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Bilbao’s Fine Arts Museum reopens after a four-year renovation
Bilbao’s Fine Arts Museum reopened on October 5 after a renovation that lasted four years.
The museum is part of a cultural route through northern Spain, from the Basque Country to Galicia.
The route also includes the Guggenheim Bilbao, which opened 29 years ago in a former industrial area.
Its impact on the city’s renewal is known as the “Bilbao Effect.”
The renovated Fine Arts Museum has 6,900 square metres of space, including a new entrance atrium and a rooftop terrace.
It also displays 150 new works, including pieces by 55 women artists.
The museum’s reopening adds to the region’s cultural attractions.
Bilbao’s Fine Arts Museum reopened on October 5 after a renovation that lasted four years.
The renovation was carried out by Luis María Uriarte and Norman Foster.
The expanded museum covers 6,900 square metres and includes a new entrance atrium and the Agravitas building.
The reopening includes 150 new works, including pieces by 55 women artists.
- Who
- Bilbao’s Fine Arts Museum.
- What
- It reopened after a four-year renovation.
- When
- October 5; the year is not stated in the article’s account of the opening.
- Where
- Bilbao, in Spain’s Basque Country.
- Why
- To reopen after a four-year renovation and expansion.
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Renovation work on the museum took place over four years.
The renovated Bilbao Fine Arts Museum reopened.
- Renovation duration
- Four years
- Architects
- Luis María Uriarte and Norman Foster
- Museum area
- 6,900 square metres
- New works
- 150, including works by 55 women
- New terrace
- 700 square metres
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