Online art courses Drawing in Contemporary Art

Courses and workshops

Online

General Public

Museum Members

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.
Objectives 
This online course is aimed at:
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<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>
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Conducted by: 
José Manuel Matilla, art historian, Chief Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Prado Museum.
<a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2024/04/Curso-dibujo-PROGRAMA-WEB-.pdf">Structure and contents </a>
Availability 
The course will be available online for three months. Students will be able to access the course wherever they are, progressing at their own pace. Upon completing a module, they will be able to move on to the next one.
Target audience 
People over 18 who are interested in broadening or updating their knowledge of modern and contemporary art or getting a few key references on this topic. No prior knowledge required. Members of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Community will have priority over other applicants to access the 50 places available.
Language 
Spanish
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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

Online art courses Drawing in Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Guided Tours

Members

Tours

Have you been to our latest exhibitions? In the Members’ private zone you can access online tours and content on these showx, which we encourage you to visit!
Languages: Spanish and Basque
<ul>
<li>Activities for Museum Members only</li>
<li>Please remember: Non-members will not be allowed, and participants may be asked to show their Member cards</li>
<li>Fast-track access: Show your ticket with the QR code</li>
</ul>
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<td width="208">DATE</td>
<td width="113">TIME</td>
<td width="136">No. OF GROUPS
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<td width="119">LANGUAGE</td>
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<td width="208">Pop Art</td>
<td width="113">60 min.</td>
<td width="136"> </td>
<td width="119"> </td>
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<td width="208">Sunday, September 8</td>
<td width="113">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="208">Sunday, September 8</td>
<td width="113">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="208">Martha Jungwirth</td>
<td width="113">50 min.</td>
<td width="136"> </td>
<td width="119"> </td>
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<td width="208">Friday, September 13</td>
<td width="113">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="208">Friday, September 13</td>
<td width="113">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="208">Friday, September 13</td>
<td width="113">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
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<td width="208">Sunday, September 15</td>
<td width="113">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
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<td width="208">Sunday, September 15</td>
<td width="113">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
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<td width="208">Yoshitomo Nara</td>
<td width="113">50 min.</td>
<td width="136"> </td>
<td width="119"> </td>
</tr>
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<td width="208">Friday, September 20</td>
<td width="113">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
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<td width="208">Friday, September 20</td>
<td width="113">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
</tr>
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<td width="208">Friday, September 20</td>
<td width="113">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="208">Sunday, September 22</td>
<td width="113">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="208">Sunday, September 22</td>
<td width="113">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="136">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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Have you been to our latest exhibitions? In the Members’ private zone you can access online tours and content on these showx, which we encourage you to visit!

Guided Tours | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Livestream Concerts from the Berlin Philharmonic

On stage

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is joining the Berlin Philharmonic for a new concert season (2024/2025). In the first concert, the German orchestra will be under the baton of Israeli conductor Lahav Shani to perform works by Prokofiev and Schoenberg, with guest cellist Alisa Weilerstein.
This activity is organized with the Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall and the Bilbao Philharmonic Society in the context of the TopARTE program
Limited seating. Broadcasting service provided by the Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall.
* Activity subject to change
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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is joining the Berlin Philharmonic for a new concert season (2024/2025).

Livestream Concerts from the Berlin Philharmonic | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Bilbao Kultura Social Forum

In a complex world like ours, the Fair Saturday Foundation strives to raise awareness of the role played by culture in the building of more just and more developed societies. An outcome of these efforts, the BBK Bilbao Kultura Social Forum is a leading international event introducing inspiring case studies that show how culture can be used for social innovation.
Once again this year, Bilbao is playing host to the Social Forum, gathering a wide array of speakers from September 23 to 25.
Sponsored by BBK, the event relies on the support of the City of Bilbao and the Provincial Government of Bizkaia.
Language: Spanish and English (simultaneous interpretation available)
Limited seating available
<a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2024/09/BBK-Bilbao-Kultura-Social-Forum-24092024programa-MGB.pdf">DOWNLOAD PROGRAM</a>
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In a complex world like ours, the Fair Saturday Foundation strives to raise awareness of the role played by culture in the building of more just and more developed societies. An outcome of these efforts, the BBK Bilbao Kultura Social Forum is a leading international event introducing inspiring case studies that show how culture can be used for social innovation.

Bilbao Kultura Social Forum | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

In-Depth Itineraries

Ready to learn more? This tour introduces you to the Yoshitomo Nara exhibition focusing on the most significant works and their key aspects.

Ready to learn more? This tour introduces you to the Yoshitomo Nara exhibition focusing on the most significant works and their key aspects.

