Online Art Course. The Body and Identity in Contemporary Art

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The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern art, addressed from contemporary perspectives.
Drawing on contributions from experts and based on the Museum’s Collection and its dynamic program, the courses are designed to give participants an overview of the subjects under study while awakening their curiosity and kindling their desire to study and learn.
Our new online course, The Body and Identity in Contemporary Art, is aimed at:
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
<ul>
<li>Highlighting the importance of the human body as a motif for representation, a tool for creation, and a work of art in itself in twentieth- and twenty-first-century artistic practices.</li>
<li>Discussing how the notions of identity, gender, and diversity challenge established norms and contribute to the emergence of new models and creative manifestations.</li>
<li>Giving visibility to artists from minority groups and their contributions, granting them the place they deserve in the history of twentieth- and twenty-first-century art.</li>
<li>Offering an overview of new forms of creation and new constructions of identity in today’s global artistic milieu.</li>
</ul>
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Conducted by 
Aimar Arriola, art curator, editor, and researcher
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Elssie Ansareo. El baile de las flâneuses 2007. Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern art, addressed from contemporary perspectives.

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Online art courses Drawing in Contemporary Art

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and contemporary art, addressed from current perspectives. Drawing on the contributions from experts in specific fields, these courses are inspired by the Museum’s Collection and its dynamic exhibition program.
Drawing was the first form of artistic representation used by man to communicate or convey ideas. Its development has followed the evolution of history and art since its emergence as such in the sixteenth century.
Moreover, a drawing, either on paper or in the mind, is often the starting point of the creative process for many artists – a sort of “skeleton” of their work. And many drawings have come to be considered as works of art in their own right, given their complexity, their uniqueness, or the skill with which they were drafted. Many artists in the old days were celebrated for their dexterity in the mastery of this technique, which continues to be a fundamental discipline in contemporary art.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
This online course is aimed at:
<ul>
<li>Offering an overview of the history of drawing, illustrating it with pieces from the old masters, particularly Francisco de Goya, as a predecessor of contemporary drawing.</li>
<li>Reviewing non-Western drawing practices with an influence on contemporary drawing.</li>
<li>Highlighting the importance of drawing, both as a technique and as an independent discipline.</li>
<li>Illustrating all of the above with a selection of works from the Museum Collection that show the key role played by drawing in artists’ creative processes and accomplished works of art.</li>
</ul>
Conducted by: 
José Manuel Matilla, art historian, Chief Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Prado Museum.
Structure and contents <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2024/04/Curso-dibujo-PROGRAMA-WEB-.pdf">[+info] </a>
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Yoshitomo Nara 
Joey, 2008 
Lápiz sobre papel 
51,5 × 36,5 cm 
Colección del artista 
© Yoshitomo Nara 2008 
Cortesía Yoshitomo Nara Foundation

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and

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Guided Tours

Every month, we organize guided tours of our exhibitions in Spanish and in Basque. Just pick your date and time!
Also, remember that in your private area you fill find exclusive online content about the exhibitions: audio guides, tours with curators, and more.
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<td width="198">Paul Pfeiffer</td>
<td width="126">60 min.</td>
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<td width="198">Friday, December 13</td>
<td width="126">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="198">Friday, December 13</td>
<td width="126">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="198">Sunday, December 15</td>
<td width="126">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="198">Sunday, December 15</td>
<td width="126">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="198">Friday, December 20</td>
<td width="126">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="198">Friday, December 20</td>
<td width="126">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="198">Sunday, December 22</td>
<td width="126">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="198">Sunday, December 22</td>
<td width="126">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="198">Hilma af Klint</td>
<td width="126">60 min.</td>
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<td width="198">Tuesday, December 3</td>
<td width="126">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="198">Tuesday, December 3</td>
<td width="126">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="198">Tuesday, December 3</td>
<td width="126">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="198">Tuesday, December 10</td>
<td width="126">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="198">Tuesday, December 10</td>
<td width="126">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="133">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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Every month, we organize guided tours of our exhibitions in Spanish and in Basque. Just pick your date and time!

