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Revisiting the Guggenheim

Guggenheim in Bilbao photo dump.  We had a great day traveling from  Getxo to Bilbao on the Metro and visiting the Guggenheim (not for the first time) where I once again we were just blown away by the building.   it's definitely about the whole spaxe... inside and out... some of the art left us feeling quite underwhelmed - the bits we liked were pieces  we'd seen before.  The Louise Bourgeois spider and Richard Serra's beautiful rust iron snake sheets... but of course it's all very subjective and maybe we are just philistines🤣🤣

 I'm just going to put a load of photos here I can credit them if they're not credited just send me a private message if you're interested
Richaed Serra
Louise Bourgeois
This is huge tapestry made from bottle lids sewn together with copper wire

Hilma af Klint
Pop art... looking great
Jeff Koons puppy is over 30yrs old and still growing strong
Mirror room
Giant shuttlecock
When you walked through these lights it felt like you were passing through a 'wall' into another world....

For the rest of the day we walked down the river, had a quick look at the Christmas Market had a nice lunch in a Spanish bar and then did a little bit of Christmas shopping before getting back on the Metro I'm having a glass of wine and a cheeky cerveza in a local bar before heading back to the ship to start the journey home. 
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  1. Anonymous18 December 2024 at 20:36

    Wonderful photo dump thanks. Best I've seen from Guggenhiem. Really want to go there now!

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