Online Art Course. What Do We Mean by Contemporary Sculpture?

Courses and workshops

Online

General Public

Museum Members

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and contemporary art, addressed from current perspectives.
Drawing on contributions from experts in specific fields, these courses are based on the Museum Collection and its dynamic art program.
According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word sculpture means: 
a: the action or art of processing (as by carving, modeling, or welding) plastic or hard materials into works of art 
b     (1): work produced by sculpture 
(2): a three-dimensional work of art (such as a statue)
Upon reading these definitions, works like the Venus de Milo, Michelangelo’s David, or even that equestrian statue in a town square come to mind. However, as an artistic discipline, sculpture has changed significantly over the past 150 years, so that its scope today goes well beyond the traditional works we are familiar with that we identify as sculptures.
This course offers an answer—one among many—to the question “What do we mean by ‘contemporary sculpture’?”
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
This online course is aimed at:
<ul>
<li>Providing the key concepts to understand the development of sculpture from the late 19th century to the present.</li>
<li>Analyzing a series of formal and technical issues that are essential to understand this development, such as taking sculptures off their plinths or using new materials.</li>
<li>Exploring new forms of creation in today’s sculpture, in terms of both object and space, and analyzing the ways in which they interact with the viewer.</li>
<li>Shedding light on women artists and their real contributions, thus giving them the place they deserve in the history of 20th- and 21st-century art.</li>
</ul>
Conducted by: 
Brigitte Leal, Emeritus Deputy Director, Musée national d’art moderne – Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
Structure and Contents <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2023/09/WEB-CURSO-ARTE-ONLINE-ESCULTURA-PROGRAMA-FINAL.pdf">[+info]</a>
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Hatoum credits: 
Mona Hatoum, Home, 1999 
Wood, galvanized steel, stainless steel, electric wire, crocodile clips, light bulbs, computerized dimmer switch, amplifier, and speakers 
76.2 x 198.1 x 73.7 cm (table) 
Overall dimensions variable 
Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa
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The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and contemporary art, addressed from current perspectives.

Online Art Course. What Do We Mean by Contemporary Sculpture? | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

EDUARDO CHILLIDA: A UNIVERSAL AND TIMELESS SCULPTOR

Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) is one of the most important artists of the second half of the twentieth century, and a key figure in contemporary sculpture.
Looking at the past and classical tradition from an inexhaustibly innovative and contemporary perspective, Chillida is a timeless artist and yet his work is highly relevant in today’s world.
This course delves into Chillida’s work and his creative process against the background of the 2020s.
It will be conducted by Kosme de Barañano,University professor and exhibition curator, and professor specializing in the work of Eduardo Chillida.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE? 
<ol>
<li>Some of the keys to the work of Eduardo Chillida, his main contributions, and his relevance today.</li>
<li>The importance of the land, of water, nature, and light in Chillida’s creative process and universe.</li>
<li>The importance of drawing as a tool and a thread in Chillida’s multiple ways of making art.</li>
<li>Chillida’s best-known public sculptures with regard to sustainability, cooperation, and balance.</li>
<li>The links between the artist and the Guggenheim Museums as shown in the exhibitions focusing on his work and the inclusion of his art in the Guggenheim Collections.</li>
</ol>
CONTENTS
Module I: Chillida’s Oeuvre: Stages and Development +info
Chillida creates “in”, “for” and “at the service of” the natural environment and the viewers who enjoy his work. In this module, you will also understand the importance of sound and music in Chillida’s work.
Video 1: Chillida, works and stages 
Video 2: Critical reception of Chillida’s work, from Gaston Bachelard to Edmond Jabès 
Video 3: The concept of space 
Video 4: The concept of scale
Module II: Drawing as a Common Thread +info
Chillida used to draw with both hands at the same time, and with his mind as well. In so doing, he developed a formal style of his own. In this module, you will see examples of the different techniques he used and the arts he explored.
Video 1: Drawings 
Video 2: Engravings 
Video 3: Reliefs 
Video 4: Gravitations
Module III: Chillida and Public Art +info
Never discouraged in his quest for sublimation in art, Eduardo Chillida chose special or unexpected places to install his sculptures. In some of his most ambitious public art projects, he worked with other artists to materialize his challenging sculptures.
Video 1: Abesti gogora V, 1966 
Video 2: Comb of the Wind, 1976 
Video 3: Eulogy to the Horizon, 1990 
Video 4: Project Tindaya, 1992-1996
Module IV: Chillida, International Museums, and the Guggenheim Museums +info
The first Chillida-Guggenheim connection dates back to the late 1950s, with his first appearances in the Museums’ exhibitions and the addition of some of his works to the Guggenheim collections.
Video 1: From Sculptures and Drawings from Seven Sculptors, an exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1958 to Chillida: 1948–1998, a retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 1999 
Video 2: Chillida’s works in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Collection in Nueva York, 1950s-1960s 
Video 3: Chillida’s works in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, 1960s-1970s 
Video 4: Chillida’s works in the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, 1990s and a new collection
Photo: Foto: © Zabalaga Leku, San Sebastián, VEGAP, 2019. Sucesión de Eduardo Chillida y Hauser &amp; Wirth. Foto Jesús Uriarte.