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Orientation session: Paul Pfeiffer. Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom

Educators

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A session with the Museum’s Education Team to help you plan your visit to the exhibition with your students. Tour of the exhibition included. Paul Pfeiffer’s enticing big-scale projections and immersive video installations blur genre boundaries. Pfeiffer uses images of sporting events from film and television, transforming them into something new by editing details out or placing them in a new context through time-consuming and meticulous editing work. In so doing, he creates new narratives with multiple readings that raise awareness of the expansion of the entertainment industry machinery, encouraging a critical mindset towards fascination with celebrity culture.
Abenduak 10 
Language: Basque
Abenduak 12 
Language: Spanish

A session with the Museum’s Education Team to help you plan your visit to the exhibition with your students. Tour of the exhibition included

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Online Art Course. What Do We Mean by Contemporary Sculpture?

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and contemporary art, addressed from current perspectives.
Drawing on contributions from experts in specific fields, these courses are based on the Museum Collection and its dynamic art program.
According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word sculpture means: 
a: the action or art of processing (as by carving, modeling, or welding) plastic or hard materials into works of art 
b     (1): work produced by sculpture 
(2): a three-dimensional work of art (such as a statue)
Upon reading these definitions, works like the Venus de Milo, Michelangelo’s David, or even that equestrian statue in a town square come to mind. However, as an artistic discipline, sculpture has changed significantly over the past 150 years, so that its scope today goes well beyond the traditional works we are familiar with that we identify as sculptures.
This course offers an answer—one among many—to the question “What do we mean by ‘contemporary sculpture’?”
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
This online course is aimed at:
<ul>
<li>Providing the key concepts to understand the development of sculpture from the late 19th century to the present.</li>
<li>Analyzing a series of formal and technical issues that are essential to understand this development, such as taking sculptures off their plinths or using new materials.</li>
<li>Exploring new forms of creation in today’s sculpture, in terms of both object and space, and analyzing the ways in which they interact with the viewer.</li>
<li>Shedding light on women artists and their real contributions, thus giving them the place they deserve in the history of 20th- and 21st-century art.</li>
</ul>
Conducted by: 
Brigitte Leal, Emeritus Deputy Director, Musée national d’art moderne – Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
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Hatoum credits: 
Mona Hatoum, Home, 1999 
Wood, galvanized steel, stainless steel, electric wire, crocodile clips, light bulbs, computerized dimmer switch, amplifier, and speakers 
76.2 x 198.1 x 73.7 cm (table) 
Overall dimensions variable 
Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa
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The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and contemporary art, addressed from current perspectives.

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Online Course in Art: What Materials Tell Us about Modern and Contemporary Art

The Museum’s online art courses offer a unique chance to gain accessible, rigorous training on key themes and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from today’s perspective.
Drawing on contributions from experts in specific fields, these courses are based on the Museum’s Collection and dynamic art program.
The study of the materials used in art–their composition, their chemical properties, and their transformation–is a concern with many artists. This course focuses on the stories behind the use of certain materials and the scientific phenomena associated with them, analyzing why they are used to make art, how they are obtained, what their practical applications are, and how they influence aesthetic perception.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
The learning objectives of this course are:
<ol>
<li>Offering the keys to the use of materials in modern and contemporary art–their importance, the reasons why they are used, and their technical and aesthetic implications.</li>
<li>Providing basic scientific concepts to understand how the history of art runs parallel to the history of science, and how the developments in the science of materials, in chemistry, physics and engineering have changed the course of modern and contemporary art, and the other way around.</li>
<li>Introducing the materials artists resort to as part of the code of symbols they use to communicate.</li>
<li>Discussing the importance of color and its effects on the perceptions of art.</li>
<li>Shedding light on women artists and their real contributions, thus giving them the place they deserve in the history of 20th- and 21st-century art.</li>
</ol>
Taught by 
Deborah García Bello, chemist, science communicator, and researcher of the materials applied to modern and contemporary art.
Structure and contents <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2023/10/WEB-PROGRAMA-CURSO-DE-ARTE-ONLINE-MATERIALES-.pdf">[+info]</a>

The Museum’s online art courses offer a unique chance to gain accessible, rigorous training on key themes and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from today’s perspective.

