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
Arts of the Earth Guggenheim · Until May 3, 2026 — Multi-gallery exhibition exploring art's relationship with the natural world.
The Matter of Time (permanent) Guggenheim · Gallery 104 — Richard Serra's eight monumental steel sculptures. The only permanent installation in the museum.
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.
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