NEW! Online Art Course: Eduardo Chillida: A Universal and Timeless Sculptor

Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) is one of the most important artists of the second half of the twentieth century, and a key figure in

NEW! Online Art Course: Eduardo Chillida: A Universal and Timeless Sculptor | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Panels: Women, Artists, Visionaries, 1900–2000

Talks

To mark  the exhibition dedicated to Hilma af Klint, the Museum has organized a panel on female artists in 20th-century Spain. Part of ALMA – Women, Artists, Visionaries in Spain: Spirituality, Feminism, and Utopia, 1900–2000, a research project of the Universities of Barcelona, Girona, and the Basque Country, the panel will focus on the role of female artists in modern and contemporary Spain, and their connections with the Swedish artist and mystic.
Speakers include Maria Lluïsa Faxedas Brujats (University of Girona) and María José González Madrid (ADHUC-University of Barcelona), principal investigator, and researcher Garazi Ansa (University of the Basque Country).
Duration: 90 min.
* Activity subject to change
Activity organized in collaboration with the research project ALMA - Visionary Artists in Spain: Spirituality, Feminism, and Utopia (1900–2000) (PID2023146120NB-I00/ MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, EU)

To mark  the exhibition dedicated to Hilma af Klint, the Museum has organized a panel on female artists in 20th-century Spain.

Panels: Women, Artists, Visionaries, 1900–2000 | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Tours with Music: Hilma af Klint

Tours

Join us in this guided tour of selected works by Hilma af Klint, designed by musicologist Patricia Sojo with a musical perspective in mind. We will explore the music Europeans used to listen to in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and its connections to the Swedish artist.
Duration: 55 min. 
Limited number of places available

Join us in this guided tour of selected works by Hilma af Klint, designed by musicologist Patricia Sojo with a musical perspective in mind.

Tours with Music: Hilma af Klint | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Course in Art: What Materials Tell Us about Modern and Contemporary Art

The Museum’s online art courses offer a unique chance to gain accessible, rigorous training on key themes and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from today’s perspective.
Drawing on contributions from experts in specific fields, these courses are based on the Museum’s Collection and dynamic art program.
The study of the materials used in art–their composition, their chemical properties, and their transformation–is a concern with many artists. This course focuses on the stories behind the use of certain materials and the scientific phenomena associated with them, analyzing why they are used to make art, how they are obtained, what their practical applications are, and how they influence aesthetic perception.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
The learning objectives of this course are:
<ol>
<li>Offering the keys to the use of materials in modern and contemporary art–their importance, the reasons why they are used, and their technical and aesthetic implications.</li>
<li>Providing basic scientific concepts to understand how the history of art runs parallel to the history of science, and how the developments in the science of materials, in chemistry, physics and engineering have changed the course of modern and contemporary art, and the other way around.</li>
<li>Introducing the materials artists resort to as part of the code of symbols they use to communicate.</li>
<li>Discussing the importance of color and its effects on the perceptions of art.</li>
<li>Shedding light on women artists and their real contributions, thus giving them the place they deserve in the history of 20th- and 21st-century art.</li>
</ol>
Taught by 
Deborah García Bello, chemist, science communicator, and researcher of the materials applied to modern and contemporary art.
Structure and contents <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2023/10/WEB-PROGRAMA-CURSO-DE-ARTE-ONLINE-MATERIALES-.pdf">[+info]</a>

The Museum’s online art courses offer a unique chance to gain accessible, rigorous training on key themes and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from today’s perspective.

Online Course in Art: What Materials Tell Us about Modern and Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Courses: Female Masters in Modern and Contemporary Art

Learn why some female artists should be called “Masters”—a term traditionally used to refer to men of skill.
This course has been designed as a continuation to From Invisibility to the Spotlight: 20th- and 21st-Century Female Artists You Need to Know, offered by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao a few years ago.
Conducted by: Susana Blas Brunel, art historian specializing in contemporary art and feminism
Target audience: people 18+ interested in contemporary art 
Type of course: online 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Language: Spanish 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, participants will get a certificate
What will you learn in this course?
<ul>
<li>The role played by women in the history of art, especially women whose work was a turning point in the history of modern and contemporary art.</li>
<li>The contributions made by women to 20th- and 21st-century art, and their place in contemporary art.</li>
<li>Women as pioneers in the development of certain artistic expressions, challenging social norms and defying convention.</li>
<li>The links between female artists and particular narrative or concepts rather than technical details.</li>
</ul>
CONTENTS
Module I: Spiritualism 
Female artists and spiritism, anthroposophy, dowsing, Taoism, and other spiritual or religious movements, or the place where they lived or the natural world.
Video 1: Georgiana Houghton 
Video 2: Hilma af Klint 
Video 3: Georgia O’Keeffe 
Video 4: Agnes Martin
Module II: Propaganda 
Female artists and politics or ideology: denunciation and defense of ideals.
Video 1: Lyubov Popova 
Video 2: Leni Riefenstahl 
Video 3: Barbara Kruger 
Video 4: Julie Mehretu
Module III: Feedback 
Female artists and creative processes that feed on the circulation of energy and information intellectually, mentally, performatively, or in connection with the land.
Video 1: Tarsila do Amaral 
Video 2: Ana Mendieta 
Video 3: Esther Ferrer 
Video 4: Yayoi Kusama
Module IV: Equality 
Female artists and social convention: fighting society for equality through clash or delicacy.
Video 1: Maruja Mallo 
Video 2: Guerrilla Girls 
Video 3: Kara Walker 
Video 4: Mona Hatoum
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Image credits: Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room — A Wish for Human Happiness Calling from Beyond the Universe, 2020.

