Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Local name: Museo Guggenheim Bilbao
Located in Bilbao, Biscay Coordinates: 43°16′07″ N 2°56′03″ W
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 17 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BIO Bilbao Airport4 km
- VIT Vitoria Airport46 km
About Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum. Location: Bilbao, Biscay.
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain. It is one of several museums affiliated to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists. It was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 by King Juan Carlos I of Spain, with an exhibition of 250 contemporary works of art. It is one of the largest museums in Spain.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1997
- Opened
- 1997
- Architect
- Frank Gehry
- Area
- 2.4 ha
- Visitors per year
- 530,967 (2021)
- Official website
- guggenheim-bilbao.eus
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 5°)
- Wettest month
- November (129 mm)
- Driest month
- July (57 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 13° | 14° | 16° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 16° | 14° |
| Average low (°C) | 5° | 6° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 119 | 95 | 95 | 125 | 92 | 68 | 57 | 82 | 71 | 115 | 129 | 110 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
The nearest airport is Bilbao Airport (BIO), 4 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bilbao, 1 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Bilbao Airport (BIO) Bilbao 4 kmnortheast
- Vitoria Airport (VIT) Alava 46 kmsouth
- Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR) Santander 74 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Bilbao Population: 347.3K 1 kmsoutheast
- Barakaldo Population: 100.4K 5 kmnorthwest
- Vitoria-Gasteiz Population: 257.4K 51 kmsoutheast
- Santander Population: 173.6K 74 kmwest
- Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 78 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
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1.1 km
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Escultura Puppy Landmark, Bilbao0.1 km S
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Arenal Bridge Landmark, Bilbao1.2 km SE -
Church of San Antón Attraction, Bilbao1.7 km SE -
Vanguardia. Galería de Arte Museum, Bilbao0.6 km SE
Nearest towns and villages
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