guggenheim Bilbao

The Matter of Time

Gallery 104 — Richard Serra's eight monumental steel sculptures. The museum's only permanent installation.

Ruth Asawa Retrospective at Guggenheim Bilbao Until Sep 13

Guggenheim Bilbao

Ruth Asawa Retrospective

The first major European retrospective of Asawa's wire sculptures.
Plan Your Visit

Artean Pass

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao exterior
Guggenheim + Bellas Artes €18 combined — Available at either museum counter. You can visit on different days.
Getting there Metro Moyua (L1/L2), exit "Ercilla-Guggenheim". 10-minute walk. From the airport: Bizkaibus A3247 to first stop.

Practical Info

Guggenheim hours Tue–Sun 10:00–19:00. Extended to 20:00 mid-Jun to mid-Sep and Easter week.
Tickets €16 general. Free under 18. Book online — includes audio guide via app.
Free Room-by-Room Guide

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