<P> The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian - American architect Frank Gehry , and located in Bilbao , Basque Country , Spain . The museum was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 by King Juan Carlos I of Spain . Built alongside the Nervion River , which runs through the city of Bilbao to the Cantabrian Sea , it is one of several museums belonging to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists . It is one of the largest museums in Spain . </P>
<P> The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian - American architect Frank Gehry , and located in Bilbao , Basque Country , Spain . The museum was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 by King Juan Carlos I of Spain . Built alongside the Nervion River , which runs through the city of Bilbao to the Cantabrian Sea , it is one of several museums belonging to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists . It is one of the largest museums in Spain . </P>
who designed the guggenheim museum in bilbao spain
who designed the guggenheim museum in bilbao spain
Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry