Opened in 1997, this must be the biggest single attraction in Bilbao. Designed by Frank Gehry, this contemporary art museum has a stunning exterior, it’s curved lines covered in titanium ‘scales’. Outside are two installations: a huge spider by the riverside and a 12 metre high ‘Puppy’ by Jeff Koons made of flowers at the front of the building.

Inside a host of weird and wonderful exhibits await the visitor. The paintings and drawings include works by almost every well known artist you can name from Da Vinci to Picasso. There are plenty of sculptures and audio-visual works as well. on te left below is a ‘bouquet’ by Jeff Koons (made of ballons!) in front of a piece by Gilbert & George. On the right is a huge collection of steel structures forming spirals and curves that fills the biggest exhibition space in the museum. This collection is called ‘Matter of Time’ and the visitor is invited to walk through the structures and lose themselves! If you click on the photo to expand it you might get a better idea of the scale, compared to the people walking through.