NEW! Online Art Courses: Female Masters in Modern and Contemporary Art

Learn why some female artists should be called “Masters”—a term traditionally used to refer to men of skill.

NEW! Online Art Courses: Female Masters in Modern and Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Course: Film & Video, moving image as an Artistic Medium

Educators

The online art courses at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao are accessible yet thorough, offering a unique opportunity to learn about key topics and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from a current perspective.
With the participation of experts in each field, the courses take as their starting point the Museum’s collection and its dynamic and varied artistic programming.
For a decade now, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao's Film &amp; Video exhibition programme has examined the different currents and modalities of contemporary artistic practices using film and video media.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
The learning outcomes of this online course are, among others:
<ol>
<li>To provide key references that allow you to easily learn the main features of the evolution of moving image in contemporary art and its main ramifications and numerous possibilities.</li>
<li>To present a selection of works and projects based on the Film &amp; Video exhibition history.</li>
<li>To offer a sequence of different case studies, divided into four thematic modules.</li>
</ol>
Taught by 
Yara Sonseca, Art Historian and Independent Curator.
Structure and Programme <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2024/03/Programa-web-FilmVideo.pdf">[+info]</a>
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Photo: 
Christian Marclay 
Video still from The Clock, 2010 
Single channel video with stereo sound 
24 hours, looped 
Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York

The online art courses at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao are accessible yet thorough, offering a unique opportunity to learn about key topics and concepts in the history of modern and contemporary art from a current perspective.

Online Art Course: Film &amp; Video, moving image as an Artistic Medium | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Course: Film & Video, moving image as an Artistic Medium | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

From Invisibility to the Spotlight: Women Artists from the 20th and 21st Centuries You Need to Know

Other activities

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is now offering accessible online art courses where you can learn about key concepts and ideas in the history of modern and contemporary art from an up-to-date perspective.
Taught by renowned experts in a variety of fields and drawing on the Museum Collection and its dynamic, variegated art program, art courses are designed to offer an overview of each subject while kindling interest and the desire for further knowledge.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Duration of the Course: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
With a few rare exceptions, women artists remained in the shadows for many centuries, until impressionist artists drew attention to their creative work in the late 19th century.
The first online course to be offered by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, taught by Lourdes Cirlot, Professor Emeritus of History of Art at the University of Barcelona, will deal with the role played by women artists in the 20th and 21st centuries. Among others, the course’s learning goals are:
<ul>
<li>To understand the virtually invisible role played by women in the history of art by focusing on individual female modern and contemporary artists.</li>
<li>To discuss the real contributions made by women, placing them in the history of 20th- and 21st-century art.</li>
<li>To analyze the important role played by women artists in disciplines like weaving, performance, and, more recently, video-creation.</li>
</ul>
Introduction, Structure and Course Syllabus <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2022/01/Intro-EN.pdf">[+info]</a>
Taught by 
Lourdes Cirlot, Emeritus Professor of Art History at Universitat de Barcelona

Online Art Course. From Invisibility to the Spotlight: Women Artists from the 20th and 21st Centuries You Need to Know

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is now offering accessible online art courses where you can learn about key concepts and ideas in the history of modern and contemporary art from an up-to-date perspective.

Online Art Course. From Invisibility to the Spotlight: Women Artists from the 20th and 21st Centuries You Need to Know | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Courses Pop Art

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern and contemporary art, addressed from current perspectives. Drawing on the participation from experts in specific fields, these courses are inspired by the Museum Collection and its dynamic exhibition program.
Pop art was an art movement characterized by a return to representation, drawing inspiration from sources in popular and commercial culture—hence the name of the movement. Emerging in Britain in the 1950s, Pop art flourished in America in the 1960s, where a sudden boom in the economy triggered the growth of consumerism. Some of the artists in the Pop art movement reacted by incorporating images from mass culture and using techniques that emulated (or parodied) industrial production. Pop art drew on billboards, commercial ads, films, television, pulp magazines, comic strips, or even shop windows.
This course offers a broad overview of the relevance of Pop art and its various manifestations in the international art scene, its main representatives, and its influence on contemporary art practices.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
This online course is aimed at:
<ul>
<li>Analyzing the keys to the most salient characteristics of Pop art, as well as the social, political, economic, and cultural background that led to its emergence and development internationally.</li>
<li>Exploring the work of the leading Pop artists, including several women, and their most iconic creations.</li>
<li>Showing the influence of Pop art on other forms of culture beyond the visual arts, e.g. music or fashion.</li>
<li>Understanding the legacy of Pop art and its influence on contemporary art from a 21st-century perspective.</li>
</ul>
Conducted by: 
José Lebrero Stals, culture and art manager, exhibition curator. He has been artistic director of the Picasso Museum in Malaga.
Structure and Contents <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2024/03/Programa-Curso-online-arte-pop-para-web.pdf">[+info]</a>

