The guggenheim museum bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by canadian american architect frank gehry and located in bilbao basque country spain the museum was inaugurated on 18 october 1997 by king juan carlos i of spain with an exhibition of 250 contemporary works of art.
Floor plan guggenheim museum bilbao plan.
The guggenheim museum first floor plan is a characteristic example of a combination of two of gehry s floor plans strategies the sculptural warping strategy that is represented in my previous post and the personal fan shape strategy shown above by the emr communication and technology center.
Introduction the work of american architect frank o.
Gehry is world renowned for its organic titanium clad forms and has been one of the key factors of the renaissance of bilbao and the.
A floor plan guide 20 x 30 for guggenheim museum in nyc.
Built alongside the nervion river which runs through the city of bilbao to the cantabrian sea.
The matter of time 1994 2005 a unique permanent installation by richard serra is one of the icons of the guggenheim museum bilbao collection.
Available in basque spanish english french catalan and galician you can get the guggenheim museum bilbao magazine at the museum s information desk.
The guide is color coded by floor and lists what to view by levels and by exhibitions for users to easily relate to their location and desired direction.
Gehry the guggenheim museum has played a key role in the urban revitalization and transformation of the area in addition to becoming the symbol of the city of bilbao spain.
The artist advises visitors to come into gallery 104 for a partial view of the installation then take the glass elevators limited capacity to the 2nd floor for a panoramic view from the balcony and then come back to the.
It is the best known of all the museums within the foundation and often referred to simply as the guggenheim.
The bilbao museum is part of the guggenheim network which includes art galleries in new york venice and abu dhabi.
Guggenheim foundation dedicated to modern art.
It was founded in 1937 in the upper east side ny.
1st floor gallery 104.
Opened to the public on october 18 1997 the museum s building designed by canadian born american architect frank o.
Eliinbar sketches 2011.