What better way to start this blog than with a guided tour of the most important museum in the Basque Country, the Guggenheim!
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in Bilbao in the Spanish Basque Country that opened to the public in 1997. It is one of the two museums of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. The innovative structure of the building was designed by Frank Gehry in the style for which he is famous. Its silhouette is the result of a unique combination of stone, glass and titanium.
BILBAO EFFECT
The museum quickly became one of the best-known and most appreciated contemporary buildings in the world, which has done much to revive the city and raise its profile. Researchers have called this impact on a whole city of the construction and opening to the public of a remarkable cultural place, since the opening of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the "Bilbao Effect"..
Modern and Contemporary Art
Important works at the Guggenheim Bilbao include gigantic sculptures by Richard Serra, installations by Jenny Holzer, a Spider by Louise Bourgeois (1999), and the giant Puppy dog dressed in flowers by artist Jeff Koons (1992) located at the entrance. Traditional paintings and sculptures are in the minority compared to the less academic arts.
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