The 16 most important museums in Bizkaia.

Enjoy the surprises that some of the most outstanding museums in Bizkaia have in store for us.

The museums of Bizkaia keep inside the secrets of the province in which they are located, the historical territory of Bizkaia, a land where tourism goes hand in hand with traditions, culture and history, 3 axes of Basque tourism. The museums of Bizkaia transmit to the visitor the feeling of the people, museums of all kinds, which, helped by the new technologies, make the visitor interact, making him participate in the reality of the Basque Country. The capital of Bizkaia, Bilbao, hosts most of the museums that we present today, a list that has no waste, do you dare to know with us some of the most important museums of Bizkaia?

Bilbao Fine Arts MuseumOne of the most emblematic museums of Bilbao, a museum that before the arrival of the titanium giant (Guggenheim Museum Bilbao), occupied the first place in terms of visitors.

Basque Museum: The Basque Museum makes a great review of the origins and way of life of the Basque people, a museum in which we find the roots and history of the Basque Country.

Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa: “The museum” par excellence in Bilbao. The great “Guggen” and his faithful companion “Puppy” await your arrival. This museum located next to the Bilbao estuary recreates a ship moored on the left bank of the Bilbao estuary, thus paying homage to the importance of the estuary in the development of the city. A museum that surprises on the outside and inside.

Arrantzaleen MuseumArrantzaleen Museoa: This museum located in one of the fishing villages par excellence, Bermeo, shows us everything about the fishing culture of our town. The coastal town of Bermeo, its port, its people and Arrantzaleen Museoa (the fisherman’s museum in Basque) offer us a perfect set to understand this art that led our town to be one of the best in whale fishing.

Ría de Bilbao Maritime Museum: This museum highlights the importance of the Bilbao estuary over the years, once the main artery for transporting the precious metal from our mountains, (the main engine of Basque industry) and today as a vital space of a city that is being transformed.

Mining Museum of the Basque Country: Located next to an important mine in the town of Gallarta, this museum makes it possible to remember the joys and sorrows that mining gave us in the Basque Country, sorrows that were made more bearable to the cry of ALL IRON, or as we know it today, alirón.

Gernika Peace MuseumThere is no better location in the Basque Country for this museum. The Peace Museum is located in the noble and loyal town of Gernika, a town that suffered one of the most bloody attacks of our history at the hands of the German Condor Legion. A museum where we are invited to reflect and to forgive from the memory.

El Pobal IronworksA living museum in which we can appreciate how the metal obtained from our mountains was worked, a material that with human effort was transformed into elements of great importance. Today we can enjoy live and direct the transformation of the metal (as it was done in the old days) visiting the facilities of this great museum.

Loizaga TowerOne of the largest private collections of Rolls Royce cars in the world. A collection among which we find units of other manufacturers, units of great value that help to complete a wonderful collection located in a film space, Loizaga Tower.

La Encartada MuseumA factory turned into a museum. A place to learn about the industrial revolution, a place where today it is still possible to contemplate and enjoy how the assembly line gives shape to one of the most traditional garments of the Basque Country, our txapela, an authentic beret La Encartada.

RIALIA, Museum of IndustryLocated on the left bank of the Bilbao estuary, near the town of Portugalete, this small museum offers an in-depth knowledge of the industry of Bizkaia with the Bilbao estuary as a backdrop.

Arkeologi MuseumIn the heart of Bilbao’s old town, in the heart of Bilbao, we find the museum that shows us our history through the analysis of the land where our ancestors lived.

The forest of OMAAlthough the Oma forest is not a museum in itself, this open-air space offers us an impressive colorful decoration of the trees of this Biscayan forest, creating fascinating images that can only be contemplated from specific points of the forest.

TxakolinguneaThe temple of Txakoli. Bakio, famous for its red Txakoli, “Bakioko Txakoli gorria” (Red Txakoli of Bakio in Basque) houses this space that shows all the elements surrounding this exceptional Basque wine.

Bizkaia BridgeWorld Heritage, little more can be said about this iron colossus. A bridge that is essential to communicate the banks of the Bilbao estuary before its mouth in the Abra. A visit not to be missed on any trip to the Basque Country.

Although we strongly recommend visiting and enjoying some of the museums in Bizkaia that we have mentioned above, here are each and every one of the museums that you can find in this province, variety above all.

Visiting a museum is synonymous with culture, history and tradition, no doubt in Bizkaia, none of these elements is missing, visit the Museum of Bizkaia that catches your attention and tell us your experience.