Online Art Course. What Do We Mean by Contemporary Sculpture?

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The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and contemporary art, addressed from current perspectives.
Drawing on contributions from experts in specific fields, these courses are based on the Museum Collection and its dynamic art program.
According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word sculpture means: 
a: the action or art of processing (as by carving, modeling, or welding) plastic or hard materials into works of art 
b     (1): work produced by sculpture 
(2): a three-dimensional work of art (such as a statue)
Upon reading these definitions, works like the Venus de Milo, Michelangelo’s David, or even that equestrian statue in a town square come to mind. However, as an artistic discipline, sculpture has changed significantly over the past 150 years, so that its scope today goes well beyond the traditional works we are familiar with that we identify as sculptures.
This course offers an answer—one among many—to the question “What do we mean by ‘contemporary sculpture’?”
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
This online course is aimed at:
<ul>
<li>Providing the key concepts to understand the development of sculpture from the late 19th century to the present.</li>
<li>Analyzing a series of formal and technical issues that are essential to understand this development, such as taking sculptures off their plinths or using new materials.</li>
<li>Exploring new forms of creation in today’s sculpture, in terms of both object and space, and analyzing the ways in which they interact with the viewer.</li>
<li>Shedding light on women artists and their real contributions, thus giving them the place they deserve in the history of 20th- and 21st-century art.</li>
</ul>
Conducted by: 
Brigitte Leal, Emeritus Deputy Director, Musée national d’art moderne – Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
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Hatoum credits: 
Mona Hatoum, Home, 1999 
Wood, galvanized steel, stainless steel, electric wire, crocodile clips, light bulbs, computerized dimmer switch, amplifier, and speakers 
76.2 x 198.1 x 73.7 cm (table) 
Overall dimensions variable 
Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa
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The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and contemporary art, addressed from current perspectives.

Online Art Course. What Do We Mean by Contemporary Sculpture? | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online art courses Drawing in Contemporary Art

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and contemporary art, addressed from current perspectives. Drawing on the contributions from experts in specific fields, these courses are inspired by the Museum’s Collection and its dynamic exhibition program.
Drawing was the first form of artistic representation used by man to communicate or convey ideas. Its development has followed the evolution of history and art since its emergence as such in the sixteenth century.
Moreover, a drawing, either on paper or in the mind, is often the starting point of the creative process for many artists – a sort of “skeleton” of their work. And many drawings have come to be considered as works of art in their own right, given their complexity, their uniqueness, or the skill with which they were drafted. Many artists in the old days were celebrated for their dexterity in the mastery of this technique, which continues to be a fundamental discipline in contemporary art.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
This online course is aimed at:
<ul>
<li>Offering an overview of the history of drawing, illustrating it with pieces from the old masters, particularly Francisco de Goya, as a predecessor of contemporary drawing.</li>
<li>Reviewing non-Western drawing practices with an influence on contemporary drawing.</li>
<li>Highlighting the importance of drawing, both as a technique and as an independent discipline.</li>
<li>Illustrating all of the above with a selection of works from the Museum Collection that show the key role played by drawing in artists’ creative processes and accomplished works of art.</li>
</ul>
Conducted by: 
José Manuel Matilla, art historian, Chief Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Prado Museum.
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Yoshitomo Nara 
Joey, 2008 
Lápiz sobre papel 
51,5 × 36,5 cm 
Colección del artista 
© Yoshitomo Nara 2008 
Cortesía Yoshitomo Nara Foundation

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and

Online art courses Drawing in Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Course in Art: What Materials Tell Us about Modern and Contemporary Art

The Museum’s online art courses offer a unique chance to gain accessible, rigorous training on key themes and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from today’s perspective.
Drawing on contributions from experts in specific fields, these courses are based on the Museum’s Collection and dynamic art program.
The study of the materials used in art–their composition, their chemical properties, and their transformation–is a concern with many artists. This course focuses on the stories behind the use of certain materials and the scientific phenomena associated with them, analyzing why they are used to make art, how they are obtained, what their practical applications are, and how they influence aesthetic perception.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
The learning objectives of this course are:
<ol>
<li>Offering the keys to the use of materials in modern and contemporary art–their importance, the reasons why they are used, and their technical and aesthetic implications.</li>
<li>Providing basic scientific concepts to understand how the history of art runs parallel to the history of science, and how the developments in the science of materials, in chemistry, physics and engineering have changed the course of modern and contemporary art, and the other way around.</li>
<li>Introducing the materials artists resort to as part of the code of symbols they use to communicate.</li>
<li>Discussing the importance of color and its effects on the perceptions of art.</li>
<li>Shedding light on women artists and their real contributions, thus giving them the place they deserve in the history of 20th- and 21st-century art.</li>
</ol>
Taught by 
Deborah García Bello, chemist, science communicator, and researcher of the materials applied to modern and contemporary art.
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The Museum’s online art courses offer a unique chance to gain accessible, rigorous training on key themes and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from today’s perspective.