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EDUARDO CHILLIDA: A UNIVERSAL AND TIMELESS SCULPTOR

Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) is one of the most important artists of the second half of the twentieth century, and a key figure in contemporary sculpture.
Looking at the past and classical tradition from an inexhaustibly innovative and contemporary perspective, Chillida is a timeless artist and yet his work is highly relevant in today’s world.
This course delves into Chillida’s work and his creative process against the background of the 2020s.
It will be conducted by Kosme de Barañano,University professor and exhibition curator, and professor specializing in the work of Eduardo Chillida.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE? 
<ol>
<li>Some of the keys to the work of Eduardo Chillida, his main contributions, and his relevance today.</li>
<li>The importance of the land, of water, nature, and light in Chillida’s creative process and universe.</li>
<li>The importance of drawing as a tool and a thread in Chillida’s multiple ways of making art.</li>
<li>Chillida’s best-known public sculptures with regard to sustainability, cooperation, and balance.</li>
<li>The links between the artist and the Guggenheim Museums as shown in the exhibitions focusing on his work and the inclusion of his art in the Guggenheim Collections.</li>
</ol>
CONTENTS
Module I: Chillida’s Oeuvre: Stages and Development +info
Chillida creates “in”, “for” and “at the service of” the natural environment and the viewers who enjoy his work. In this module, you will also understand the importance of sound and music in Chillida’s work.
Video 1: Chillida, works and stages 
Video 2: Critical reception of Chillida’s work, from Gaston Bachelard to Edmond Jabès 
Video 3: The concept of space 
Video 4: The concept of scale
Module II: Drawing as a Common Thread +info
Chillida used to draw with both hands at the same time, and with his mind as well. In so doing, he developed a formal style of his own. In this module, you will see examples of the different techniques he used and the arts he explored.
Video 1: Drawings 
Video 2: Engravings 
Video 3: Reliefs 
Video 4: Gravitations
Module III: Chillida and Public Art +info
Never discouraged in his quest for sublimation in art, Eduardo Chillida chose special or unexpected places to install his sculptures. In some of his most ambitious public art projects, he worked with other artists to materialize his challenging sculptures.
Video 1: Abesti gogora V, 1966 
Video 2: Comb of the Wind, 1976 
Video 3: Eulogy to the Horizon, 1990 
Video 4: Project Tindaya, 1992-1996
Module IV: Chillida, International Museums, and the Guggenheim Museums +info
The first Chillida-Guggenheim connection dates back to the late 1950s, with his first appearances in the Museums’ exhibitions and the addition of some of his works to the Guggenheim collections.
Video 1: From Sculptures and Drawings from Seven Sculptors, an exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1958 to Chillida: 1948–1998, a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 1999 
Video 2: Chillida’s works in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Collection in Nueva York, 1950s-1960s 
Video 3: Chillida’s works in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, 1960s-1970s 
Video 4: Chillida’s works in the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 1990s and a new collection
Photo: Foto: © Zabalaga Leku, San Sebastián, VEGAP, 2019. Sucesión de Eduardo Chillida y Hauser &amp; Wirth. Foto Jesús Uriarte.

NEW! Online Art Course: Eduardo Chillida: A Universal and Timeless Sculptor

Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) is one of the most important artists of the second half of the twentieth century, and a key figure in

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Online Art Course: Film & Video, moving image as an Artistic Medium

The online art courses at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao are accessible yet thorough, offering a unique opportunity to learn about key topics and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from a current perspective.
With the participation of experts in each field, the courses take as their starting point the Museum’s collection and its dynamic and varied artistic programming.
For a decade now, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao's Film &amp; Video exhibition programme has examined the different currents and modalities of contemporary artistic practices using film and video media.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
The learning outcomes of this online course are, among others:
<ol>
<li>To provide key references that allow you to easily learn the main features of the evolution of moving image in contemporary art and its main ramifications and numerous possibilities.</li>
<li>To present a selection of works and projects based on the Film &amp; Video exhibition history.</li>
<li>To offer a sequence of different case studies, divided into four thematic modules.</li>
</ol>
Taught by 
Yara Sonseca, Art Historian and Independent Curator.
Structure and Programme <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2024/03/Programa-web-FilmVideo.pdf">[+info]</a>
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Photo: 
Christian Marclay 
Video still from The Clock, 2010 
Single channel video with stereo sound 
24 hours, looped 
Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

The online art courses at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao are accessible yet thorough, offering a unique opportunity to learn about key topics and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from a current perspective.