Online art courses Pop Art: Past and Present

Los cursos de arte online del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao ofrecen una oportunidad única de formarse de manera accesible a la vez que rigurosa sobre temas y conceptos clave de la historia del arte moderno y contemporáneo desde una perspectiva actual. Contando con la participación de expertos en cada campo, los cursos toman como punto de partida la Colección del Museo y su dinámica y variada programación artística.

Online art courses Pop Art: Past and Present | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Courses: The Emergence of Photography and its Presence in Contemporary Art

Would you like to get an overview of the history of photography and how it entered the art scene, becoming a discipline in its own right? In this course, you can follow the development of photography, learning about photographers and techniques, from 19th-century Daguerreotype to the present.
Conducted by: Jon Uriarte, photographer and exhibition curator, currently working on the digital transformation of images on the Internet
Target audience: people 18+ interested in contemporary art 
Type of course: online 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Language: Spanish 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, participants will get a certificate
What will you learn in this course?
<ol>
<li>Overview of the history of photography, from the earliest forms to the present.</li>
<li>Most popular photography techniques, from Daguerreotype to digital photography.</li>
<li>The importance of photography and how it slowly became part of the art world. Considered as a mere tool for creation at first, it came to be a form of art in its own right.</li>
<li>Selected works from art photography and related industries like fashion, where photography plays a fundamental role.</li>
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CONTENTS
The course will be divided into four thematic modules, with examples by photographers and other artists.
Module I: The Origins of Photography; Timeline 
The development of photography from the 16th-century camera obscura to 19th-century Daguerreotype and calotype to “You Press the Button, We Do the Rest”.
Video 1: The camera obscura and studies in optics 
Video 2: The invention of Daguerreotype and the birth of photography 
Video 3: The close relationship of photography with books and cinema. 
Video 4: Camera mass production and new ways of relating to images
Module II: The Emergence of Photography in Art 
For a long time, photography was neglected as a mere tool for the representation of reality, used by artists for technical support. Over time, little by little, it became part of the art world and, since the 1980s, it has been considered a form of art in its own right. The videos in this module illustrate these developments.
Video 1: Imogen Cunningham, Diane Arbus. 
Video 2: Alfred Stieglitz, Seydou Keïta 
Video 3: Andy Warhol, Nan Goldin 
Video 4: Bernd &amp; Hilla Becher, Thomas Struth
Module III: Photography and Fashion 
The relationship between photography and fashion dates back to the 19th century, when the first photos of garments for advertising purposes were taken. It became stronger with the emergence of the first fashion magazines in the 1920s. Throughout the 20th century, renowned photographers added their creative touch to fashion photography, leading to its development. The videos in this module illustrate this.
Video 1: Richard Avedon 
Video 2: Helmut Newton 
Video 3: Louise Dahl-Wolfe 
Video 4: Corinne Day
Module IV: Art Photography in the Digital Age 
The widespread use of smartphones led to the democratization of digital photography. This changed the nature of art photography, its relevance to artistic creation, and the role played by photographers. To this we should add the current discussion of the digital transformation of images on the internet. The videos in this module illustrate these developments.
Video 1: Andreas Gursky 
Video 2: Paul Pfeiffer 
Video 3: Penelope Umbrico 
Video 4: ImageNet
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Thomas Struth (Geldern, Germany, 1954) 
Audience 1, Florence, 2004 
Chromogenic print 
Ed. 7/10 
179.5 x 286.5 cm 
Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa 
© Thomas Struth, Bilbao 2024
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NEW! Online Art Courses: The Emergence of Photography and its Presence in Contemporary Art

Would you like to get an overview of the history of photography and how it entered the art scene, becoming a discipline in its own right? In this course, you can follow the development of photography, learning about photographers and techniques, from 19th-century Daguerreotype to the present.

NEW! Online Art Courses: The Emergence of Photography and its Presence in Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Course

Structures of Contemporary Art: The Everlasting Question of How Works of Art Are Created and What They Mean
The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern art, addressed from contemporary perspectives.
Drawing on contributions from experts and based on the Museum’s Collection and its dynamic program, offering a wide range of different activities, the courses are designed to give participants an overview of the subjects under study while awakening their curiosity and kindling their desire to study and learn.
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
This online course is aimed at:
<ul>
<li>Exploring the reasons why artists create art, emphasizing the importance of the creative processes (both physical and mental) that lead to the creation of works of art.</li>
<li>Analyzing how the stories and messages conveyed by artists through a variety of visual languages cause moods, feelings, and responses in the viewer, thus adding a beneficial layer to art.</li>
<li>Focusing on the power of art, as well as on the artist’s commitment to the writing and rewriting of history on the basis of personal perspective and historical context.</li>
<li>Highlighting the future potential of art, based on the understanding of the present.</li>
</ul>
Conducted by: 
Miguel López-Remiro Forcada, independent art consultant and curator. Artistic Director of the Picasso Museum in Malaga
COURSE STRUCTURE, INTRODUCTION, AND CONTENTS <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2024/12/PROGRAMA-curso-Estructuras-del-arte-REVISADO.pdf">[+info]</a>