Online Course in Art: What Materials Tell Us about Modern and Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Courses: Female Masters in Modern and Contemporary Art

Learn why some female artists should be called “Masters”—a term traditionally used to refer to men of skill.
This course has been designed as a continuation to From Invisibility to the Spotlight: 20th- and 21st-Century Female Artists You Need to Know, offered by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao a few years ago.
Conducted by: Susana Blas Brunel, art historian specializing in contemporary art and feminism
Target audience: people 18+ interested in contemporary art 
Type of course: online 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Language: Spanish 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, participants will get a certificate
What will you learn in this course?
<ul>
<li>The role played by women in the history of art, especially women whose work was a turning point in the history of modern and contemporary art.</li>
<li>The contributions made by women to 20th- and 21st-century art, and their place in contemporary art.</li>
<li>Women as pioneers in the development of certain artistic expressions, challenging social norms and defying convention.</li>
<li>The links between female artists and particular narrative or concepts rather than technical details.</li>
</ul>
CONTENTS
Module I: Spiritualism 
Female artists and spiritism, anthroposophy, dowsing, Taoism, and other spiritual or religious movements, or the place where they lived or the natural world.
Video 1: Georgiana Houghton 
Video 2: Hilma af Klint 
Video 3: Georgia O’Keeffe 
Video 4: Agnes Martin
Module II: Propaganda 
Female artists and politics or ideology: denunciation and defense of ideals.
Video 1: Lyubov Popova 
Video 2: Leni Riefenstahl 
Video 3: Barbara Kruger 
Video 4: Julie Mehretu
Module III: Feedback 
Female artists and creative processes that feed on the circulation of energy and information intellectually, mentally, performatively, or in connection with the land.
Video 1: Tarsila do Amaral 
Video 2: Ana Mendieta 
Video 3: Esther Ferrer 
Video 4: Yayoi Kusama
Module IV: Equality 
Female artists and social convention: fighting society for equality through clash or delicacy.
Video 1: Maruja Mallo 
Video 2: Guerrilla Girls 
Video 3: Kara Walker 
Video 4: Mona Hatoum
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Image credits: Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room — A Wish for Human Happiness Calling from Beyond the Universe, 2020.

Learn why some female artists should be called “Masters”—a term traditionally used to refer to men of skill.

Online Art Courses: Female Masters in Modern and Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Courses: The Emergence of Photography and its Presence in Contemporary Art

Would you like to get an overview of the history of photography and how it entered the art scene, becoming a discipline in its own right? In this course, you can follow the development of photography, learning about photographers and techniques, from 19th-century Daguerreotype to the present.
Conducted by: Jon Uriarte, photographer and exhibition curator, currently working on the digital transformation of images on the Internet
Target audience: people 18+ interested in contemporary art 
Type of course: online 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Language: Spanish 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, participants will get a certificate
What will you learn in this course?
<ol>
<li>Overview of the history of photography, from the earliest forms to the present.</li>
<li>Most popular photography techniques, from Daguerreotype to digital photography.</li>
<li>The importance of photography and how it slowly became part of the art world. Considered as a mere tool for creation at first, it came to be a form of art in its own right.</li>
<li>Selected works from art photography and related industries like fashion, where photography plays a fundamental role.</li>
</ol>
CONTENTS
The course will be divided into four thematic modules, with examples by photographers and other artists.
Module I: The Origins of Photography; Timeline 
The development of photography from the 16th-century camera obscura to 19th-century Daguerreotype and calotype to “You Press the Button, We Do the Rest”.
Video 1: The camera obscura and studies in optics 
Video 2: The invention of Daguerreotype and the birth of photography 
Video 3: The close relationship of photography with books and cinema. 
Video 4: Camera mass production and new ways of relating to images
Module II: The Emergence of Photography in Art 
For a long time, photography was neglected as a mere tool for the representation of reality, used by artists for technical support. Over time, little by little, it became part of the art world and, since the 1980s, it has been considered a form of art in its own right. The videos in this module illustrate these developments.
Video 1: Imogen Cunningham, Diane Arbus. 
Video 2: Alfred Stieglitz, Seydou Keïta 
Video 3: Andy Warhol, Nan Goldin 
Video 4: Bernd &amp; Hilla Becher, Thomas Struth
Module III: Photography and Fashion 
The relationship between photography and fashion dates back to the 19th century, when the first photos of garments for advertising purposes were taken. It became stronger with the emergence of the first fashion magazines in the 1920s. Throughout the 20th century, renowned photographers added their creative touch to fashion photography, leading to its development. The videos in this module illustrate this.
Video 1: Richard Avedon 
Video 2: Helmut Newton 
Video 3: Louise Dahl-Wolfe 
Video 4: Corinne Day
Module IV: Art Photography in the Digital Age 
The widespread use of smartphones led to the democratization of digital photography. This changed the nature of art photography, its relevance to artistic creation, and the role played by photographers. To this we should add the current discussion of the digital transformation of images on the internet. The videos in this module illustrate these developments.
Video 1: Andreas Gursky 
Video 2: Paul Pfeiffer 
Video 3: Penelope Umbrico 
Video 4: ImageNet
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Thomas Struth (Geldern, Germany, 1954) 
Audience 1, Florence, 2004 
Chromogenic print 
Ed. 7/10 
179.5 x 286.5 cm 
Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa 
© Thomas Struth, Bilbao 2024
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NEW! Online Art Courses: The Emergence of Photography and its Presence in Contemporary Art

Would you like to get an overview of the history of photography and how it entered the art scene, becoming a discipline in its own right? In this course, you can follow the development of photography, learning about photographers and techniques, from 19th-century Daguerreotype to the present.