Online Art Course: Film &amp; Video, moving image as an Artistic Medium | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Course: Film & Video, moving image as an Artistic Medium | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Art Courses: Three Essential Artists Who Looked Beyond

Join the course “Eduardo Chillida, Hilma af Klint and Tarsila do Amaral: Three Essential Artists Who Looked Beyond”.
In this course you will learn about these three artists whose work reveals that they were visionaries and champions of freedom in art: Eduardo Chillida (b. Basque Country, Spain) is a towering figure in 20th-century sculpture; Hilma af Klint (b. Sweden) is hailed by some as the true pioneer of abstraction; Tarsila do Amaral (b. Brazil) was ahead of her time on such issues as colonialism, cultural heritage, and indigenous peoples.
Conducted by: Arantxa Pereda Angulo, art historian and cultural manager and mediator
Target audience: people 18+interested in contemporary art 
Type of course: on-site (online option also available) 
Structure: 12 units (9 lessons, 3 guided tours) 
Language: Spanish 
Materials needed: Bibliography, class notes, glossary, etc. 
Certification: participants who attend at least 80% of the units will get a certificate
What will you learn in this course?
<ul>
<li>Some of the keys to the work of three essential artists in their historical, social, political, and cultural context; influences and contributions.</li>
<li>An overview of modern and contemporary art in the Western world, along with a few key concepts to develop your own criteria, think critically, use adequate technical vocabulary, and gain confidence when discussing art-related issues.</li>
<li>The place of women in the history of art, and details of the work of two female artists.</li>
<li>How to enjoy modern and contemporary art, especially the exhibitions and artistic holdings of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, in an easy and slow learning process shared with people with similar interests.</li>
</ul>
CONTENTS
Eduardo Chillida
November 5: Chillida-Leku: A Dream Come True 
Developed as a work of art in its own right, this open-air museum is quite unique, placing art against the background of nature. In this unit, you will learn about the origin and development of this museum.
November 12: Chillida: Oeuvre, Nature, Space 
Chillida created in, for, and at the service of the natural environment and the viewers who enjoy his work. In this unit, you will also understand the importance of sound and music in Chillida’s production.
November 19: The Importance of Drawing 
Chillida’s oeuvre was guided by line and drawing, which contributed to the development of a unique formal style, recognizable across arts and mediums (drawing, printmaking, metalwork, etc.).
November 26: Tour of Eduardo Chillida’s works in the Museum Collection
Hilma af Klint
December 3: Art and Spirituality in the Late 19th Century 
The late 19th century witnessed the growth of mysticism, occultism, and spiritualism across Europe. In art, this led to the emergence of abstraction. Since then, art and spirituality have remained connected, and the connection has been expressed in multiple disciplines.
December 10: Who Is Who in Abstract Art 
In this unit, you will explore the history of abstraction: characteristics, main figures, sources of influence, and types of abstract art from the early years to the present.
December 17: Hilma af Klint’s Life and Work 
Along with other female artists, Swedish painter Hilma af Klint is now considered to be one of the pioneers of abstract art—a late recognition that led to the rewriting of the history of abstraction in painting.
January 21: Tour of Hilma af Klint’s exhibition
Tarsila do Amaral
January 28: Modern Art and Modernism in Latin America 
Contemporary Latin American art is the result of hybridization and cultural convergence. Its roots can be traced back to modern art and the movement known as modernism, emerging in the late 19th/early 20th century.
February 4: São Paulo Art Biennial and Brasilia 
Founded in 1951, the São Paulo Art Biennial has become one of the world’s leading contemporary art exhibitions. In the 1960s, Brasilia emerged as one of the icons of modern architecture, featuring several buildings designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.
February 11: Tarsila do Amaral’s Life and Work 
Beginning in the 1920s, Tarsila do Amaral’s original oeuvre combines modernist and indigenous images. Against the vibrant background of the avant-garde in both São Paulo and Paris, Tarsila played a key role in the cultural exchange between Europe and Latin America.
February 25: Tour of Tarsila do Amaral’s exhibition

Join the course “Eduardo Chillida, Hilma af Klint and Tarsila do Amaral: Three Essential Artists Who Looked Beyond”.

