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open house

December 14, 2015 4 to 8 pm

for museum members

The holidays are here again, and so are our Christmas activities. And no Christmas program would be complete without the now traditional Members-only open house day, which this year will be held on Monday, December 14, from 4 to 8 pm.

Stop by the Museum that day and discover all we have to offer.

GUIDED TOURS the museum behind the scenes

conservation

Discover the hidden maze of installations that keep the building running, such as its HVAC, fire safety, and lighting systems.

Get to know the methods and criteria used to document, research, and preserve works of art.

registrar

[5 pm in Spanish, 6:15 pm in Basque and Spanish]

[4:30 and 6 pm]

[4:30 and 6 pm]

Learn about the procedures performed in the Registrar’s Dept. to prepare for an exhibition: insurance, packing, transportation, registration, supervision, and installation of the artworks.

[4:30 and 6 pm]

Tour of the exhibitions

• Making Africa — A Continent of Contemporary Design • Alex Katz and Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection Still haven’t seen the latest exhibitions? We invite you to take a tour and admire some of the highlights of these shows.

duration: 45 min. (approx. per tour)

meeting point: Admissions desk, 10 min. before the start of each tour

reserve your tour in advance: after december 3, at www.guggenheim-bilbao.es or call +34 944 359 090, Monday to Friday, 9 am–2 pm

all activities on open house day are free and exclusively for members

make your activity reservations after december further information: call +34 944 359 090, Monday to Friday, 9 am–2 pm

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all activities on open house day are free and exclusively for museum members

GRAFFITI AT THE MUSEUM [+6] 4:30–6:30 pm The Atrium presents a graffiti piece by Senegalese artist Docta created specifically for the exhibition Making Africa.

Join your fellow Museum Members on open house day in creating a collective graffiti mural in the Atrium where you can express your hopes and dreams for the New Year. You’ll be amazed when you see the end result!

The activity will be supervised by artists Bada and Jorge Rubio, long-time supporters and practitioners of street art.

CREATIVE SESSIONS DO IT YOURSELF! [+18] 5:30–7 pm Enjoy two workshops that will stimulate your senses and give you new ideas for interior decorating or original gifts for the upcoming holidays. Maximum of two participants per membership card

venue: Atrium. Reservations not required

Christmas scents Familiar smells can trigger fond childhood memories, especially when we associate them with special occasions like Christmas. Participate in this sampling of perfumes and scents for the home led by blogger Maialen Marzol and Viki Ruiz de Ocenda. Limited capacity: 30 people meeting point: Admissions desk

Christmas centerpieces Design your own centerpiece to decorate your home or that of a friend this holiday season. Join us and learn all about the best centerpiece plants! Activity led by Edorta Justo Llorente.

Limited capacity: 30 people meeting point: Admissions desk

STORE/BOOKSTORE

4–7:30 pm Remember to get a head start on your Christmas shopping.

On this afternoon, the Store/Bookstore will offer Museum Members an exceptional 25% discount on all items (5% on publications) and other special offers.

Seize the day with bargain prices—for Members only!

open house for museum members

December 14, 2015

PRESENTATION 2016 TRIPS 6 pm

CHILDREN’S SHOW

AWAKENING DREAMS 6–7 pm The company Arte Fusión Títeres, directed by Claudia Massotto, presents Awakening Dreams, a puppet show where we discover that diversity and identity of children is a priceless treasure. Who hasn’t dreamed of being someone else at some point? Seeing the world through another person’s eyes... A horse, a toad, and a tree talking to the beat of a rock ‘n’ roll tune or a tango help little ones understand the importance of being yourself. ages: 4–10

venue: Auditorium

tickets: free. Tickets must be picked up before the show.

What better way to end the year than by planning some amazing getaways for the coming months? Here are some hints of what’s in store for 2016. The year will begin with a trip to Málaga and its wide range of museums. In connection with the exhibition Windows on the City: The School of Paris, we will pay a second visit to the French Riviera to explore collections and museums that hold works by some of the renowned artists featured in the show. In the fall, on Columbus Day weekend we will get to know Francis Bacon better by visiting his Dublin studio and stopping in London to see the Frieze Art Fair. And to end the year on a high note, we’ll take advantage of the Spanish holidays in early December and fly to Florida, where Art Basel Miami and other surprises await.

2016 trip schedule: february 12–14: Málaga [for all members] april 27–may 1: Nice and Marseille

[for all members] october 4–9: Dublin and London, Frieze Art Fair

[for all members] december 1–8: Miami, Art Basel Miami [for honor and international members only]

venue: Zero Espazioa. Reservations not required

Maximum of three tickets per membership card

Sponsors Throughout the day, free beverages will be provided courtesy of Coca-Cola and illycaffé, our Corporate Benefactors.