In-Depth Itineraries | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Occident

Free admission to the exhibition: Yoshitomo Nara

Educators

Schools

A unique opportunity for educators to visit the exhibition at their own pace. The works of Yoshitomo Nara are perfect for a classroom discussion of emotions through art. Nara’s big-headed, big-eyed girls – who look daunting or melancholy and with time become calmer and more thoughtful – are visual representations of the artist’s emotions and thoughts. His deceptively simple art invites us to openly explore the manifold messages sent by his child figures.

A unique opportunity for educators to visit the exhibition at their own pace. The works of Yoshitomo Nara are perfect for a classroom discussion of emotions through art

Free admission to the exhibition: Yoshitomo Nara | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Opera Live from Teatro Real

The Teatro Real is opening the 2024/2025 opera season, its 28th season since its reopening, with a production of Adriana Lecouvreur, an opera never staged before at the theater.
Adriana Lecouvreur is an opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea (b. 1866; d. 1950) to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti (b. 1851; d. 1914), based on the play Adrienne Lecouvreur by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé. First performed on November 6, 1902, at the Teatro Lirico in Milan, the production at the Teatro Real, opening in September, will have Nicola Luisotti as conductor and David McVicar as stage director.
The screening will start on time. Once the screening starts, late arrivals will not be allowed in. Running time: 150 min., including intermissions. Limited seating. Activity subject to change.

The Teatro Real is opening the 2024/2025 opera season, its 28th season since its reopening, with a production of Adriana Lecouvreur, an opera never staged before at the theater.

Opera Live from Teatro Real | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Have you been to our latest exhibitions? In the Members’ private zone you can access online tours and content on these showx, which we encourage you to visit!
<ul>
<li>Languages: Spanish and Basque</li>
<li>Activities for Museum Members only</li>
<li>Please remember: Non-members will not be allowed, and participants may be asked to show their Member cards</li>
<li>Fast-track access: Show your ticket with the QR code</li>
</ul>
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<td width="85">TIME</td>
<td width="119">LANGUAGE</td>
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<td width="245">Yoshitomo Nara</td>
<td width="85">50 min</td>
<td width="119"></td>
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<td width="245">Friday, October 4</td>
<td width="85">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="245">Friday, October 4</td>
<td width="85">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="245">Sunday, October 6</td>
<td width="85">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="245">Sunday, October 6</td>
<td width="85">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="245">Friday, October 11</td>
<td width="85">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="245">Friday, October 11</td>
<td width="85">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="245">Works from the Guggenheim Museum Collection</td>
<td width="85">60 min</td>
<td width="119"> </td>
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<td width="245">Friday, October 25</td>
<td width="85">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="245">Friday, October 25</td>
<td width="85">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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<td width="245">Sunday, October 27</td>
<td width="85">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
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<td width="245">Sunday, October 27</td>
<td width="85">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
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Z–Fridays

Concerts

Talks

Z-Fridays are back! This program for young people aged 20 to 30 offers a wide range of activities – concerts, talks, workshops, and more – for free.
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<li>October 4: A meeting with Sarah Almagro, Spanish and European Para Surfing Champion and gold medalist in the 2023 World Para Surfing Championship, who will talk about resilience and overcoming adversity with sport. If you are into surfing or the sea, and you are also fascinated by the power of the mind, this is the right activity for you.</li>
<li>October 25: A workshop with artist Juan Pablo Ordúñez, aka MawatreS, focusing on Yoshitomo Nara’s social and community endeavors. Participants will make drawings for an installation using recycled materials such as cardboard, paper and textiles.</li>
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Workshop length: 90 min

Z-Fridays are back! This program for young people aged 20 to 30 offers a wide range of activities – concerts, talks, workshops, and more – for free.

Z–Fridays | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

ITP Aero

Play Experiences: Playing with Spare Parts 

Families

Children and Families

In this activity we will handle spare parts in installations to cause wonder, an emotion often aroused by art. The installations will be based on works belonging to the Museum Collection, creating a universe in which everyday objects take on new meanings beyond their original purpose.
What can you find in this room? A series of art installations made with items you will be familiar with – ribbons, boxes, textiles, wires, bowls, and others –, which you can explore and handle in an endless, permeable game where things change as you interact with your environment, with other participants, and with the objects at hand.
You can change whatever you want in the installations. In this activity, play matters, as it can help us go beyond what is personal and transitory.
This play experience feeds on the human tendency to manipulate variables, follow our curiosity, and answer the ever-renewing question “What if…?”, kindling imagination in the stimulating environment provided by the Museum.
It delivers ephemeral results, happening in the here and now without materializing in something permanent, inviting us to explore and create at our own pace as we partake in the global excitement spurred by the game.
Conducted by: VACA rules!
Times:
10:15 am-11:45 am: Children aged 3-5 and their families (1 group)
12:15 noon-1:45 pm: Children aged 6-10 (1 group)

Play Experiences: Playing with Spare Parts

In this activity we will handle spare parts in installations to cause wonder, an emotion often aroused by art.

