Guggenheim Museum Bilbao: opening hours, prices and what to see in 2026

Opening hours

In 2026 the museum stayed open until 20:00 over Easter (30 March to 12 April) and in summer (15 June to 13 September), and opened every Monday from 15 June to 7 September. The 2027 dates have not been published yet.

The ticket office closes half an hour before closing time and galleries start clearing 15 minutes before. The museum itself says 11:00 to 13:00 is the busiest time and there may be queues.

Ticket prices

• Audio guide included with every ticket: you open it on your phone by scanning a QR code inside the museum.
• Visitors with disabilities: pay the reduced rate and, if they need a companion, the companion goes free.
• Children under 12: must be with an adult.
• Last day of each exhibition: 50% off from 16:00 to 19:00. The next one is 1 November 2026, when the Igshaan Adams show closes.
• Joint ticket with Bilbao Museoa (the Fine Arts Museum): one ticket for both museums.

The museum's website shows these figures as "today's rates", so check them for your date. Buy from the official shop: the museum warns about ticket fraud elsewhere, and issued tickets are not refunded. We found no free admission day for the general public on its website.

Exhibitions in autumn 2026

Dates from the museum's website:

• The Collection brings together works by Basquiat, Warhol, Klein, Koons, Tàpies and Twombly, with rooms devoted to Yayoi Kusama and El Anatsui.
• Steve McQueen shows a dark room with no images: just two voices, Nina Simone and David Bowie singing Wild is the Wind.
• Dan Flavin, the artist of fluorescent light tubes, will fill seven second floor galleries.
• Pipilotti Rist screens her 1997 video in gallery 103 (it lasts four minutes).

And Richard Serra's The Matter of Time, the huge steel sculptures in gallery 104, is always there. Some galleries may be closed while a new show is being installed.

How long do you need?

The museum suggests anything from a 45 minute Express Route (Atrium, Serra and the current highlights) to a five hour route to see everything. For a normal visit allow two to three hours. If you are short on time, start in the ZERO room in the lobby, which explains the building and the collection, then go up to the third floor balcony to see the Atrium from above.

Puppy and the outdoor works, free

You can walk all the way around the building without a ticket. These collection works are visible from outside:

• Puppy (1992), by Jeff Koons: the flower dog in the museum square, in front of the main entrance.
• Maman (1999), by Louise Bourgeois: the giant spider next to the riverside footbridge.
• Fog Sculpture (1998), by Fujiko Nakaya, in the pond.
• Fire Fountain (1961), by Yves Klein, also in the pond.
• Red Arches, by Daniel Buren, on La Salve bridge.

Jeff Koons's Tulips are not on display at the moment, according to the work's page on the museum website.

Getting there

The address is Abandoibarra Etorbidea 2. Options from the official page:

• Metro: Moyua station, Ercilla-Guggenheim exit.
• Tram: Guggenheim stop.
• Bilbobus: lines 01, 10, 13, 18 and A7 at the Museo 1 / Henao stop, among others.
• Train: Bilbao Abando station (Renfe), a walk from the museum.
• Plane: the airport is 15 km away with a bus to the centre.
• Car: the museum has no car park of its own. There are car parks at Plaza Pío Baroja and Plaza Euskadi, and Bilbao has a low emission zone.

Before you go in: bags larger than 35 x 35 cm are not allowed (there is a cloakroom), and neither are tripods or selfie sticks. Photos without flash are allowed for private use. In summer bring a layer: it is cool inside.