Guided Tours

Members

Tours

Museum Members

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!
Remember you can find exclusive online content related to the exhibitions in your private area: audio guides, tours with curators, and more.
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<td width="307">Helen Frankenthaler</td>
<td width="64">60 min</td>
<td width="85">20 pers.</td>
<td width="119"></td>
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<td width="307">Sunday, September 28</td>
<td width="64">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="85">1 grupo</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="307">Sunday, September 28</td>
<td width="64">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="85">1 grupo</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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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

Trip to Budapest

General Public

On the occasion of the Museum exhibition Masterpieces on Paper from Budapest, we will get even closer to the Pearl of the Danube, the Hungarian capital, with its spectacular urban landscape dotted with 19th-century architectural landmarks along the river.
<a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2025/03/Viaje-a-BUDAPEST-3-7octubre2025-1.pdf">DOWNLOAD PROGRAM</a>
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On the occasion of the Museum exhibition Masterpieces on Paper from Budapest, we will get even closer to the Pearl of the Danube, the Hungarian capital, with its spectacular urban landscape dotted with 19th-century architectural landmarks along the river.

Trip to Budapest | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Euskeria Choir from the Bilbao Choral Society with Bea Asurmendi

Comprising as many as thirty singers conducted by Urko Sangroniz, Euskeria will perform a cappella and accompanied by a jazz band.
The concert’s program, which reveals the choir’s versatility and commitment, will include a performance by singer Bea Asurmendi as well.
Duration: 60 min.
An activity organized by EITB to be recorded for future broadcast.
External activity, not organized by the Museum.
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Comprising as many as thirty singers conducted by Urko Sangroniz, Euskeria will perform a cappella and accompanied by a jazz band.

Euskeria Choir from the Bilbao Choral Society with Bea Asurmendi | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

360º Immersion: Virtual Tours Online

Online

In this virtual tour, you will take a look at the work of American artist Barbara Kruger under the guidance of Marta Arzak, Associate Director of Digital Education.
Sign up and get the link to join us on the day of the tour from any device. No need to come to the Museum!
Time: 5:00 pm
Duration: 45 min
For Museum Members only
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In this virtual tour, you will take a look at the work of American artist Barbara Kruger under the guidance of Marta Arzak, Associate Director of Digital Education.

360º Immersion: Virtual Tours Online | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

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!
Remember you can find exclusive online content related to the exhibitions in your private area: audio guides, tours with curators, and more.
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<td width="119">LANGUAGE</td>
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<td width="283">Barbara Kruger: Another day. Another night.</td>
<td width="89">60 min.</td>
<td width="85">20 people</td>
<td width="119"> </td>
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<td width="283">Sunday, October 12</td>
<td width="89">11:00 am</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="283">Sunday, October 12</td>
<td width="89">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="283">Sunday, October 12</td>
<td width="89">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="283">Sunday, October 12</td>
<td width="89">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="283">Sunday, October 12</td>
<td width="89">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="283">Maria Helena Vieira da Silva. Anatomy of Space</td>
<td width="89">60 min.</td>
<td width="85">20 people</td>
<td width="119"> </td>
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<td width="283">Tuesday, October 28</td>
<td width="89">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="283">Tuesday, October 28</td>
<td width="89">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
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<td width="283">Tuesday, October 28</td>
<td width="89">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="283">Tuesday, October 28</td>
<td width="89">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="283">Friday, October 31</td>
<td width="89">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="283">Friday, October 31</td>
<td width="89">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="283">Friday, October 31</td>
<td width="89">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="283">Friday, October 31</td>
<td width="89">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="85">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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Course: Approaching Art: Art as a Mirror of the World Around Us