Play Experiences: Playing with Spare Parts | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Books Alive! Haikus

Inspiring stories are the starting point of this activity in English combining reading, creative play, and art. In October, we will behold the beauty that lies underneath everyday objects, wearing “special glasses” to find the tiniest details in nature – those we tend to overlook when we look in a rush. This way, we will be able to appreciate the treasures hidden in an autumnal landscape.
After visiting the Yoshitomo Nara exhibition – an artist whose paintings are deceptively simple and therefore invite deeper exploration – we will make our own drawings and haikus, trying to recreate the Japanese art of simplicity.
Conducted by: Mónica Rodríguez-Curiel
Time: 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Ages: 6-10
Language: English

Inspiring stories are the starting point of this activity in English combining reading, creative play, and art.

Books Alive! Haikus | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Livestream Concerts: Berlin Philharmonic 

In October, the Berlin Philharmonic will be under the baton of Estonian-American conductor Paavo Järvi to perform works by Veljo Tormis (Overture No. 2), Dmitri Shostakovich (Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra), and Anton Bruckner (Symphony No. 1 in C minor). They will be accompanied by pianist Seong-Jin Cho and trumpeter Guillaume Jehl.
This activity is organized with the Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall and the Bilbao Philharmonic Society in the context of the TopARTE program.
Once the concert starts, late arrivals will not be allowed in.
* Activity and program subject to change. Broadcasting service provided by the Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall.
Concert length: 120 min
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Livestream Concerts: Berlin Philharmonic

In October, the Berlin Philharmonic will be under the baton of Estonian-American conductor Paavo Järvi to perform works by Veljo Tormis (Overture No. 2), Dmitri Shostakovich (Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra)

Livestream Concerts: Berlin Philharmonic | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Art Adventures: Nara and Music

Following in the footsteps of Yoshitomo Nara, you will visit the exhibition focusing on this Japanese artist while listening to music. In his studio, Nara lets music flow through his work. In fact, some of his works refer to the powerful effects of bass or the agile sound of drums. Then, we will make a huge mural together, inspired by the sound of music and the calm usually associated with Japanese culture.
Conducted by: Mónica Rodríguez-Curiel and Aitziber Aguirre
October 5: Spanish 
October 6: Basque 
October 12: Basque 
October 13: Spanish
Time: 5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Ages: 3-5
Language: Spanish and Basque

Following in the footsteps of Yoshitomo Nara, you will visit the exhibition focusing on this Japanese artist while listening to music. In his studio, Nara lets music flow through his work.

Art Adventures: Nara and Music | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Creative Lab. Nara and Music

In this lab, we will plunge into Yoshitomo Nara’s universe, focusing on those works with strong links to music – an ever-present source of inspiration for this Japanese artist. Under the influence of rock and punk, Nara’s characters show the world their vehement and rebellious nature. Have you ever thought about the images you associate with the music you enjoy? An album cover makes a lasting first impression, influencing our attitude to the music inside. Nara has designed several album covers: we will take a look at them and then you will design your own cover for your favorite song.
Conducted by: Aitziber Aguirre and Mónica Rodríguez-Curiel
October 5: Basque 
October 6: Spanish 
October 12: Spanish 
October 13: Spanish
Time: 5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Ages: 6-10
Language: Spanish and Basque

In this lab, we will plunge into Yoshitomo Nara’s universe, focusing on those works with strong links to music – an ever-present source of inspiration for this Japanese artist.

Creative Lab. Nara and Music | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Baby Art: Light Wonders

Surrounded by stimuli and playing games, babies and their families interact as together they take a look at inspiring works in the Museum’s Collection. In October, we will take a look at works by Jenny Holzer, Lucio Fontana, and Anthony McCall – three artists using 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.
Baby Art offers a space for wonder and creation, and materials that inspire discovery and fun. The specially designed environment wraps babies in little worlds that are bright and magical, kindling curiosity and leading to exploration.
October 5-6: 12-24 months (Basque) 
October 12-13: 12-24 months (Spanish) 
October 19-20: 6-12 months (Spanish) 
October 26-27: 24-36 months (Spanish)
Time: 11:00 am–13:00 am
Ages: 6-36 months
Languages: Spanish, Basque

Surrounded by stimuli and playing games, babies and their families interact as together they take a look at inspiring works in the Museum’s Collection.