NEW! Online Art Courses: The Emergence of Photography and its Presence in Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

EDUARDO CHILLIDA: A UNIVERSAL AND TIMELESS SCULPTOR

Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) is one of the most important artists of the second half of the twentieth century, and a key figure in contemporary sculpture.
Looking at the past and classical tradition from an inexhaustibly innovative and contemporary perspective, Chillida is a timeless artist and yet his work is highly relevant in today’s world.
This course delves into Chillida’s work and his creative process against the background of the 2020s.
It will be conducted by Kosme de Barañano,University professor and exhibition curator, and professor specializing in the work of Eduardo Chillida.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE? 
<ol>
<li>Some of the keys to the work of Eduardo Chillida, his main contributions, and his relevance today.</li>
<li>The importance of the land, of water, nature, and light in Chillida’s creative process and universe.</li>
<li>The importance of drawing as a tool and a thread in Chillida’s multiple ways of making art.</li>
<li>Chillida’s best-known public sculptures with regard to sustainability, cooperation, and balance.</li>
<li>The links between the artist and the Guggenheim Museums as shown in the exhibitions focusing on his work and the inclusion of his art in the Guggenheim Collections.</li>
</ol>
CONTENTS
Module I: Chillida’s Oeuvre: Stages and Development +info
Chillida creates “in”, “for” and “at the service of” the natural environment and the viewers who enjoy his work. In this module, you will also understand the importance of sound and music in Chillida’s work.
Video 1: Chillida, works and stages 
Video 2: Critical reception of Chillida’s work, from Gaston Bachelard to Edmond Jabès 
Video 3: The concept of space 
Video 4: The concept of scale
Module II: Drawing as a Common Thread +info
Chillida used to draw with both hands at the same time, and with his mind as well. In so doing, he developed a formal style of his own. In this module, you will see examples of the different techniques he used and the arts he explored.
Video 1: Drawings 
Video 2: Engravings 
Video 3: Reliefs 
Video 4: Gravitations
Module III: Chillida and Public Art +info
Never discouraged in his quest for sublimation in art, Eduardo Chillida chose special or unexpected places to install his sculptures. In some of his most ambitious public art projects, he worked with other artists to materialize his challenging sculptures.
Video 1: Abesti gogora V, 1966 
Video 2: Comb of the Wind, 1976 
Video 3: Eulogy to the Horizon, 1990 
Video 4: Project Tindaya, 1992-1996
Module IV: Chillida, International Museums, and the Guggenheim Museums +info
The first Chillida-Guggenheim connection dates back to the late 1950s, with his first appearances in the Museums’ exhibitions and the addition of some of his works to the Guggenheim collections.
Video 1: From Sculptures and Drawings from Seven Sculptors, an exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1958 to Chillida: 1948–1998, a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 1999 
Video 2: Chillida’s works in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Collection in Nueva York, 1950s-1960s 
Video 3: Chillida’s works in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, 1960s-1970s 
Video 4: Chillida’s works in the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 1990s and a new collection
Photo: Foto: © Zabalaga Leku, San Sebastián, VEGAP, 2019. Sucesión de Eduardo Chillida y Hauser &amp; Wirth. Foto Jesús Uriarte.

Online Art Course: Eduardo Chillida: A Universal and Timeless Sculptor

Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) is one of the most important artists of the second half of the twentieth century, and a key figure in

Online Art Course: Eduardo Chillida: A Universal and Timeless Sculptor | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Course: Film & Video, moving image as an Artistic Medium

Educators

The online art courses at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao are accessible yet thorough, offering a unique opportunity to learn about key topics and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from a current perspective.
With the participation of experts in each field, the courses take as their starting point the Museum’s collection and its dynamic and varied artistic programming.
For a decade now, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao's Film &amp; Video exhibition programme has examined the different currents and modalities of contemporary artistic practices using film and video media.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
The learning outcomes of this online course are, among others:
<ol>
<li>To provide key references that allow you to easily learn the main features of the evolution of moving image in contemporary art and its main ramifications and numerous possibilities.</li>
<li>To present a selection of works and projects based on the Film &amp; Video exhibition history.</li>
<li>To offer a sequence of different case studies, divided into four thematic modules.</li>
</ol>
Taught by 
Yara Sonseca, Art Historian and Independent Curator.
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Photo: 
Christian Marclay 
Video still from The Clock, 2010 
Single channel video with stereo sound 
24 hours, looped 
Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

The online art courses at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao are accessible yet thorough, offering a unique opportunity to learn about key topics and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from a current perspective.

Online Art Course: Film &amp; Video, moving image as an Artistic Medium | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Course: Film & Video, moving image as an Artistic Medium | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Lagunartean: Guided Tour and Express Lunch

Members

Discover how Helen Frankenthaler opened a new road in modern painting with her revolutionary soak-stain technique.
The tour will be followed by lunch with fellow Museum Members.
Make good use of your lunch break visiting the Museum’s temporary exhibitions and having an express lunch at Bar Guggenheim Bilbao.
Menu 
Starter: Gazpacho 
Main course: Eggplant pie or Vegan/Beef burger 
Dessert: Basque cake or Apple pie 
Bread, water 
Two glasses of wine per person 
Hizkuntza: gaztelania
Members only

Discover how Helen Frankenthaler opened a new road in modern painting with her revolutionary soak-stain technique.