Courses and workshops

“Approaching Art” is a series of introductory courses to contemporary art that deal with seminal key concepts with an instructive, accessible approach. Each course is divided into three easy-to-grasp modules, which also work as independent units, for the enjoyment and understanding of contemporary art, the Museum’s exhibitions, and the works in the Collection.
Conducted by: Iñigo Sarriugarte Gómez, Professor of History of Art at the University of the Basque Country (EHU/UPV) 
Type of course: on-site (it can be done online) 
Day and time: Tuesdays, 6:00–7:30 pm 
Target audience: adults interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
<ul>
<li>You will get acquainted with a series of relevant contemporary artists, their production, contributions, and influences, and with a number of specific artworks, placed in their historical, social, political, and artistic context.</li>
<li>In this approach to modern and contemporary art, you will acquire some basic notions to gain confidence in this field.</li>
<li>You will explore the work of female artists and the place they deserve in the history of art.</li>
<li>You will discuss common threads in contemporary art that have acquired great importance and notoriety at a social level, such as equality, diversity, and sustainability.</li>
</ul>
CONTENTS
Module I: Utopias and Shattered Dreams
October 21: Social, Scientific, and Cultural Transformations 
From the late 19th century to the outbreak of World War II, the world witnessed a number of profound political, social, and technological transformations: the growth of cities powered by the late Industrial Revolution; unprecedented advancements in science and technology; the rise of new social classes and social movements. World War I meant the disruption of the existing world order, leaving in its wake a devastated European continent and paving the way for both revolutionary and authoritarian movements. In addition, the profound economic crisis of 1929 aggravated the situation of uncertainty and lack of stability, which led to the rise of totalitarianism in several countries.
Fundamental discoveries in physics, chemistry, and biology led to unprecedented progress in science and technology, transforming the way the world was viewed and bringing in modern times. New philosophical, psychological, and artistic schools—positivism, psychoanalysis, and the avant-garde movements—encouraged men and women to question traditional values and explore new means of expression and knowledge.
November 4: The Emergence of Utopia and Other Looks 
Avant-garde art movements, like Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, or Surrealism reflected the uncertainty and the need for renewal of the day. New artistic languages and ways of thinking, under the influence of utopian and idealistic notions, were used in an effort to build a better world through art. Meanwhile, the language of abstraction that emerged in the previous century took root, and the new perspectives and forms of expression helped artists find forms of representation that were far away from reality.
Selected artists: Giacomo Balla, Marcel Duchamp, Vasily Kandinsky, Hilma af Klint, René Magritte, Kazimir Malevich, Maruja Mallo, Piet Mondrian, Kurt Schwitters.
November 18: Artistic Communities and Settlements—Monte Verità and Bauhaus 
In the early 20th century, artistic communities were established in Europe and America as spaces to experiment, break away from the established norm, and collectively find new ways of living and creating. Inspired by utopian ideals and driven by the will to challenge social conventions, these communities gathered artists, intellectuals, and reformers.
An emblematic case in Europe, Monte Verità, Switzerland, was considered a forerunner of alternative movements. It brought together artists, writers, and thinkers in search for freedom, life in contact with nature, and experimentation in the spheres of art and ideas in the early 20th century. Monte Verità became a laboratory for new practices combining art, dance, spirituality, vegetarianism, and communal life, anticipating some of the aspects of the countercultural movements of later years.
There were other, similar, initiatives across Europe. The Bauhaus in Germany, for instance, was a creative, interdisciplinary community where art, architecture, and designed were integrated under a transformative, and collective approach.
Selected artists: Josef and Anni Albers, Marcel Breuer, Isadora Duncan, Walter Gropius, Alexej von Jawlensky, Paul Klee, Rudolf von Laban, László Moholy-Nagy, Oskar Schlemmer, Gunta Stölzl, Marianne von Werefkin, Mary Wigman.
December 2: Tour of the exhibition Maria Helena Vieira da Silva. Anatomy of Space.
Module II: In Search for New Freedoms
January 20: Social, Scientific, and Cultural Transformations 
The end of World War II marked the beginning of a new era of transformations and a new global order. Against the backdrop of the Cold War, Europe and Japan undertook their reconstruction, which led to unprecedented economic growth in the Western world. Decolonization began in Africa and Asia, changing the political map of the world.
Among the most relevant scientific innovations of the period, the Space Race and man’s first landing on the Moon in 1969, advances in nuclear power and medicine, or the development of new technologies revolutionized communications and everyday life.