Baby Art: Light Wonders | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Concerts Ainhoa Arteta: Etxean

Piano: Javier Carmena
Internationally renowned soprano Ainhoa Arteta is coming back to Bilbao with pianist Javier Carmena to sing a colorful bunch of Basque songs by popular composers. In October, the Museum’s Atrium will reverberate with the music of Garbizu, Sorozábal, Aita Donostia, Olaizola, and Canteloube.
This activity is organized by EITB. The concert will be broadcast later.
The concert is not an activity organized by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
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Internationally renowned soprano Ainhoa Arteta is coming back to Bilbao with pianist Javier Carmena to sing a colorful bunch of Basque songs by popular composers. In October, the Museum’s Atrium will reverberate with the music of Garbizu, Sorozábal, Aita Donostia, Olaizola, and Canteloube.

Concerts Ainhoa Arteta: Etxean | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Recorridos en profundidad

Ready to learn more? This itinerary will introduce you to the exhibition Yoshitomo Nara, focusing on the most significant works and their key aspects.
Time: 5:00 pm
Tour length: 90 min
Limited number of places available (15 participants)
Audio devices to be provided by the Museum
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Ready to learn more? This itinerary will introduce you to the exhibition Yoshitomo Nara, focusing on the most significant works and their key aspects.

Creative Sessions [18+]: Music on Vinyl

Did you know? Yoshitomo Nara is a fan of vinyl records. In this workshop conducted by Jon Barrosa – owner of Power Records, a must for music fans in Bilbao –, we will listen to the music Nara used to listen to when he was a little boy. Back in the 1950s and 1960s, with the Vietnam War as background, the predecessors of punk and new wave were played over the radio, alongside songs that became anthems of peace and the fight for civil rights. You can bring your favorite records to share too!
Workshop length: 90 min
Limited number of places available

Did you know? Yoshitomo Nara is a fan of vinyl records. In this workshop conducted by Jon Barrosa – owner of Power Records, a must for music fans in Bilbao –, we will listen to the music Nara used to listen to when he was a little boy.

Creative Sessions [18+]: Music on Vinyl | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Sensory Play: Feel, Play, Create

Inspired by the works in the Museum, these sensory workshops will stimulate your senses and raise your self-awareness resorting to the dynamics of play. Activities involve the use of touch, smell, taste, sight, and hearing, as well as body movement.
What does green smell like? What does yellow sound like? What do white or purple feel like? What would the world be like if everything were orange? How does red feel to the touch? Where do we feel colors in our bodies? In this workshop, we will explore the world of color, inspired by the work of artists like Sol LeWitt. Also, we will be in contact with a wide range of materials, giving free rein to creativity, spontaneity, improvisation, and astonishment – and the sensations they arouse in our bodies.
In sum, these workshops resort to fun experiments and sensory games to stimulate our senses and help us connect to what we feel.
Conducted by: Eli Ruiz Maestre
Times:
10:15 am-11:45 am: Children aged 3-5 and their families (1 group) 
12:15 noon-1:45 pm: Children aged 6-10 (1 group)

Inspired by the works in the Museum, these sensory workshops will stimulate your senses and raise your self-awareness resorting to the dynamics of 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! for families: Princess in a Puddle

A storytelling activity in English for children to get acquainted with the most fascinating stories and acquire oral communication skills as they play creative games.
In October, you will listen to unique, unconventional, or unknown princes and princesses, and we will try to identify them in Yoshitomo Nara’s paintings. They might look weird, charming, brave, peace-loving, or mischievous… Nara’s childlike characters offer a great opportunity to talk about personality traits and emotions with the help of art. Then, inspired by Nara, you will give free rein to our imagination and make a portrait of the princess or prince in you.
Conducted by: Catalina Martínez-Moro
Time: 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Ages: 3-5
Language: English

A storytelling activity in English for children to get acquainted with the most fascinating stories and acquire oral communication skills as they play creative games.