Lagunartean: Guided Tour and Express Lunch | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

From Invisibility to the Spotlight: Women Artists from the 20th and 21st Centuries You Need to Know

Other activities

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is now offering accessible online art courses where you can learn about key concepts and ideas in the history of modern and contemporary art from an up-to-date perspective.
Taught by renowned experts in a variety of fields and drawing on the Museum Collection and its dynamic, variegated art program, art courses are designed to offer an overview of each subject while kindling interest and the desire for further knowledge.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Duration of the Course: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
With a few rare exceptions, women artists remained in the shadows for many centuries, until impressionist artists drew attention to their creative work in the late 19th century.
The first online course to be offered by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, taught by Lourdes Cirlot, Professor Emeritus of History of Art at the University of Barcelona, will deal with the role played by women artists in the 20th and 21st centuries. Among others, the course’s learning goals are:
<ul>
<li>To understand the virtually invisible role played by women in the history of art by focusing on individual female modern and contemporary artists.</li>
<li>To discuss the real contributions made by women, placing them in the history of 20th- and 21st-century art.</li>
<li>To analyze the important role played by women artists in disciplines like weaving, performance, and, more recently, video-creation.</li>
</ul>
Introduction, Structure and Course Syllabus <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2022/01/Intro-EN.pdf">[+info]</a>
Taught by 
Lourdes Cirlot, Emeritus Professor of Art History at Universitat de Barcelona

Online Art Course. From Invisibility to the Spotlight: Women Artists from the 20th and 21st Centuries You Need to Know

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is now offering accessible online art courses where you can learn about key concepts and ideas in the history of modern and contemporary art from an up-to-date perspective.

Online Art Course. From Invisibility to the Spotlight: Women Artists from the 20th and 21st Centuries You Need to Know | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Courses Pop Art

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and contemporary art, addressed from current perspectives. Drawing on the participation from experts in specific fields, these courses are inspired by the Museum Collection and its dynamic exhibition program.
Pop art was an art movement characterized by a return to representation, drawing inspiration from sources in popular and commercial culture—hence the name of the movement. Emerging in Britain in the 1950s, Pop art flourished in America in the 1960s, where a sudden boom in the economy triggered the growth of consumerism. Some of the artists in the Pop art movement reacted by incorporating images from mass culture and using techniques that emulated (or parodied) industrial production. Pop art drew on billboards, commercial ads, films, television, pulp magazines, comic strips, or even shop windows.
This course offers a broad overview of the relevance of Pop art and its various manifestations in the international art scene, its main representatives, and its influence on contemporary art practices.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
This online course is aimed at:
<ul>
<li>Analyzing the keys to the most salient characteristics of Pop art, as well as the social, political, economic, and cultural background that led to its emergence and development internationally.</li>
<li>Exploring the work of the leading Pop artists, including several women, and their most iconic creations.</li>
<li>Showing the influence of Pop art on other forms of culture beyond the visual arts, e.g. music or fashion.</li>
<li>Understanding the legacy of Pop art and its influence on contemporary art from a 21st-century perspective.</li>
</ul>
Conducted by: 
José Lebrero Stals, culture and art manager, exhibition curator. He has been artistic director of the Picasso Museum in Malaga.
Structure and Contents <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2024/03/Programa-Curso-online-arte-pop-para-web.pdf">[+info]</a>

Online art courses Pop Art: Past and Present

Los cursos de arte online del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao ofrecen una oportunidad única de formarse de manera accesible a la vez que rigurosa sobre temas y conceptos clave de la historia del arte moderno y contemporáneo desde una perspectiva actual. Contando con la participación de expertos en cada campo, los cursos toman como punto de partida la Colección del Museo y su dinámica y variada programación artística.

Online art courses Pop Art: Past and Present | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Course

Structures of Contemporary Art: The Everlasting Question of How Works of Art Are Created and What They Mean
The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern art, addressed from contemporary perspectives.
Drawing on contributions from experts and based on the Museum’s Collection and its dynamic program, offering a wide range of different activities, the courses are designed to give participants an overview of the subjects under study while awakening their curiosity and kindling their desire to study and learn.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
This online course is aimed at:
<ul>
<li>Exploring the reasons why artists create art, emphasizing the importance of the creative processes (both physical and mental) that lead to the creation of works of art.</li>
<li>Analyzing how the stories and messages conveyed by artists through a variety of visual languages cause moods, feelings, and responses in the viewer, thus adding a beneficial layer to art.</li>
<li>Focusing on the power of art, as well as on the artist’s commitment to the writing and rewriting of history on the basis of personal perspective and historical context.</li>
<li>Highlighting the future potential of art, based on the understanding of the present.</li>
</ul>
Conducted by: 
Miguel López-Remiro Forcada, independent art consultant and curator. Artistic Director of the Picasso Museum in Malaga
COURSE STRUCTURE, INTRODUCTION, AND CONTENTS <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2024/12/PROGRAMA-curso-Estructuras-del-arte-REVISADO.pdf">[+info]</a>

Online Art Course. Structures of Contemporary Art

Structures of Contemporary Art: The Everlasting Question of How Works of Art Are Created and What They Mean

Online Art Course. Structures of Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