Online Art Course. Structures of Contemporary Art

Structures of Contemporary Art: The Everlasting Question of How Works of Art Are Created and What They Mean

Online Art Course. Structures of Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Online Art Course. The Body and Identity in Contemporary Art

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern art, addressed from contemporary perspectives.
Drawing on contributions from experts and based on the Museum’s Collection and its dynamic program, the courses are designed to give participants an overview of the subjects under study while awakening their curiosity and kindling their desire to study and learn.
Our new online course, The Body and Identity in Contemporary Art, is aimed at:
Workload: 6 hours (at your own pace) 
Target audience: People over 18 who are interested in contemporary art 
Language: Spanish 
Structure: 4 modules, 16 video lessons, additional resources 
Certification: Upon completion of the course, you will get a certificate 
Availability: Three months from date of purchase
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS COURSE?
<ul>
<li>Highlighting the importance of the human body as a motif for representation, a tool for creation, and a work of art in itself in twentieth- and twenty-first-century artistic practices.</li>
<li>Discussing how the notions of identity, gender, and diversity challenge established norms and contribute to the emergence of new models and creative manifestations.</li>
<li>Giving visibility to artists from minority groups and their contributions, granting them the place they deserve in the history of twentieth- and twenty-first-century art.</li>
<li>Offering an overview of new forms of creation and new constructions of identity in today’s global artistic milieu.</li>
</ul>
Course structure, Introduction, and Contents <a href="http://cms.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/uploads/2023/03/PROGRAMA-curso-arte-online-Cuerpo-e-Identidad-23-03-15.pdf">[+ info]</a> 

Conducted by 
Aimar Arriola, art curator, editor, and researcher
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Elssie Ansareo. El baile de las flâneuses 2007. Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa

The online art courses of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao offer accessible yet rigorous training in key concepts and topics in the history of modern art, addressed from contemporary perspectives.

Online Art Course. The Body and Identity in Contemporary Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Breathwork Session

Wellbeing

Engage in a series of breathing practices aimed at enhancing introspection and the conscious control of breathing while looking at Hilma af Klint’s works. The encounter with the artist’s production will help you connect with your inner self and think about what first came to mind when you looked at her works. In the context of the Museum’s Wellbeing program and guided by Ismene Madariaga, an expert in the field, you will develop creative thinking and assertiveness skills, embracing different perspectives and moving at your own pace. The activity brings breathwork and art together: the visual world as a vessel to reach your senses, your mind, and your emotions.
Duration: 90 min. 
Age: 18+ 
Limited number of places available
* Activity subject to change
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Engage in a series of breathing practices aimed at enhancing introspection and the conscious control of breathing while looking at Hilma af Klint’s works.

Breathwork Session | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Guided Tours

Members

Every month, we organize guided tours of our exhibitions in Spanish and in Basque, visiting the relevant Museum galleries. Just pick your date and time!
Also, in your private area you fill find exclusive online content about the exhibitions: audio guides, tours with curators, and more. Discover it now!
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<td width="198">Paul Peiffer</td>
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<td width="198">Friday, January 10</td>
<td width="104">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="155">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
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<td width="198">Sunday, January 12</td>
<td width="104">12:00 noon</td>
<td width="155">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
</tr>
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<td width="198">Sunday, January 12</td>
<td width="104">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="155">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="198">Friday, January 24</td>
<td width="104">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="155">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="198">Sunday, January 26</td>
<td width="104">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="155">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
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<td width="198">Hilma af Klint</td>
<td width="104">60 min.</td>
<td width="155">20 people</td>
<td width="119"> </td>
</tr>
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<td width="198">Friday, January 17</td>
<td width="104">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="155">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="198">Friday, January 17</td>
<td width="104">5:00 pm</td>
<td width="155">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Basque</td>
</tr>
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<td width="198">Sunday, January 19</td>
<td width="104">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="155">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="198">Sunday, January 19</td>
<td width="104">1:00 pm</td>
<td width="155">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="198">Friday, January 24</td>
<td width="104">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="155">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="198">Sunday, January 26</td>
<td width="104">6:00 pm</td>
<td width="155">1 group</td>
<td width="119">Spanish</td>
</tr>
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Every month, we organize guided tours of our exhibitions in Spanish and in Basque, visiting the relevant Museum galleries. Just pick your date and time!

Guided Tours | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Opera Screenings: 2025 Teatro Real Archive

On stage

New series of screenings from the Teatro Real Archive: big opera productions, concerts, dance shows, and theatre plays, both classical and modern. Come and enjoy them on big screen!
Stream will start on time.

