Guggenheim director Miren Arzalluz’s guide to Bilbao.

Christina Ohly Evans   The Financial Times7 September 2026
Bilbao really flourished with the opening of the Guggenheim in 1997, famously designed by Frank Gehry. The result is what’s known as the “Bilbao effect”, where a single building brings new economic and cultural life to a place.

The art historian and curator charts her hometown’s evolution.