A Trip to Present-Day Galicia

From April 24 to 27, 2025, we will continue to explore the Iberian Peninsula, this time heading west. 
An amazing architecture, great museums, dedicated collectors, and groundbreaking artists make a kaleidoscope that reflects an unexpected reality, dipped in creative energy. We will stay in A Coruña, where we will take a look at Nicholas Grimshaw’s building for Afundación Abanca, Arata Isozaki’s design for the Domus-Casa del Hombre museum, and local architect Elsa Urquijo’s rehabilitation project for the industrial complex owned by the Marta Ortega Pérez (MOP) Foundation.
In Santiago de Compostela, a city laden with history, we will see Peter Eisenman’s Cidade da Cultura, the Zen building designed by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza for Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea (CGAC), the SGAE headquarters, where Antón García-Abril pays tribute to stone and color in the Cathedral’s Portico of Glory, and the building for Fundación RIA by British architect David Chipperfield, winner of the Prtizker Architecture Prize 2023.
In the provinces of Pontevedra and Coruña, we will take in three unique landmarks: the architectural intervention introduced in the pazo de Monteagudo, in A Estrada, owned by an art-collecting couple, by Santander-born architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg; David Chipperfield’s private home in Corrubedo and his rehabilitated bar; and the Manolo Paz Contemporary Art Foundation in Cambados, where the sculptor’s works overlook the river Umia as it flows into the ocean.
<a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2024/11/Viaje-a-Galicia-24-27-abril-2024.pdf">DOWNLOAD PROGRAM</a>

From April 24 to 27, 2025, we will continue to explore the Iberian Peninsula, this time heading west. An amazing architecture, great museums, dedicated collectors, and groundbreaking artists make a kaleidoscope that reflects an unexpected reality

A Trip to Present-Day Galicia | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Course. The Body and Identity in Contemporary Art

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern art, addressed from contemporary perspectives.
Drawing on contributions from experts and based on the Museum’s Collection and its dynamic program, the courses are designed to give participants an overview of the subjects under study while awakening their curiosity and kindling their desire to study and learn.
Our new online course, The Body and Identity in Contemporary Art, is aimed at:
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
<ul>
<li>Highlighting the importance of the human body as a motif for representation, a tool for creation, and a work of art in itself in twentieth- and twenty-first-century artistic practices.</li>
<li>Discussing how the notions of identity, gender, and diversity challenge established norms and contribute to the emergence of new models and creative manifestations.</li>
<li>Giving visibility to artists from minority groups and their contributions, granting them the place they deserve in the history of twentieth- and twenty-first-century art.</li>
<li>Offering an overview of new forms of creation and new constructions of identity in today’s global artistic milieu.</li>
</ul>
Course structure, Introduction, and Contents <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2023/03/PROGRAMA-curso-arte-online-Cuerpo-e-Identidad-23-03-15.pdf">[+ info]</a> 

Conducted by 
Aimar Arriola, art curator, editor, and researcher
&nbsp;
Elssie Ansareo. El baile de las flâneuses 2007. Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern art, addressed from contemporary perspectives.

Online Art Course. The Body and Identity in Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Guided Tours

Tours

Every month, we organize guided tours of our exhibitions in Spanish and in Basque, visiting the relevant Museum galleries. Just pick your date and time!
Also, in your private area you will find exclusive online content about the exhibitions: audio guides, tours with curators, and more.
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<td width="119">LANGUAGE</td>
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<td width="252">Helen Frankenthaler</td>
<td width="104">60 min.</td>
<td width="119"> </td>
</tr>
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<td width="252">Tuesday, April 22</td>
<td width="104">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Tuesday, April 22</td>
<td width="104">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Tuesday, April 22</td>
<td width="104">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Tuesday, April 22</td>
<td width="104">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Friday, April 25</td>
<td width="104">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Friday, April 25</td>
<td width="104">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
</tr>
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<td width="252">Friday, April 25</td>
<td width="104">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Friday, April 25</td>
<td width="104">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Sunday, April 27</td>
<td width="104">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Sunday, April 27</td>
<td width="104">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Sunday, April 27</td>
<td width="104">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Sunday, April 27</td>
<td width="104">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Tuesday, April 29</td>
<td width="104">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Tuesday, April 29</td>
<td width="104">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="252">Tuesday, April 29</td>
<td width="104">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="252">Tuesday, April 29</td>
<td width="104">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
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Members only

Every month, we organize guided tours of our exhibitions in Spanish and in Basque, visiting the relevant Museum galleries. Just pick your date and time!

Guided Tours | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

ITP Aero

Drawing for Beginners: Drawing Stories (Saturdays)

Families

This term, we will tell stories visually through drawing, a medium offering the chance to look closely around you and also within. We invite you to observe with curious eyes and then choose what you want to tell graphically.
These workshops will cover topics such as sequence (movement, continuity, rhythm...), character design (expression of emotions, gestures, faces) and the relationship between text and image (vignettes, speech bubbles, onomatopoeias) to draw the story we want to tell: from a dream to something that we would like to happen in the future. In our creation, we need inspiration, and the Museum can be the ideal place to look for it. The exhibitions of Tarsila do Amaral and Masterpieces on Paper from Budapest will be our place of work for some sessions.
Throughout the course, we will explore various techniques, such as charcoal, watercolor, and markers, and experiment with various mediums for painting. We will create a small book or illustrated magazine to document the process followed on this course.
Conceived as a series of progressive workshops held over the course of the school year, in which students learn techniques and concepts, the course encourages participants to enjoy art by making art, suggesting a closer, more proactive look at artwork.
Part Three: 6 workshops (from March 29 to May 17)
March 29: Drawing Stories 
In this introduction to graphic storytelling, we will learn different ways to tell a story through a sequence of images.
April 5: Character Design 
We will start creating characters, studying how to represent gestures and emotions, choosing clothing… to give them life and personality.
April 12: BOOM! 
We will discover ways of linking text and image using speech bubbles, onomatopoeia, and different typefaces.
May 3: Animation 
We will make a short animation of our drawings using folioscope, which creates the illusion of movement.
May 10: Faces and Figures 
Geometric shapes, straight lines and a other tricks will help us draw portraits of people and figures in different positions and with different expressions.
May 17: Drawing What Isn’t There 
We will draw a dream, a strange event, a wish for the future…. And we will pull all our drawings and stories together in a magazine or collective publication that will summarize our experience.
Conducted by: Mónica Martínez, Raúl Domínguez Pazo
Saturdays, 5:30 pm 
Duration: 90 min. 
Ages: 6–10 
Language: Spanish 
Limited capacity