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Courses Pop Art

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and contemporary art, addressed from current perspectives. Drawing on the participation from experts in specific fields, these courses are inspired by the Museum Collection and its dynamic exhibition program.
Pop art was an art movement characterized by a return to representation, drawing inspiration from sources in popular and commercial culture—hence the name of the movement. Emerging in Britain in the 1950s, Pop art flourished in America in the 1960s, where a sudden boom in the economy triggered the growth of consumerism. Some of the artists in the Pop art movement reacted by incorporating images from mass culture and using techniques that emulated (or parodied) industrial production. Pop art drew on billboards, commercial ads, films, television, pulp magazines, comic strips, or even shop windows.
This course offers a broad overview of the relevance of Pop art and its various manifestations in the international art scene, its main representatives, and its influence on contemporary art practices.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
This online course is aimed at:
<ul>
<li>Analyzing the keys to the most salient characteristics of Pop art, as well as the social, political, economic, and cultural background that led to its emergence and development internationally.</li>
<li>Exploring the work of the leading Pop artists, including several women, and their most iconic creations.</li>
<li>Showing the influence of Pop art on other forms of culture beyond the visual arts, e.g. music or fashion.</li>
<li>Understanding the legacy of Pop art and its influence on contemporary art from a 21st-century perspective.</li>
</ul>
Conducted by: 
José Lebrero Stals, culture and art manager, exhibition curator. He has been artistic director of the Picasso Museum in Malaga.
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Online art courses Pop Art: Past and Present

Los cursos de arte online del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao ofrecen una oportunidad única de formarse de manera accesible a la vez que rigurosa sobre temas y conceptos clave de la historia del arte moderno y contemporáneo desde una perspectiva actual. Contando con la participación de expertos en cada campo, los cursos toman como punto de partida la Colección del Museo y su dinámica y variada programación artística.

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Online Art Courses: Female Masters in Modern and Contemporary Art

Learn why some female artists should be called “Masters”—a term traditionally used to refer to men of skill.
This course has been designed as a continuation to From Invisibility to the Spotlight: 20th- and 21st-Century Female Artists You Need to Know, offered by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao a few years ago.
Conducted by: Susana Blas Brunel, art historian specializing in contemporary art and feminism
Target audience: people 18+ interested in contemporary art 
Type of course: online 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Language: Spanish 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, participants will get a certificate
What will you learn in this course?
<ul>
<li>The role played by women in the history of art, especially women whose work was a turning point in the history of modern and contemporary art.</li>
<li>The contributions made by women to 20th- and 21st-century art, and their place in contemporary art.</li>
<li>Women as pioneers in the development of certain artistic expressions, challenging social norms and defying convention.</li>
<li>The links between female artists and particular narrative or concepts rather than technical details.</li>
</ul>
CONTENTS
Module I: Spiritualism 
Female artists and spiritism, anthroposophy, dowsing, Taoism, and other spiritual or religious movements, or the place where they lived or the natural world.
Video 1: Georgiana Houghton 
Video 2: Hilma af Klint 
Video 3: Georgia O’Keeffe 
Video 4: Agnes Martin
Module II: Propaganda 
Female artists and politics or ideology: denunciation and defense of ideals.
Video 1: Lyubov Popova 
Video 2: Leni Riefenstahl 
Video 3: Barbara Kruger 
Video 4: Julie Mehretu
Module III: Feedback 
Female artists and creative processes that feed on the circulation of energy and information intellectually, mentally, performatively, or in connection with the land.
Video 1: Tarsila do Amaral 
Video 2: Ana Mendieta 
Video 3: Esther Ferrer 
Video 4: Yayoi Kusama
Module IV: Equality 
Female artists and social convention: fighting society for equality through clash or delicacy.
Video 1: Maruja Mallo 
Video 2: Guerrilla Girls 
Video 3: Kara Walker 
Video 4: Mona Hatoum
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Image credits: Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room — A Wish for Human Happiness Calling from Beyond the Universe, 2020.

NEW! Online Art Courses: Female Masters in Modern and Contemporary Art

Learn why some female artists should be called “Masters”—a term traditionally used to refer to men of skill.