Existentialism, structuralism, hermeneutics, postmodernism, and liberation movements framed and gave voice to mankind’s concerns associated with the uncertainty of the post-war world, the reconstruction efforts, and the need to find new meanings for life and new forms of freedom.
February 3: Organicism, St Ives School, Informalism, New York School v. Pop Art 
The visual arts reflected the profound changes experienced in the world in the aftermath of World War II, with the tensions and aspirations that characterized societies in need of change. The emerging art movements broke away from traditional aesthetics, promoting artistic languages that were essentially abstract.
In the 1950s, as London was grappling with the consequences of the war, a group of artists gathered in the Cornish town of St Ives. The St Ives School and organic sculpture led the avant-garde in Britain: they promoted the use of nature-inspired forms and the harmonious integration of the artwork and its environment. In France and Spain, the art scene was dominated by Informalism or Art Informel, while in America, Abstract Expressionism promoted abstract, non-representational art on an international level, while Pop Art championed popular culture and figurative art.
Selected artists: Arman, Marisol Escobar, Richard Hamilton, Barbara Hepworth, Roy Lichtenstein, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Andy Warhol.
February 17: The Dematerialization of Art and the Emergence of New “Exhibition Spaces” 
In the 1960s and 1970s, against the backdrop of the pacifist and feminist movements, art turned once again to nature, landscape, and the Earth, albeit not under a traditional, figurative approach. Movements like Land Art or Earth Art, Arte Povera, or Atmospheric Art flourished in the art world, seeking new forms of representation or interventions in reality where nature was used as material (soil, wood, the elements, etc.) and/or as creative tool. This led to the emergence of new spaces for artistic creation and exhibition, such as natural or open environments, which transcend the walls of museums and galleries .
Through performance art and certain feminism and pacifist claims, the human body acquires and unprecedented visibility.
Selected artists: Giovanni Anselmo, Jannis Kounellis, Richard Long, Fujiko Nakaya, Robert Smithson, James Turrell, Yoko Ono.
March 3: Tour of the Permanent Collection and the exhibition Arts of the Earth, part 1
Module III: Without Borders: Mother Earth
March 17: Social, Scientific, and Cultural Transformations 
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the end of the Cold War and ushered in a new era, characterized by rapid globalization and significant political transformations. Social movements for the advancement of civil rights, gender equality, and diversity spread across the globe.
The rise of the internet and digital technology revolutionized communications, education, and relationships in society and at the workplace. The Human Genome Project, the use of renewable energy, and space research broadened the horizon of knowledge.
Following postmodernism, philosophy embraced pluralism and diversity while focusing on topics such as democracy, global justice, the ethics of technology, environmental awareness, ecofeminism, and decolonial perspectives.
New artistic practices appear to open up new spaces for reflection about social and environmental issues as well as collective identity.
April 7: Beyond Modern Art in the West: New Ideas and Creative Avenues 
In 1989, a contemporary art exhibition was held in Paris under the title Magiciens de la terre, curated by Jean-Hubert Martin. The show had a huge impact in that it challenged Eurocentric and colonial practices within contemporary art exhibitions, featuring both Western and non-Western artists shoulder to shoulder.
Later, the awareness of the true place that each artist occupies opens a continuous debate and reflection on decolonization in contemporary art, questioning the "official" historiography, almost always told from a single point of view, and giving visibility to other artistic practices that previously had no voice.
Selected artists: Agnes Denes, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Barbara Kruger, Cildo Meireles, Ana Mendieta, Huang Yong Ping, Susana Solano, Cecilia Vicuña
April 21: Tour of the exhibitions Ruth Asawa and Arts of the Earth, part 2 
May 5: Contemporary Art and Environmental Sustainability: Art as a Driver of Change? 
Over the past few decades, growing awareness of climate change and humankind’s responsibility in it has inspired a generation of artists whose creative purpose and processes try to shed light on this threat through art. Practices such as agriculture, agronomy, botany, geology, chemistry, physics, or biology inevitably intersect with the arts.
Contemporary art practices reflect the way in which we have related and relate to the natural world and the environment around us, how we have gone from being "spectators" to having greater awareness and involvement.
Selected artists: El Anatsui, Olafur Eliasson, Fernando García-Dory, Julie Mehretu, Asunción Molinos Gordo
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Image: 
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992) 
Figure de ballet, 1948 
Oil and graphite on canvas, 27 × 46 cm 
Courtesy Galerie Jeanne Bucher Jaeger, Paris–Lisbon 
Inv. CR587