This term, we will tell stories visually through drawing, a medium offering the chance to look closely around you and also within

Drawing for Beginners: Drawing Stories (Saturdays) | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Film Screenings: ¡Tarsilinha!

On stage

Screening of  Tarsilinha!, an animated documentary for children and animated film lovers that pays tribute to artist Tarsila do Amaral. Tarsilinha, an eight-year-old girl, embarks on a fantastic journey celebrating a rich cultural diversity and the magic of characters inspired in Brazilian myths, indigenous traditions, and African and Portuguese elements.
Tarsilinha, winner at the Chilemonos International Animation Festival (Santiago de Chile) and the Academia Brasileira de Cinema e Artes Audiovisuais (Rio de Janeiro), will be premiered in Bilbao on Saturday 19. The event will be attended by one of the film’s directors, Kiko Mistrorigo.
Duration: 90 min. 
Language: Spanish 
Recommended age: 5+

Screening of  Tarsilinha!, an animated documentary for children and animated film lovers that pays tribute to artist Tarsila do Amaral.

Film Screenings: ¡Tarsilinha! | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Learning to draw. Drawing Stories (Sundays)

This term, we will tell stories visually through drawing, a medium offering the chance to look closely around you and also within. We invite you to observe with curious eyes and then choose what you want to tell graphically.
These workshops will cover topics such as sequence (movement, continuity, rhythm...), character design (expression of emotions, gestures, faces) and the relationship between text and image (vignettes, speech bubbles, onomatopoeias) to draw the story we want to tell: from a dream to something that we would like to happen in the future. In our creation, we need inspiration, and the Museum can be the ideal place to look for it. The exhibitions of Tarsila do Amaral and Masterpieces on Paper from Budapest will be our place of work for some sessions.
Throughout the course, we will explore various techniques, such as charcoal, watercolor, and markers, and experiment with various mediums for painting. We will create a small book or illustrated magazine to document the process followed on this course.
Conceived as a series of progressive workshops held over the course of the school year, in which students learn techniques and concepts, the course encourages participants to enjoy art by making art, suggesting a closer, more proactive look at artwork.
Part Three: 6 workshops (from March 30  to May 18)
March 30: Drawing Stories 
In this introduction to graphic storytelling, we will learn different ways to tell a story through a sequence of images.
April 6: Character Design 
We will start creating characters, studying how to represent gestures and emotions, choosing clothing… to give them life and personality.
April 13: BOOM! 
We will discover ways of linking text and image using speech bubbles, onomatopoeia, and different typefaces.
May 4: Animation 
We will make a short animation of our drawings using folioscope, which creates the illusion of movement.
May 11: Faces and Figures 
Geometric shapes, straight lines and a other tricks will help us draw portraits of people and figures in different positions and with different expressions.
May 18: Drawing What Isn’t There 
We will draw a dream, a strange event, a wish for the future…. And we will pull all our drawings and stories together in a magazine or collective publication that will summarize our experience.
Conducted by: Mónica Martínez, Raúl Domínguez Pazo 
Sundays, 5:30 pm 
Ages: 6–10 
Duration: 90 min. 
Language: Spanish

This term, we will tell stories visually through drawing, a medium offering the chance to look closely around you and also within.

Learning to draw. Drawing Stories (Sundays) | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Course in Digital Imaging: Learning to Look

In this course, you will learn how to tell stories using digital images, using photographically actively and creatively. In addition, you will develop a critical perspective on the constant presence of images in modern society and expand the ways in which reality can be seen.
Using photography as a medium and tool, we will look for imaginative ways to transform the reality we see at first glance and, going further, to show what we wish to convey from our own perspective.
You will be encouraged to work in groups when planning your images, coming up with creative solutions for your assignments through experimentation, creativity, and play. In search of inspiration, you will visit the Museum’s exhibitions, as well as the works in the Museum Collection. You are welcome to bring your mobile phone or tablet along to take pictures. If you cannot bring your own device, you will get a camera from us. To sign up for this course, a parent or guardian must sign a form authorizing picture taking during the workshops.
The course is conceived of as a series of progressive workshops:
March 30: The Body as Landscape: A Matter of Framing 
We will put into practice the different types of photographic framing using our bodies as a motif. Abstracting our image, the folds of our clothes or our skin will turn into horizon lines, lakes, mountains, or paths.
April 6: What Can a Machine Do with Someone’s Memories? 
Starting from this question posed by artist Refik Anadol, we will analyze the image in the era of artificial intelligence. We will dive and delve into the work of this artist, paying attention to our experience with all five senses. We will write down a series of free notes and then input them into an image generator and reflect on the results.
May 11: Dark is Beautiful 
In the darkness, many things are concealed or unnoticed at first: We will look for them and learn to capture them with our cameras. We will enter a world of mystery and discovery, making the invisible visible.
May 18: Water, Reflections, Bubbles 
Taking water as our theme, we will learn to photograph its movement in high definition. We will explore its reflections, looking for different perspectives and coming up with games where our brain will have to decide what is real and what is not. The thousands of reflections of Anish Kapoor’s sculpture will inspire our investigation.
May 25: Photocall 
We will learn how to design our own space to take pictures, considering the lighting, the background, the arrangement of figures… for a very fun last session where we are the stars!
Conducted by: Borja Gómez, Aitziber Aguirre
Sundays, 10:15 am 
Duration: 90 min. 
Ages: 9–12 
Languages: Bilingual (Spanish and Basque) 
Limited capacity