New series of screenings from the Teatro Real Archive: big opera productions, concerts, dance shows, and theatre plays, both classical and modern. Come and enjoy them on big screen!

Opera Screenings: 2025 Teatro Real Archive | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

ITP Aero

Art Adventures: Hidden Beauty

Families

Children and Families

Looking at the work of Hilma af Klint, we will see how colors and shapes can express things that are invisible to the naked eye, such as ideas and feelings. We will explore af Klint’s magical world, finding inspiration in her unusual forms and colors. Letting our imagination run wild, we will make a large-scale painting, trying a variety of painting techniques. After choosing from abstract drawings, curved and straight lines, we will apply the wet-on-wet method to see how colors flow and blend, bringing about spellbinding transitions between different hues and forms. Creativity without limits!
Conducted by: Aitziber Aguirre, Andere Etxegarai, Mertxe Periz, Mónica Rodríguez-Curiel
January 11, 19, 25: Spanish 
January 12, 18, 26: Basque
Duration: 90 min. 
Ages: 3–5 
Languages: Spanish, Basque 
Limited number of places available

Looking at the work of Hilma af Klint, we will see how colors and shapes can express things that are invisible to the naked eye, such as ideas and feelings.

Art Adventures: Hidden Beauty | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Baby Art

This month, in Baby Art, we will focus on body movement as an art medium, using our bodies and their dynamic potential for creation – rolling, jumping, sliding, dancing… In so doing, we will bring two different visual languages – body movement and art – together. A space of stimuli and games, Baby Art encourages babies and their families to interact as they explore the galleries of the Museum.
Walking around Richard Serra’s giant sculptures in The Matter of Time can be a unique experience. Using color ribbons, we will paint in the air as we explore Serra’s installation.
In this action-oriented, experimental workshop, we will use both slow-motion and energetic strokes to show movement with color on paper. Our moving bodies will fill the space with color as we carry objects dripping with paint with us, leaving our pigment-loaded marks on the floor and the walls, and rolling colorful balls to be mesmerized by their trail.
January 11, 12: 12–24 months (Spanish) 
January 18, 19: 6–12 months (Basque) 
January 25, 26: 24–36 months (Spanish)
Conducted by: Aitziber Aguirre, Mertxe Periz, Mónica Rodríguez-Curiel 
Duration: 120 min. 
Ages: 6–36 months 
Limited number of places available

This month, in Baby Art, we will focus on body movement as an art medium, using our bodies and their dynamic potential for creation – rolling, jumping, sliding, dancing…

Baby Art | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Play Experiences: Playing with Spare Parts 

In this free play session, inspired by Hilma af Klint’s oeuvre, you will use spare parts to delve into a hands-on exploration of abstract art.
What can you find in this room? A series of art installations made with various objects, which you can handle to plunge into creation in an intuitive way, discovering the hidden possibilities of shapes and materials. Using spare parts, both big and small, that make circles, ovals, lines, triangles, spirals, and the list goes on, you will be able to portray your invisible world in this free, non-directive play activity.
Wonder, an emotion often aroused by art, will be the common thread in this activity using spare-part installations, feeding on the human tendency to manipulate variables, and kindling curiosity with answers to the ever-renewing question “What if…?”. In other words, this play experience encourages you to give free rein to your imagination, empowered by the stimulating environment provided by the Museum.
This activity is meant to be ephemeral, happening in the here and now, without materializing into something permanent, inviting you to explore and create at your own pace as you partake in the global excitement spurred by the game.
Conducted by: VACA rules!
10:15 am: Children ages 3–5 (1 group)
Duration: 90 min. 
Language: Spanish 
Limited number of places available

Play Experiences: Playing with Spare Parts (Ages 3–5)

In this free play session, inspired by Hilma af Klint’s oeuvre, you will use spare parts to delve into a hands-on exploration of abstract art.

Play Experiences: Playing with Spare Parts (Ages 3–5) | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Drawing for Beginners: That Which Cannot Be Seen

In this part of the course, we will face a new challenge: drawing what cannot be seen, for drawing can render things without an image visible.
We will take a look at different types of drawing, at the drawing techniques used by artists and the purposes of drawing. We will play games to capture lights, shadows, and sounds in our drawings as we try different points of view. We will also learn a variety of drawing techniques – charcoal, crayon, India ink –, as well as different drawing surfaces.
Conceived of as a series of progressive workshops focusing on different concepts and methods, the course encourages participants to enjoy art by making art, suggesting a closer, proactive look at artwork.
January 25: Perspectives – Where Do We Look at Things from?
Different ways of representing space and our place in it.
February 1: Zooming In
Imagining what lies beyond the canvas in a painting.
February 8: Mysterious Shadows
The effects of shadows and the use of chiaroscuro to suggest volume. Shadows and silhouettes as powerful allies.
February 15: Looking at Music, Listening to Drawing
The possibilities of gesture and stroke as guided by sound.
February 22: Ghost Drawing
Drawing techniques leading to unexpected images: white on white, spilled ink, etc.
March 1: Drawing Light
How to capture light on paper? How to represent brightness? Lights and shadows as essential tools to show depth and volume. Bringing our drawings to life!
Conducted by: Raúl Domínguez Pazo, Mónica Martínez
Duration: 90 min. 
Ages: 6–10 
Language: Spanish 
Limited number of places available

In this part of the course, we will face a new challenge: drawing what cannot be seen, for drawing can render things without an image visible.