“Approaching Art” is a series of introductory courses to contemporary art that deal with seminal key concepts with an instructive, accessible approach. Each course is divided into three easy-to-grasp modules, which also work as independent units, for the enjoyment and understanding of contemporary art, the Museum’s exhibitions, and the works in the Collection.

Course: Approaching Art: Art as a Mirror of the World Around Us | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Dinner with AÜRT

Other activities

Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao is hosting an exclusive four-hands dinner in collaboration with Barcelona’s AÜRT restaurant.  At this event, both teams will come together to offer a menu specially designed for the evening, a unique culinary proposal available exclusively for one night only. The dinner draws together two perspectives and two regions fuelled by the same passion, in an exclusive menu that has been specially devised to be enjoyed for one night only, accompanied by an exquisite selection of wines.
Time: 8:00 pm
Duration: Approx. 150 min.
Language: Spanish
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Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao is hosting an exclusive four-hands dinner in collaboration with Barcelona’s AÜRT restaurant.

Dinner with AÜRT | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Lagunartean: Guided Tour and Express Lunch

Discover the highlights of the exhibition dedicated to Maria Helena Vieira da Silva and then share your thoughts with other Museum Members over lunch.
Learn about the artist’s connections in Rio, Brazil, where she gained prominence after leaving Europe with her husband, Hungarian abstract painter Árpád Szenes, on the outbreak of World War II.
Make good use of your lunch break visiting the Museum’s exhibitions and having an express lunch at Bar Guggenheim Bilbao.
Menu 
Starter: Gazpacho 
Main course: Eggplant pie or Vegan / Beef burger 
Dessert: Orange cake or Chocolate cake 
Bread, water 
Two glasses of wine per person
Language: Spanish
Members only

Discover the highlights of the exhibition dedicated to Maria Helena Vieira da Silva and then share your thoughts with other Museum Members over lunch.

Lagunartean: Guided Tour and Express Lunch | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

In-Depth Itineraries

In this itinerary, we will explore the influences behind the work of Portuguese artist Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.
Da Silva’s sources range from the decorative geometry of Arab-Iberian ceramic tilework to the checkered tablecloths in Pierre Bonard’s paintings.
Our in-depth itineraries begin at the Educational Area, where we offer an audio-visual presentation, and then move on to the exhibition galleries.
Time: 5:00 pm
Duration: 90 min.
Language: Spanish
Members only

In this itinerary, we will explore the influences behind the work of Portuguese artist Maria Helena Vieira da Silva.

In-Depth Itineraries | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

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Activities

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

Calendar of activities | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Imagining the Future

Euskaltel Fundazioa and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao are pleased to launch the competition AI: Imagining the Future, with the collaboration of Google Cloud.
Under the slogan “Inspiring Connections: Art and Technology for a More Humane Future”, we would like to invite you to think about how innovation in communicationsand art can express values such as closeness, local identity, and sustainability.
How to enter the competition:
Go to the competition platform and follow the instructions there. You will have to write a prompt, which will be turned into an image using generative artificial intelligence (AI). You have up to five chances! Then choose the image with which you want to enter the competition and submit it.
The images will be shown on the platform, and ten will be shortlisted.
Out of the ten shortlisted images, four winners will be chosen—three by the Jury and one by popular vote.
The three winners selected by the Jury will get the following prize:
<ul>
<li>One latest-generation high-end smartphone with advanced artificial intelligence features (5G, 256GB)</li>
<li>A one-year membership of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao</li>
<li>Free access to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao online art courses during the membership year</li>
<li>A Google Nest Hub device</li>
<li>Online training in AI</li>
<li>An admission ticket to the Google Cloud Summit (Madrid, May 2026)</li>
</ul>
The winner selected by popular vote will get the following prize:
<ul>
<li>One latest-generation mid-range smartphone with advanced artificial intelligence features (5G, 128GB)</li>
<li>A one-year membership of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao</li>
<li>Free access to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao online art courses during the membership period</li>
<li>A Google Nest Audio device</li>
<li>Online training in AI</li>
<li>An admission ticket to the Google Cloud Summit (Madrid, May 2026)</li>
</ul>
<a class="Button_root__tIp3x button communityButton" title="Accede al concurso" href="https://argia.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Go to the competition now</a>

Competition AI

Euskaltel Foundation and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao announce the AI contest IMAGINE THE FUTURE.

Competition AI | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

18€ Adults - 9€ Senior - 9€ Students

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Course: Approaching Art: Art as a Mirror of the World Around Us

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In-Depth Itineraries