The Museum of Fine Arts. Bilbao

The origin of the current museum is in the first Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1908 and opened its doors in 1914, and Modern Art, opened in 1924. Both institutions and their collections were actually in 1945, the year the old building stood. In 1970 he added the modern building, and in 2001 an important reform was to give the museum its current appearance.

The collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao includes more than eight thousand pieces, including paintings, sculptures, works on paper and applied arts, a leading equity group that includes a timeline from the twelfth century to the present. Preserves important examples of ancient art, modern and contemporary painting are particularly interested in Spanish and Flemish schools and the large presence of Basque artists.

The Museum has the largest collection of Basque artists and is also in that respect, the highest institution of reference for its documentary, its tradition of research and its proximity to the artists themselves. Not surprisingly the Bilbao painter Manuel Losada was one of its most enthusiastic promoters and its first director, and the painter Bilbao Aurelio Arteta was the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in Bilbao. In the course of a century-old history, the two institutions were merged into the current museum, which the most important Basque artists active since its foundation, Chillida Zuloaga, have a special attachment. They have helped significantly to the consolidation and growth in different ways, from involvement in its management to the donation of works of art.

An essential travel to the Museum include rare works by Bermejo, Benson, Mandijn, Vredeman de Vries, De Vos, Moro, Sánchez Coello, El Greco, Pourbus, Gentileschi, Ribera, Zurbarán, Van Dyck, Murillo, Arellano, Meléndez, Bellotto, Goya, Paret, Villamil, Ribot, Zamacois, Madrazo, Gauguin, Cassatt, Sorolla, Guiard, Ensor, Regoyos, Romero de Torres, Zuloaga, Sunyer, Arteta, Gutiérrez Solana, Vázquez Díaz, Lipchitz, Delaunay, González, Gargallo, Bacon, Palazuelo, Oteiza, Chillida, Caro, Millares, Tàpies, Saura, Lüpertz, Kitaj, Blake, Arroyo and Barceló, among others.

Hours:

From Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 20.00 hours.

Closed Mondays .*

Closed on 25 December, 1 and 6 January.

24 and 31 December 10.00 to 14.00.

Prices:

General: 6 €

Reduced: € 4.50 (students, unemployed, and over 65 groups from 15 persons).

Audio guide: € 1

Free: - Museum Day (every Wednesday)

- Friends of the Museum

- ICOM

- Under 12 years

- Teachers, journalists and accredited guides

- Disabled (accompanying guests)

Artean: € 13.50 tickets for both the Guggenheim and Fine Arts in Bilbao.

Location:

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Near shopping center Zubiarte, Doña Casilda Park and 300 meters from the Guggenheim Museum.

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Bilbao Triathlon.

This sporting event, whose first edition was held in May 2011, anually at the end of the month of May offers a tough test for its participants; 1900 meters swim in the estuary of Bilbao, 90 km bike Artxanda, lung Bilbao, and 21 feet on both banks of the ria ..

This is a middle distance triathlon that will cover inter alia the Guggenheim Museum, the Palacio Euskalduna, Maritime Museum, Mount Artxanda .... A unique event for both athletes and enthusiasts who come to admire the stubbornness of this sporting spectacle.

The test starts swim up to the dock located across from City Hall, which is accessed from the Plaza de Pio Baroja. The tour starts downstream to La Salve and a U-turn at the height of Guggenheim then traced back to the river and beyond the line of departure at City Hall to reach the goal in Arenal's Wharf, just before the bridge. In total, 1.9 miles long, a walk bounded by buoys and canoes. With an estimated water temperature around 17 degrees, the organization will allow a maximum time spent in the water an hour.

The cycling test began, according to estimates by the organization, between 13:55 and 14:30. Rise Stairs provide access to the Wharf of the swimmers Arenal, which is equipped with a continuous shower system and the pits where the bikes will be participants. These go through to the roundabout at the Plaza Ernesto Erkoreka and Zumalacárregui to Bolueta Avenue, where it connects with the N-634 to the roundabout Erletxe to then take the detour to Artxanda and start the toughest stretch of the trail and spectacular: the posted to The Nursery. Enekuri Artxanda and continue to, with a U-turn to get to Santo Domingo, down to Bolueta and repeat the first section to re-ascend the steep ramps of the nursery. After coming back to Enekuri, participants will make the descent into the tunnels Deusto by Bernaola, and completed the test in the Euskalduna Bridge roundabout. In total, 87 kilometers very demanding, rising 1,167 meters of accumulated and partially cut traffic for the competition.