In this course, you will learn how to tell stories using digital images, using photographically actively and creatively.

Course in Digital Imaging: Learning to Look | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Occident

Free admission to the exhibition: In situ: Refik Anadol

Schools

A unique opportunity for educators to visit the exhibition at their own pace. This exhibition introduces the fascinating work of new media artist Refik Anadol, who uses data-driven machine-learning algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) to create immersive, multisensory environments in a variety of forms. Anadol explores the possibilities and challenges brought about by ubiquitous computing, asking fundamental questions such as what it means to be human in the age of AI and making deep reflections about the creative potential of machines.

A unique opportunity for educators to visit the exhibition at their own pace. This exhibition introduces the fascinating work of new media artist Refik Anadol, who uses data-driven machine-learning algorithms and artificial intelligence

Free admission to the exhibition: In situ: Refik Anadol | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Courses: Art and Machines: From Locomotives to AI

This online course focuses on the undeniable historical connection between art and machines. In the Renaissance, machines played a fundamental role in the development of architecture and perspective in painting and sculpture. In the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution led to the introduction of new materials like iron, concrete, and glass. Machines became a symbol of progress and modernity, and new inventions like the camera or the cinematograph opened new roads for creation. The 20th century witnessed the consolidation of photography and cinema first and then the emergence of new kinetic and robotic mechanisms that made it possible to make complex video installations. And today we are witnesses to the development of artificial intelligence (AI).
Although machines are human inventions that contribute to the development of new forms of artistic production while mirroring the transformations in society and the perception of the world, their use in art has always stirred debate, mostly in connection with their role in creative processes vis-à-vis more conventional or handcrafted methods.
The course will be conducted by Josu Rekalde, a multidisciplinary artist whose production includes experimental videos, sculpture installations, and new technologies. Rekalde was a faculty member at the School of Art in the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).
Target audience: Adults interested in contemporary art 
Type of course: online (accessed from the online platform) 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Language: Spanish 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, participants will get a certificate.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
<ol>
<li>Keys to understand and examples to illustrate the relationship between art and machines from the 19th century to the present.</li>
<li>Leading artists and most relevant works.</li>
<li>Other forms of artistic production coexisting with more conventional or non-technology-based techniques to broaden your understanding of modern and contemporary art.</li>
<li>New role and social impact of artists in the age of AI.</li>
</ol>
CONTENTS
The course will be divided into four thematic modules, with examples by relevant artists.
Module I: Machines as Objects of Representation and Symbols of Modernity
In the 19th century, art was transformed by the rise of machines as mass production engines, brought about by the Industrial Revolution. Artists like the Impressionists or the Futurists laid their eyes on machines and technology developments as symbols of progress, modernity, and dynamism.
Video 1: From J. M. W. Turner to Impressionism
Video 2: A new machine: the cinematograph
Video 3: Fernand Léger and the painting of the industrial and mechanical world
Video 4: Futurism: a celebration of the power and speed of machines
Module II: Light and Movement, New Art Materials
In the early 20th century, the use of machines as tools for change in society and in art became part of the program of several revolutionary movements, as well as those breaking away from traditional forms of artistic production. Meanwhile, mobile and kinetic elements entered the art scene and found their place among artistic practices.
Video 1: Constructivism: Antoine Pevsner, Naum Gabo, Vladimir Tatlin
Video 2: Dadaism and Surrealism: Francis Picabia, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray
Video 3: Mobiles: László Moholy-Nagy, Alexander Calder
Video 4: Kinetic Art: Jean Tinguely, Theo Jansen
Module III: Bodies and Machines
Artists have focused on the role of bodies in connection with technology, particularly from the 1960s to the present. This has led to the discussion of the social and anthropological consequences of man-machine hybrids and new forms of experimentation in art.
Video 1: Art and robotics: Nam June Paik, Marcel.lí Antúnez Roca
Video 2: Cyborgs in contemporary art: Stelarc and Orlan, Neil Harbisson
Video 3: Video cameras, a new way of looking at reality: Peter Weibel, Michael Snow
Video 4: Multimedia installations: Yayoi Kusama, Edwin van der Heide, Mark Leckey
Module IV: Looking into the Future: From Digital Art to New Ways of Making Art
With the emergence of digital art in the 1960s, the first computers made their way into artistic creation. More recently, the use of AI enabled artists to go beyond traditional concepts and roles. Finally and the hybridizations between art and science are beginning to open up new perspectives for understanding reality.
Video 1: Computational Art: Vera Molnár, A. Michael Noll, Centro de Cálculo UCM (José María Yturralde, Elena Asins)
Video 2: Net.art (New Media Art): Vuk Ćósic, Olia Lialina, Daniel Guzmán
Video 3: AI and Generative Art: Refik Anadol
Video 4: Art and science: future questions.
Juan Muñoz 
Shadow and Mouth, 1997/2017 
Polyester resin, cloth, pigment, wood and motor 
Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa

