Locals in Bilbao are divided on whether it is a ‘beauty or a beast’, but the bizarre multi-million dollar Guggenheim Museum, opened in 1997, has brought thousands of visitors flocking to the city to be awed or floored. The massive museum has no right angles and resembles a metallic flower, clad in shiny titanium, sited in the former dockyard alongside the Nervion River. It was designed by Frank Gehry. Inside, apart from breathtaking spaces, the museum houses the works of some important 20th century artists, including Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Willem de Koonig and Clyfford Still. There are also sections displaying the work of young Basque and Spanish artists, and rotating exhibits lent by the Guggenheim museums in New York and Venice.

Opening time

Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 8pm (also open Mondays between June and August)

Admission

€10.50 (adults), children under 12 are free. Other concessions available

Website : http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es