NEW! Online Art Courses: Female Masters in Modern and Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

From Invisibility to the Spotlight: Women Artists from the 20th and 21st Centuries You Need to Know

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is now offering accessible online art courses where you can learn about key concepts and ideas in the history of modern and contemporary art from an up-to-date perspective.
Taught by renowned experts in a variety of fields and drawing on the Museum Collection and its dynamic, variegated art program, art courses are designed to offer an overview of each subject while kindling interest and the desire for further knowledge.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Duration of the Course: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
With a few rare exceptions, women artists remained in the shadows for many centuries, until impressionist artists drew attention to their creative work in the late 19th century.
The first online course to be offered by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, taught by Lourdes Cirlot, Professor Emeritus of History of Art at the University of Barcelona, will deal with the role played by women artists in the 20th and 21st centuries. Among others, the course’s learning goals are:
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<li>To understand the virtually invisible role played by women in the history of art by focusing on individual female modern and contemporary artists.</li>
<li>To discuss the real contributions made by women, placing them in the history of 20th- and 21st-century art.</li>
<li>To analyze the important role played by women artists in disciplines like weaving, performance, and, more recently, video-creation.</li>
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Introduction, Structure and Course Syllabus <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2022/01/Intro-EN.pdf">[+info]</a>
Taught by 
Lourdes Cirlot, Emeritus Professor of Art History at Universitat de Barcelona

Online Art Course. From Invisibility to the Spotlight: Women Artists from the 20th and 21st Centuries You Need to Know

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is now offering accessible online art courses where you can learn about key concepts and ideas in the history of modern and contemporary art from an up-to-date perspective.

Online Art Course. From Invisibility to the Spotlight: Women Artists from the 20th and 21st Centuries You Need to Know | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Wellbeing Tours: Slow Gazing [18+] 

Wellbeing

As part of the Museum’s Wellbeing through Art program, Slow Gazing offers the chance to look at the artwork slowly and carefully, savoring the moment. In a guided tour of some of the works in the Museum Collection, Slow Gazing delivers a mindful experience in which participants do breathing and meditation exercises to enhance their connection to art, as well as their sense of wellbeing and peace of mind.
Conducted by: Esther Boulandier 
Duration: 40 min. 
Limited number of places available 
No experience required 
Portable folding stools for the tour available at the Coatroom

Wellbeing Tours: Slow Gazing [18+]

As part of the Museum’s Wellbeing through Art program, Slow Gazing offers the chance to look at the artwork slowly and carefully, savoring the moment.

Wellbeing Tours: Slow Gazing [18+] | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Breathwork Session

Engage in a series of breathing practices focusing on the conscious control of breathing while looking at Hilma af Klint’s works. The encounter with the artist’s production will help you connect with your inner self and think about what came to mind when you looked at her works. In the context of the Museum’s Wellbeing program and guided by Ismene Madariaga, an expert in the field, you will develop creative thinking and assertiveness skills, moving at your own pace. The activity brings breathwork and art together: the visual world is a vessel to reach your senses, your mind, and your emotions.
Duration: 90 min. 
Limited number of places available 
Age: 18+
* Activity subject to change

Engage in a series of breathing practices focusing on the conscious control of breathing while looking at Hilma af Klint’s works

Breathwork Session | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

ITP Aero

Creative Lab: Found Images

Families

Children and Families

Following in the footsteps of Paul Pfeiffer, in this workshop we will use images from the entertainment industry to tell our own stories. Exploring Pfeiffer’s world through his photographs and videos, we will learn to use a curious technique known as “found footage,” which is the appropriation of footage for use in new films and other works, where it takes on a new meaning.
We will use images of sports stars and other heroes to make a collaborative collage. By altering the images’ original context, we will tell new stories, with multiple new meanings. While doing this, we will discuss some of the keys to the work of Paul Pfeiffer, such as celebrity culture, stardom and anonymity, and mass entertainment.
Conducted by: Adria Parravicini 
Duration: 90 min. 
Ages: 6–10 
Language: Spanish 
Limited number of places available

Following in the footsteps of Paul Pfeiffer, in this workshop we will use images from the entertainment industry to tell our own stories.

Creative Lab: Found Images | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Art Adventures: One Image, Many Stories

Following in the footsteps of Paul Pfeiffer, we will cut, reshuffle, and exchange images of sports stars and other heroes to tell our own stories. Also, we will draw the settings where the figures could act and interact. Finally, we will experiment with the technique of collage, getting acquainted with essential concepts such as composition, point of view, and scale.
We will find inspiration in Paul Pfeiffer’s works, some of which are immersive and large-scale. Together, we will share our ideas as we develop the skills we need to think about art, work with others, and create.
Saturday, December 7: Spanish 
Saturday, December 14: Basque 
Sunday, December 8: Basque 
Sunday, December 15: Spanish
Conducted by: Aitziber Aguirre, Adria Parravicini, Andere Etxegarai 
Duration: 90 min. 
Ages: 3–5 
Languages: Spanish, Basque 
Limited number of places available

Following in the footsteps of Paul Pfeiffer, we will cut, reshuffle, and exchange images of sports stars and other heroes to tell our own stories.