Books Alive! for families: Princess in a Puddle | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Musikagileak Concerts: 15th Contemporary Music Program

As part of the 15th Contemporary Music Program, Musikagileak is offering a concert by Trio Zukan at the Museum. While focusing on the promotion of contemporary artists, Musikagileak is intent on popularizing Basque music from all periods. Trio Zukan is an ensemble of three musicians: Jon Ansorena (txistu/Basque fipple flute), Maria Zubimendi (accordion), and Gorka Catediano (percussion). In this concert, where they will perform some unknown tunes, they will be accompanied by cellist Émilie Girard-Charest, from Canada.
This activity is organized with Musikagileak in the context of the TopARTE program.
Concert length: 90 min
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As part of the 15th Contemporary Music Program, Musikagileak is offering a concert by Trio Zukan at the Museum. While focusing on the promotion of contemporary artists, Musikagileak is intent on popularizing Basque music from all periods.

Musikagileak Concerts: 15th Contemporary Music Program | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Course in digital imaging: Learning to Look

In this course, you will learn how to tell stories using digital images, as well as a wealth of active, creative uses of photography. In addition, you will develop a critical look at the constant presence of image in modern society and the various approaches to reality associated with it.
We will first study still images and then move on to motion pictures, grasping the basics of photography: composition, framing, lighting, landscape photography, the rule of thirds, and other concepts.
You will be encouraged to work in groups when planning your images, coming up with creative solutions for your assignments and resorting to experimentation, creativity, and play. In search of inspiration, you will visit the exhibitions dedicated to Yoshitomo Nara, Anthony McCall, and Paul Pfeiffer.
You are welcome to bring your mobile phone, tablet, or camera along to take pictures.
To sign up for this course, a parent or guardian must sign a form authorizing picture taking during the workshops.
The course is conceived of as a series of progressive workshops to unfold from October to May. The first six workshops (October-November) will be followed by a new module in January 2025.
Conducted by: Borja Gómez and Aitziber Aguirre 
When: Sundays, 10:15 am-11:45 am 
Where: Educational Area 
Ages: 9-12 
Language: Spanish and Basque 
Part I: October 13-November 17 (six workshops)
Sunday, October 13: Seeing, Blinking, Looking
Every look begins in the eye, but seeing is not the same as looking. In this workshop, we will take a look at the Museum and some of its works from an unusual perspective, in search for fragments and details.
Sunday, October 20: Pixels
What are digital images made of? A pixel is the smallest addressable element in a digital image. In this workshop, we will think about looking in connection with the work of Yoshitomo Nara.
Sunday, October 27: Building an Image
In this workshop, we will play image-building games to promote spontaneity and improvisation.
Sunday, November 3: The World in Your Hands
Is everything we see real? Photography can help us make small things big and vice versa.
Sunday, November 10: Images That Tell Stories
Color, form, composition, and lighting are the tools we need to say what we want to say with a picture.
Sunday, November 17: Motion
How is motion represented in still images? In this workshop, we will learn how to capture movement in photography.

In this course, you will learn how to tell stories using digital images, as well as a wealth of active, creative uses of photography. In addition, you will develop a critical look at the constant presence of image in modern society and the various approaches to reality associated with it.

Course in digital imaging: Learning to Look | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Total Energies

Integral Yoga [+15]

Wellbeing

In the unrivaled setting of Richard Serra’s installation The Matter of Time, the Museum is offering an accessible integral yoga class for all levels, from beginner to advanced. The class will begin when the Museum is still closed, thus creating the special and quiet atmosphere that yoga requires. Serra’s sculptures will be used as a source of inspiration for participants to kindly explore such powerful concepts as presence, gravity, and balance. By doing breathing exercises and trying integral yoga poses, you will find balance between mind and body, as well as a deeper connection to yourself and the world around you. The class will end with a short meditation to give you the peace and balance you need on a Sunday.
Conducted by: Vanesa Cuesta 
Activity length: 90 min 
No experience required 
Limited number of places available 
Yoga mats to be provided by the Museum

In the unrivaled setting of Richard Serra’s installation The Matter of Time, the Museum is offering an accessible integral yoga class for all levels, from beginner to advanced.

Integral Yoga [+15] | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Family Yoga. How Do I Feel Today?

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. By doing breathing exercises and trying poses inspired by the Museum’s works of art, kids learn to focus on their bodies and the world around them.
How do I feel? How do you feel? This month, in our yoga classes you will plunge into the emotions shown by Yoshitomo Nara’s characters. Nara’s big-headed, big-eyed girls – cheeky, sad, and, in later years, calm and thoughtful – are a visual representation of the artist’s emotions and thoughts. These yoga classes 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: Eli Ruiz Maestre
Time: 12:30 noon-1:30 pm
Ages: 6-10
Language: Spanish and Basque

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. How Do I Feel Today? | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Special Day for Museum Members

Art & Music

25th Anniversary

Public programs

TopARTE

Activities

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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BASQUE INTERNSHIPS 2024

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