Drawing for Beginners: That Which Cannot Be Seen | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Play Experiences: Playing with Spare Parts (Ages 6–10)

In this free play session, inspired by Hilma af Klint’s oeuvre, you will use spare parts to delve into a hands-on exploration of abstract art.
What can you find in this room? A series of art installations made with various objects, which you can handle to plunge into creation in an intuitive way, discovering the hidden possibilities of shapes and materials. Using spare parts, both big and small, that make circles, ovals, lines, triangles, spirals, and the list goes on, you will be able to portray your invisible world in this free, non-directive play activity.
Wonder, an emotion often aroused by art, will be the common thread in this activity using spare-part installations, feeding on the human tendency to manipulate variables, and kindling curiosity with answers to the ever-renewing question “What if…?”. In other words, this play experience encourages you to give free rein to your imagination, empowered by the stimulating environment provided by the Museum.
This activity is meant to be ephemeral, happening in the here and now, without materializing into something permanent, inviting you to explore and create at your own pace as you partake in the global excitement spurred by the game.
Conducted by: VACA rules!
12:15 noon: Children ages 6–10 (1 group)
Duration: 90 min. 
Language: Spanish 
Limited number of places available

Play Experiences: Playing with Spare Parts (Ages 6–10) | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Books Alive! School of Wizards

In the exhibition Hilma af Klint, we will find the mysterious symbols that hint at the artist’s connection to the supernatural and the magical world. And we will become students at the School of Wizardry, in an effort to understand the cryptic language behind these symbols.
In this fun activity, we will meet a series of charming witches—both as characters and for real! Also, we will witness spells and charms, potions included. Finally, we will make our own hats—an item no magician can do without.
Conducted by: Catalina Martínez-Moro 
Duration: 120 min. 
Ages: 6–10 
Language: English 
Limited number of places available

Books Alive! School of Wizards (Ages: 6–10)

In the exhibition Hilma af Klint, we will find the mysterious symbols that hint at the artist’s connection to the supernatural and the magical world.

Books Alive! School of Wizards (Ages: 6–10) | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

In this part of the course, we will face a new challenge: drawing what cannot be seen, for drawing can render things without an image visible.
We will take a look at different types of drawing, at the drawing techniques used by artists and the purposes of drawing. We will play games to capture lights, shadows, and sounds in our drawings as we try different points of view. We will also learn a variety of drawing techniques – charcoal, crayon, India ink –, as well as different drawing surfaces.
Conceived of as a series of progressive workshops focusing on different concepts and methods, the course encourages participants to enjoy art by making art, suggesting a closer, proactive look at artwork.
January 26: Perspectives – Where Do We Look at Things from?
Different ways of representing space and our place in it.
February 2: Zooming In
Imagining what lies beyond the canvas in a painting.
February 9: Mysterious Shadows
The effects of shadows and the use of chiaroscuro to suggest volume. Shadows and silhouettes as powerful allies.
February 16: Looking at Music, Listening to Drawing
The possibilities of gesture and stroke as guided by sound.
February 23: Ghost Drawing
Drawing techniques leading to unexpected images: white on white, spilled ink, etc.
March 2: Drawing Light
How to capture light on paper? How to represent brightness? Lights and shadows as essential tools to show depth and volume. Bringing our drawings to life!
Conducted by: Raúl Domínguez Pazo, Mónica Martínez
Duration: 90 min. 
Ages: 6–10 
Language: Spanish 
Limited number of places available

Course in Digital Imaging: Learning to Look

In this course, you will learn how to tell stories using digital images, engaging in an active and creative use of photography. In addition, you will develop a critical look at the constant presence of images in modern society and expand the ways in which reality can be seen.
You will be encouraged to work in groups when planning your images, coming up with creative solutions for your assignments and resorting to experimentation, creativity, and play. In search of inspiration, you will visit the Museum’s exhibitions, as well as the works in the Museum Collection.
You are welcome to bring your mobile phone or tablet along to take pictures. If you cannot bring your own device, you will get a camera from us. To sign up for this course, a parent or guardian must sign a form authorizing picture taking during the workshops.
The course is conceived of as a series of progressive workshops to unfold throughout the year.
January 26: Filtering Reality
If you could change what you see – the real things that surround you – by adding filters to reality, how would you change the world around you?
February 2: Images Coming to Life
Using animation and video to add movement to images. Just design a step-by-step sequence and your ideas will dance before your eyes!
February 9: Playing with Light for Magical Effects
Let’s manipulate light and shadow to create effects on the objects appearing on our pictures. That is the magic of light: it changes the whole picture!
February 16: How Do We Look at Things?
Using framing to create in-focus or out-of-focus images – and finding different ways of looking at the same room. The way we look at things can change our perception of them. Expanding our point of view to transform the way we see reality and find new meanings.
February 23: One Picture, Many Stories
If you had to send a message in a bottle using a picture, what picture would you choose? What story would you like your picture to tell?
Conducted by: Borja Gómez, Aitziber Aguirre
Duration: 90 min. 
Ages: 9–12 
Languages: Spanish and Basque 
Limited number of places available

In this course, you will learn how to tell stories using digital images, engaging in an active and creative use of photography.