Art Adventures: One Image, Many Stories | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Baby Art 

Surrounded by stimuli and playing games, babies and their families interact as they explore the galleries of the Museum. In December, we will take a look at works by artists like Jenny Holzer and Lucio Fontana, who use light in astonishing and innovative ways. Their works will help us understand how the world around us and our perception are both affected by light.
Focusing on light, Baby Art offers a space for play, wonder, and creation, providing participants with materials that inspire discovery and fun. Promoting parent-baby interaction, it kindles curiosity in the little ones, encouraging them to explore the bright and magical little worlds around them and find answers to their questions. A magical environment made of light, darkness, and stars, where you can even take a picture of your baby to take home as a reminder of this lovely day.
December 7, 8: 24–36 months (Basque) 
December 14, 15: 12–24 months (Spanish)
Conducted by: Aitziber Aguirre, Mertxe Periz
Duration: 120 min. 
Ages: 12–36 months 
Languages: Spanish, Basque 
Limited number of places available

Baby Art

Surrounded by stimuli and playing games, babies and their families interact as they explore the galleries of the Museum.

Baby Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Kuraia Festival 

On stage

TopARTE

As part of the 2024 Encounters with Contemporary Music by Kuraia, the Museum is hosting a concert by saxophone quartet Lumina Ensemble.
Lumina Ensemble brings together four musicians who love both the saxophone and contemporary sounds: José Antonio Suay, Javier Carrillos, Isaac Verdú, and Pablo de la Fuente. Their project connects traditional music for wind instruments with experimental approaches to electronic music and the audio-visual world. The program of the concert they will offer at the Museum will include a tribute to Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida.
Lumina Ensemble goes beyond the classical concept of saxophone quartet, resorting to the performing arts, state-of-the-art graphic design, and sound experimentation. In so doing, they create an unusual acoustic and dramatic setting, enhancing the audience’s perception of contemporary art.
The concert will be hosted by Andrea Cazzaniga, director of Kuraia Festival.
A concert organized with Kuraia in the context of the TopARTE program of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Duration: 60 min.
* Activity subject to change
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Kuraia Festival

As part of the 2024 Encounters with Contemporary Music by Kuraia, the Museum is hosting a concert by saxophone quartet Lumina Ensemble.

Kuraia Festival | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Sensory Play: Feel, Play, Create

Inspired by the works of art in the Museum, these sensory workshops will stimulate your senses and raise your self-awareness by resorting to play. Activities involve the use of touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing, as well as body movement.
This month, we will go beyond what is visible, inspired by Hilma af Klint’s fascinating paintings. Her vibrant colors and magic forms will lead us across space and time on a journey for children and for everyone’s inner child.
Let your senses guide you in this journey through play, movement, and creation as you handle a wide range of materials. This workshop invites you to experience new sensations in your body and connect to what you feel by letting your imagination, spontaneity, wonder, and fun come to the surface.
Conducted by: Ismene Madariaga
Times: 
10:15 am: Children ages 3–5 and their families (1 group) 
12:15 noon: Children ages 6–10 (1 group)
Duration: 90 min. 
Languages: Basque and Spanish 
Limited number of places available

Inspired by the works of art in the Museum, these sensory workshops will stimulate your senses and raise your self-awareness by resorting to play. Activities involve the use of touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing, as well as body movement.

Sensory Play: Feel, Play, Create | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Books Alive! School of Wizards

In the exhibition Hilma af Klint, we will find the mysterious symbols that hint at the artist’s connection to the supernatural and the magical world. And we will become students at the School of Wizardry in an effort to understand the cryptic language behind these symbols.
In this fun activity, we will meet a series of charming witches—both as characters and for real! Also, we will witness spells and charms, potions included. Finally, we will make our own hats—an item no magician can do without.
Conducted by: Catalina Martínez-Moro 
Duration: 120 min. 
Ages: 3–5 
Language: English 
Limited number of places available

In the exhibition Hilma af Klint, we will find the mysterious symbols that hint at the artist’s connection to the supernatural and the magical world. And we will become students at the School of Wizardry in an effort to understand the cryptic language behind these symbols.

