The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao, Spain, built alongside the Nervion River and designed by the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. Affiliated with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, it was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 by King Juan Carlos I of Spain with an exhibition of 250 contemporary works, and it displays permanent and visiting exhibits by Spanish and international artists. Its titanium-clad, sculptural form has been hailed as a landmark moment in architectural culture and credited with transforming Bilbao's international profile, a phenomenon often called the Bilbao effect.
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Year Created LocationBilbao, Biscay, Spain, alongside the Nervión River 1 Architectural StyleDeconstructivism (as widely described by critics; Gehry himself does not identify with the label) 1 Structural SystemGalvanized steel structure clad in titanium plates, with a limestone-clad base 1 Primary Material Building Type Commissioned ByBasque Government, in partnership with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation 1 Floor Area (sqm) Current UseArt museum, affiliated with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation 1 Visitor AccessOpen to the public as a museum 1 Connections
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1. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Wikipedia)
WikipediaBuilding section, Cladding subsection, first sentence
It is clad in titanium plates, arranged in scales, on a galvanized steel structure.
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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao, Spain, built alongside the Nervion River and designed by the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry.
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