The run will start in the garage where the bikes will be left on the esplanade of Botica Vieja. It will be three laps and a half to a street circuit of 21 kilometers, which runs almost entirely along the banks of the River: Ribera Botica Vieja, Avenida Volantín Universities & Field, drawing on the Bridge Hall , and then spring Uribitarte, Guggenheim, Abandoibarra and turn in the Maritime Museum to surround the Euskalduna and return to start crossing the Bridge of venue. On the last lap, crossing the Bridge of the circuit deviates City Dock Ripa, Puente del Arenal and spring of the same name, to complete the course within the Parque del Arenal where the goal will be installed. Participants will have two aid stations per lap.

Website: http://www.bilbaotriathlon.com/

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Bilbao Exhibition Centre. (BEC).

Located in the Barrio Ansio in Barakaldo, about 10 km. The center of Bilbao, is the Bilbao Exhibition Center, also known as the Bilbao Exhibition Centre or BEC. Its facilities are located on land previously occupied by the company Altos Hornos de Vizcaya, in the neighborhood of the town Ansio Barakaldo Vizcaya in the Basque Country, Spain. These new facilities opened since April 2004, allow international competitions and larger, with better services, infrastructure and communications.

BEC has an exhibition area of 150,000 m2 distributed in 6 wards, where they held thirty exhibitions. BEC CONVENTIONS For its part has 12 rooms of varying capacities and configurations spread over 5 levels, able to accommodate all types of conferences, symposia and meetings. Bizkaia Arena is a versatile canopy that allows for multiple configurations can be modeled very different event, also has perfect acoustics designed for the most demanding events, with capacity for 26,000 people.

In the BEC facilities fairs are held various national and international competitions Ferroforma highlighting the Biennial of the machine tool and the Euskal Encounter. The flag of Bizkaia Arena basketball games are held, are represented theatrical, motocross racing and concerts. The main political parties in the region do campaign events and sometimes hold their congresses. For their part, several unions and business organizations perform various meetings and conventions. The Congress Centre regularly hosts all kinds of meetings, conferences and professional meetings of various sectors such as energy, innovation, education, training, etc ...

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Reach the BEC is a simple task from the center of Bilbao, the Line 2 Metro stops near the main entrance (ANSIO). Also, in front of the main entrance of the BEC, there are two stops for Bizkaibus a line of 3142 (connection with Metro) and a line 3136, also next to that entry point is made a shuttle service and there is a bus terminal is not used for now. Also found along the installation Bizkaibus other stops that connect this building to Bilbao and the surrounding municipalities. For those coming by car, the BEC has a privileged location next to the exit of the motorway A8 Barakaldo, allowing the imminent entry and exit roads that bypass the city and parking, payment, 4,000 squares and various levels.

Website: http://www.bilbaoexhibitioncentre.com/

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Classic International Bike Tour Bilbao-Bilbao.

One of the most projection cycling races organized by the Cycle Club, was first held in 1988, and since then has been repeated annually ever on a Sunday in mid / late March.

The test is of course variable but always points as the output from the Puente de Deusto (Zubiarte Mall) Umbe the height of the Zamudio Technology Park (which also acts as a point of provisioning), the high Gerekiz and Morga ( Aretxabalgane) and the arrival on Gran Via at the height of the deputation. Its mileage is around 115 kilometers of an easy run with the occasional mountain slope difficulty port as third category.

Among the more than 7,000 registered cyclists (over 9,000 in the year 2011), can be found people of all preparation, from professionals to amateurs, to this end, the organization has staggered starting each quantum of time between 8.00 and 9.15 of morning. The goal is open between 12.30 and 14.00 hours people keep coming up to 16 hours.

Along the route there are several technical points of the partner establishments serving the bicycle mechanical problems as well as help of ambulances, police cars and motorcycles and the organization that ensures the smooth passing of the test.

At the time of confirming the registration, with reasonable prices (and discounts for those with federal license) will make delivery of a gift, a commemorative shirt and a voucher for tickets to the Guggenheim Museum, and at the end of the test you are given a trophy Memorial. Registration opens on Thursday before the test in the afternoon and entries permitted until the day of the test.

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