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:
Plaza del Museo s / n
Near shopping center Zubiarte, Doña Casilda Park and 300 meters from the Guggenheim Museum.
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Other recommended establishments:
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