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Guggenheim Museum, Abandoibarra etorbidea, 2
Opening hours: Tue-Sun, 10:00 to 20:00, everyday in July and August;closed on New Year's Day and Christmas Day
Admission Charge
A complete overview of plastic arts in the 20th century.

Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Plaza del Museo, 2
Opening hours: Tue-Sat, 10:00 to 20:00; Sundays and public holidays 10:00 to 14:00
closed on Mondays, New Year's Day and Christmas Day
Admission Charge
Permanent collections include: Old Art: El Greco, Zurbarán, Murillo, Ribera, Goya, Van Dyck, etc.; Contemporary Art: Gauguin, Bacon, Oteiza, Chillida, Tàpies, Barceló, etc.; Basque Art: Regoyos, Zuloaga, Echevarría, Iturrino, Arteta, etc.

Benedicto Museum, Iparraguirre, 55
Opening hours: Mon-Sun, 10:00 to 20:00
Admission free
Visits must be arranged by calling 609 389 425

Diocesan Sacred Art Museum, Plaza Encarnación 9B
Opening hours: Tue-Sat, 10:30 to 13:30 and 16:00 to 19:00; Sundays and public holidays, 10:30 to 13:30.
Closed on Monday
Admission Charge
Located in the premises of a former convent, founded by Dominican nuns, the museum exhibits collections of silver works with religious motifs including items made in Bilbao silversmiths' workshops as well as in other workshops in the province; sacred clothing including ornaments from the 16 th century onwards;  Sculptures, paintings, alabaster figures, pottery and leather items from the Romanesque up to the 21 st century.

Rìa de Bilbao Maritime Museum, Muelle Ramón de la Sota, 1
Opening hours:  Tue-Fri, 10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 18:00 and until 20:00 on weekends
Admission charge
The Museum covers an area of 27,000 square metres which include 7,000 for indoor collections (exhibitions, media archive, auditorium, shop, café, and other facilities) and 20,000 for outdoor exhibitions, the three docks, the walkway surrounding them and the estuary.

Bilbao Taurine Museum, Martín Agüero, 1
Opening hours: Mon-Fri, 10:30 to 13:00 and 16:00 to 18:00; closed on weekends and public holidays
Admission charge
The museum features a graphic-document archive of the history of bullfighting in Bilbao and Vizcaya, as well as bullfighting-related items such as bullfighters' costumes, taurine elements and a colourful collection of banners announcing ferias in Bilbao.

Basque Museum, Plaza Unamuno, 4
Opening hours: Tue-Sat, 11:00 to 17:00; Sun, 11:00 to 14:00; closed on Mondays and public holidays
Admission charge
The museum displays collections featuring the Basque Country's Prehistory, Archaeology, Ethnography and History.

 
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