Frank Gehry's titanium-clad masterpiece on the Nervión waterfront is one of the most celebrated buildings of the twentieth century. The swirling forms clad in thousands of precisely cut titanium panels house a world-class collection of modern and contemporary art, including works by Kandinsky, Picasso, Koons, and Pollock. Jeff Koons' giant floral sculpture Puppy guards the entrance. Allow two to three hours minimum. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am–8pm.
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Gehry's titanium-clad icon that transformed Bilbao
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A story
When the museum opened in 1997, the Bilbao effect — the idea that a single landmark building could transform a post-industrial city — became an urban planning doctrine repeated worldwide. Whether it worked is debated; that it changed Bilbao is not.