Course in Digital Imaging: Learning to Look | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Art Courses: Three Essential Artists Who Looked Beyond

Join the course “Eduardo Chillida, Hilma af Klint and Tarsila do Amaral: Three Essential Artists Who Looked Beyond”.
In this course you will learn about these three artists whose work reveals that they were visionaries and champions of freedom in art: Eduardo Chillida (b. Basque Country, Spain) is a towering figure in 20th-century sculpture; Hilma af Klint (b. Sweden) is hailed by some as the true pioneer of abstraction; Tarsila do Amaral (b. Brazil) was ahead of her time on such issues as colonialism, cultural heritage, and indigenous peoples.
Conducted by: Arantxa Pereda Angulo, art historian and cultural manager and mediator
Target audience: people 18+interested in contemporary art 
Type of course: on-site (online option also available) 
Structure: 12 units (9 lessons, 3 guided tours) 
Language: Spanish 
Materials needed: Bibliography, class notes, glossary, etc. 
Certification: participants who attend at least 80% of the units will get a certificate
What will you learn in this course?
<ul>
<li>Some of the keys to the work of three essential artists in their historical, social, political, and cultural context; influences and contributions.</li>
<li>An overview of modern and contemporary art in the Western world, along with a few key concepts to develop your own criteria, think critically, use adequate technical vocabulary, and gain confidence when discussing art-related issues.</li>
<li>The place of women in the history of art, and details of the work of two female artists.</li>
<li>How to enjoy modern and contemporary art, especially the exhibitions and artistic holdings of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, in an easy and slow learning process shared with people with similar interests.</li>
</ul>
CONTENTS
Eduardo Chillida
November 5: Chillida-Leku: A Dream Come True 
Developed as a work of art in its own right, this open-air museum is quite unique, placing art against the background of nature. In this unit, you will learn about the origin and development of this museum.
November 12: Chillida: Oeuvre, Nature, Space 
Chillida created in, for, and at the service of the natural environment and the viewers who enjoy his work. In this unit, you will also understand the importance of sound and music in Chillida’s production.
November 19: The Importance of Drawing 
Chillida’s oeuvre was guided by line and drawing, which contributed to the development of a unique formal style, recognizable across arts and mediums (drawing, printmaking, metalwork, etc.).
November 26: Tour of Eduardo Chillida’s works in the Museum Collection
Hilma af Klint
December 3: Art and Spirituality in the Late 19th Century 
The late 19th century witnessed the growth of mysticism, occultism, and spiritualism across Europe. In art, this led to the emergence of abstraction. Since then, art and spirituality have remained connected, and the connection has been expressed in multiple disciplines.
December 10: Who Is Who in Abstract Art 
In this unit, you will explore the history of abstraction: characteristics, main figures, sources of influence, and types of abstract art from the early years to the present.
December 17: Hilma af Klint’s Life and Work 
Along with other female artists, Swedish painter Hilma af Klint is now considered to be one of the pioneers of abstract art—a late recognition that led to the rewriting of the history of abstraction in painting.
January 21: Tour of Hilma af Klint’s exhibition
Tarsila do Amaral
January 28: Modern Art and Modernism in Latin America 
Contemporary Latin American art is the result of hybridization and cultural convergence. Its roots can be traced back to modern art and the movement known as modernism, emerging in the late 19th/early 20th century.
February 4: São Paulo Art Biennial and Brasilia 
Founded in 1951, the São Paulo Art Biennial has become one of the world’s leading contemporary art exhibitions. In the 1960s, Brasilia emerged as one of the icons of modern architecture, featuring several buildings designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer.
February 11: Tarsila do Amaral’s Life and Work 
Beginning in the 1920s, Tarsila do Amaral’s original oeuvre combines modernist and indigenous images. Against the vibrant background of the avant-garde in both São Paulo and Paris, Tarsila played a key role in the cultural exchange between Europe and Latin America.
February 25: Tour of Tarsila do Amaral’s exhibition

Join the course “Eduardo Chillida, Hilma af Klint and Tarsila do Amaral: Three Essential Artists Who Looked Beyond”.

Art Courses: Three Essential Artists Who Looked Beyond | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

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Special Day for Museum Members

Art & Music

25th Anniversary

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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s activities calendar. Concerts, lectures, courses, family activities, films, shared reflections...

Calendar of activities | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

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TopARTE, an initiative of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, remains firmly committed to local cultural actors and organizations. The result of this fruitful collaboration is a multidisciplinary program offering a wide range of content and formats, reaching all kinds of audiences.
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