Books Alive! School of Wizards | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Family Yoga: Take Your Time

Aimed at the whole family, these classes use art and yoga poses to play, share, and connect. Art can help us all—kids and adults alike—attain wellbeing, improve our quality of life, and develop our emotional intelligence.
Inspired by El Anatsui’s Rising Sea, you will dive into a magic ocean, sparkling with a wealth of colors and textures. Its calm waters will bring you quiet and joy as your heart and body reach out to the sea and its creatures, enhancing the perception that we are all one, like a boundless ocean.
This activity will give the little ones and the grown-ups with them the chance to connect to their creative essence as they explore conscious movement.
Conducted by: Ismene Madariaga
Duration: 90 min. 
Ages: 6–10 
Languages: Spanish and Basque 
No experience required 
Limited number of places available

Aimed at the whole family, these classes use art and yoga poses to play, share, and connect. Art can help us all—kids and adults alike—attain wellbeing, improve our quality of life, and develop our emotional intelligence.

Family Yoga: Take Your Time | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Art & Graphic Scores

What is the sound of my drawing? This workshop will help you experience music in a more creative way, beyond just listening to it, by connecting it to other artistic languages. Graphic score is the representation of music through the use of visual symbols outside the realm of traditional music notation. The symbols can be lines, shapes, colors, drawings, or other forms of representation that are capable of expressing beat and pitch. In graphic score you use your imagination to make music based on images – a unique way of expressing emotions and ideas in music.
In addition, you will play musical instruments, listen to different versions of a song, and even compose your own music while having fun. Finally, we will create a piece of music together.
Conducted by: Adria Parravicini
Times: 
10:15 am: Children ages 3–5 and their families (1 group) 
12:15 noon: Children ages 6–10 (1 group)
Duration: 90 min. 
Language: Spanish 
No experience required 
Limited number of places available
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What is the sound of my drawing? This workshop will help you experience music in a more creative way, beyond just listening to it, by connecting it to other artistic languages.

Art &amp; Graphic Scores | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Art & Graphic Scores | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Zinetxiki Zinemaldi

This Christmas season, enjoy a film and live music evening for kids at the Museum in the context of the Zinetxiki Zinemaldia Festival, organized by Begira. The program includes short and feature films for the little ones that deal with inclusive, inter-generational social issues, in an effort to raise awareness. The event will be attended by rapper Lova Lois, who uses language and art as tools to promote a transformative culture for education in values.
A concert organized with the TopARTE program of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Duration: 60 min. 
Age: 2+ 
Language: Silent films / films in original language with subtitles / musical performance in Spanish and Basque 
Limited number of places available
* Program subject to change
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Zinetxiki Zinemaldia

This Christmas season, enjoy a film and live music evening for kids at the Museum in the context of the Zinetxiki Zinemaldia Festival

Zinetxiki Zinemaldia | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Breakfast & Art: Fancy a Chat?

Talks

This time, Breakfast &amp; Art will focus on a new subject: Crazy about… Organized with the help of Museum volunteers, Breakfast &amp; Art provides a space for Museum volunteers and seniors to spend time together, meet new people, share experiences and concerns, and discuss current issues in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Targeted at seniors over 65, these meetings are connected to the exhibitions on view or to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection. Participants will go on a guided tour of the relevant Museum galleries too.
To address this month’s subject – Crazy about… – participants will take a look at some of Paul Pfeiffer’s works.
Duration: 90 min. 
Age: 65+ 
Limited seating available

This time, Breakfast & Art will focus on a new subject: Crazy about… Organized with the help of Museum volunteers, Breakfast & Art provides a space for Museum volunteers and seniors to spend time together,

Breakfast &amp; Art: Fancy a Chat? | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Breakfast & Art: Fancy a Chat? | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s activities calendar. Concerts, lectures, courses, family activities, films, shared reflections...

Calendar of activities | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

15€ Adults - 7.5€ Senior - 7.5€ Students

TopARTE, an initiative of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, remains firmly committed to local cultural actors and organizations. The result of this fruitful collaboration is a multidisciplinary program offering a wide range of content and formats, reaching all kinds of audiences.
As part of this initiative, the Museum hosts activities from a variety of fields, including architecture, film, dance, design, gastronomy, music, performance art, and theater.

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