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Bilbao Fine Arts Museum
Bilboko Arte Ederren Museoa
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Established1914
LocationBilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Coordinates43°15′57″N 2°56′17″W / 43.265706°N 2.937931°W / 43.265706; -2.937931
TypeArt museum
Collection size8,000 items
Visitors192,000 (2010)
DirectorJavier Viar Olloqui
Public transit accessMoyua Station, Metro Bilbao
Websitemuseobilbao.com

The Bilbao Fine Arts Museum (Spanish: Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Basque: Bilboko Arte Ederren Museoa) is an art museum located in the city of Bilbao, Spain. The building of the museum is located entirely inside the city's Doña Casilda Iturrizar park.

It is the second largest and most visited museum in the Basque Country, after the Bilbao Guggenheim Museum.[1]

History[edit]

The collection of the present Bilbao Fine Arts Museum originated with the merger of the collections from the first Museo de Bellas Artes, inaugurated in 1914, and the Museo de Arte Moderno (Museum of Modern Art) in 1924. Contributions from local institutions, from private individuals and the museum's own acquisitions helped to shape the essential profile of the collection and oriented its subsequent growth.

Collection[edit]

Notable for the lengthy period it covers (from the 12th century to the present day) and the extraordinary variety of art works acquired since its inception, the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum collection currently boasts more than six thousand works including paintings, sculptures, drawings, engravings and objects from the decorative arts.

Essential works[edit]

José de Ribera - St. Sebastian cured by the Holy Women - c. 1621
Paul Gauguin- Washerwomen in Arles - c. 1888
Francisco de Zurbarán - The Virgin with the Child Jesus and the Child St. John - c. 1662
Jan Mandijn - Burlesque Feast - c. 1550

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Museos de Bellas Artes a examen". Consumer Eroski. 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-22.

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