This online course focuses on the undeniable historical connection between art and machines. In the Renaissance, machines played a fundamental role in the development of architecture and perspective in painting and sculpture

Online Art Courses: Art and Machines: From Locomotives to AI | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Shared Reflections

In these guided tours, members of the Guggenheim Bilbao staff discuss the exhibitions, offering multiple interpretations of the works shown. This month, we will focus on the exhibition dedicated to the work of American painter Helen Frankenthaler.
<ul>
<li>Key Concepts: Helen Frankenthaler: Painting Without Rules</li>
</ul>
Duration: 55 min. 
Limited capacity 
*Sponsored by Fundación Vizcaína Aguirre

In these guided tours, members of the Guggenheim Bilbao staff discuss the exhibitions, offering multiple interpretations of the works shown. This month, we will focus on the exhibition dedicated to the work of American painter Helen Frankenthaler.

Shared Reflections | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

In the Kitchen: Tasting Codfish Bites

A tasting of codfish bites, paired with wines from Bodega Gorka Izagirre, brought to you by Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao.
Codfish is one of the flagship foods of the so-called New Basque Cuisine, a new style of Basque cooking rooted in traditional recipes and homemade dishes. In April, Nerua’s culinary experience “In the Kitchen” will focus on the preparation of several codfish-based dishes. It will be a special occasion to take an inside look at all the versions, forms, and flavors of codfish in the kitchen, as you taste the wines from Bodega Gorka Izagirre.
If you have a food intolerance or need more information about the dishes, please write to us at <a href="mailto:daniel@nerua.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">daniel@nerua.com</a>
Time: 6:30 pm 
Event duration: 90 min. 
Language: Spanish
<a href="https://www.covermanager.com/reservation/module_restaurant/nerua/?source=Amigos%20de%20museo&amp;day=2025-04-30&amp;hour=18:30">Book Now</a>
Members and accompanying guests only

A tasting of codfish bites, paired with wines from Bodega Gorka Izagirre, brought to you by Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao.

In the Kitchen: Tasting Codfish Bites | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Flash Trips: León

We have planned a new trip in Spain, this time to towns in Castille-León.
In this flash trip for Museum Members, we will explore the city of León. Trip highlights include the Fundación Cerezales Antonino y Cinia, in the old schools in Cerezales del Condado (30 kilometers from the city); the Museum of Contemporary Art of Castille-León (MUSAC) and its exhibition focusing on the work of Ai Weiwei; VILE La Finca and its wines (15 kilometers south); and some of the gems in town, including the Cathedral, the Convent of San Marcos, the Collegiate Church of San Isidoro, and Casa Botines-Gaudí Museum, which became a National Historical Monument in 1969.
Members only
<a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2025/03/Escapada-a-Leon-8-9mayo-2025.pdf">DOWNLOAD PROGRAM</a>

We have planned a new trip in Spain, this time to towns in Castille-León.

Flash Trips: León | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Every month, we organize guided tours of our exhibitions in Spanish and in Basque. Just pick your date and time!
Also, in your private area you will find exclusive online content about the shows: audio guides, tours with curators, and more.
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<td width="64">TIME</td>
<td width="119">LANGUAGE</td>
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<td width="307">Helen Frankenthaler</td>
<td width="64">60 min.</td>
<td width="119"></td>
</tr>
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<td width="307">Friday, May 2</td>
<td width="64">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="307">Friday, May 2</td>
<td width="64">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="307">Friday, May 2</td>
<td width="64">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="307">Friday, May 2</td>
<td width="64">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="307">Sunday, May 4</td>
<td width="64">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="307">Sunday, May 4</td>
<td width="64">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
</tr>
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<td width="307">Sunday, May 4</td>
<td width="64">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
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<td width="307">Sunday, May 4</td>
<td width="64">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="307">Tarsila do Amaral</td>
<td width="64"></td>
<td width="119"></td>
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<td width="307">Friday, May 30</td>
<td width="64">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="307">Friday, May 30</td>
<td width="64">17:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
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<td width="307">Budapest</td>
<td width="64"></td>
<td width="119"></td>
</tr>
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<td width="307">Friday, May 30</td>
<td width="64">13:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="307">Friday, May 30</td>
<td width="64">18:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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Every month, we organize guided tours of our exhibitions in Spanish and in Basque. Just pick your date and time!

Family Holiday Season

Special Day for Museum Members

Wellbeing

Art & Music

25th Anniversary

Talks

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TopARTE

Activities

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s activities calendar. Concerts, lectures, courses, family activities, films, shared reflections...

Calendar of activities | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

15€ Adults - 7.5€ Senior - 7.5€ Students

TopARTE, an initiative of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, remains firmly committed to local cultural actors and organizations. The result of this fruitful collaboration is a multidisciplinary program offering a wide range of content and formats, reaching all kinds of audiences.
As part of this initiative, the Museum hosts activities from a variety of fields, including architecture, film, dance, design, gastronomy, music, performance art, and theater.

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