MUSICAL PERFORMANCE the SEY SISTERS 7:15 pm

Straight out of Ghana, the Sey Sisters invite us to take a musical tour of the most varied genres, from gospel and spirituals to blues and Afro-Caribbean music, with their profound and stirring vocal renditions. This performance will conclude our open house day and kick off “Christmas at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao”. venue: Atrium. Reservations not required

GIFT At the end of the day, we will hand out gifts while supplies last.

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MEMBERSHIP CARD NUMBER

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Q&A Contest You can submit your answers throughout the day until 6:30 pm.

At 7 pm we will hold a notary-witnessed prize draw in the Atrium, where the winners will be chosen at random from among those who answered all of the questions correctly. This year, the prizes are: • Tasting menu with paired wines for two people at the Bistró Guggenheim Bilbao • One night in a double room at the Hotel Silken Amara Plaza (includes accommodation and breakfast) to enjoy Donostia 2016 • One illy X7 Iperespresso coffee machine • The latest novelties from the Museum Store Good luck to all participants!

QUESTIONS 1. What is the name of the Bilbao bridge on which Daniel Buren’s work Red Arches / Arku gorriak can be seen?

San Anton

La Merced

La Salve

2. Tall Tree and the Eye, with its large, shiny spheres, stands beside the pond and the river. Which artist created this work?

Questions prepared with the assistance of volunteer Members of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

Jeff Koons

Ai WeiWei

Anish Kapoor

3. Louise Bourgeois’s enormous sculpture in the form of a spider also stands beside the river. What is its title?

Spider

Maman

Cage

4. Richard Serra’s installation The Matter of Time is located on the first floor of the Museum. How many sculptures does it contain? (Gallery 104) Five

Eight

Seven

5. Jenny Holzer created her luminous Installation for Bilbao in 1997. On what floor of the Museum is it displayed?

First floor (Atrium)

First floor (main entrance)

Second floor (beside the terrace)

6. The Film & Video Gallery, permanently given over to the moving image, is located on the first floor of this Museum.

What number is assigned to this gallery?

103

104

105

7. Do you know in what part of the Museum Yoko Ono’s Wish Tree for Bilbao is standing right now?

On the second-floor terrace

In the Museum Plaza

By the group entrance (facing the river)

8. Jeff Koons’s colorful bouquet of Tulips is still installed on the Atrium terrace, although its position has changed slightly. How many flowers make up this piece?

Seven

Nine

Eight

9. Where is the visitor orientation room Zero Espazioa located?

In the vestibule, beside the admissions desk

On the third floor

10. Do you know where to find the Educational Area, which hosts workshops and activities for schoolchildren, adults, and families?

On the second floor

By the group entrance (facing the river)

Christmas 2015 Anselm Kiefer, The Renowned Orders of the Night (Die berühmten Orden der Nacht), 1997. Acrylic and emulsion on canvas, 510 x 500 cm. Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa

As part of its 18th anniversary celebrations, on November 26 the Museum will be hosting the vernissage of the exhibition Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection.

On Friday, November 13, we held a notary-witnessed prize draw in which 250 lucky Museum Members won invitations for two people to this event. Congratulations to all our winners! More information on the website www.guggenheim-bilbao.es (private area)

Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection november

27, 2015–april 3, 2016

third floor curated by: lucía agirre

Since its inception, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao has worked to assemble a collection of significant works of art from the mid-20th century to the present day. Many of the 130 pieces that now comprise this collection stand out as icons of the contemporary era; when they were first unveiled, they made a strong impression, and over the years they have grown in stature, becoming veritable landmarks in the history of contemporary art. Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection offers visitors a chance to contemplate some of these highlights in an exhibition that , for example, juxtaposes Mark Rothko’s luminous Untitled (1952–53) with the unmistakable bright blue tone patented by Yves Klein that dominates his Large Blue Anthropometry (ANT 105)

(ca. 1960), and Andy Warhol’s repeated use of the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe in One Hundred and Fifty Marilyns (1979) with Robert Rauschenberg’s highly expressive Barge (1962–63) and Cy Twombly’s Nine Discourses on Commodus (1963). Sculpture is present in the form of notable pieces by Basque masters Eduardo Chillida and Jorge Oteiza, set in their international context, and other major European and American artists like Anselm Kiefer and Gerhard Richter (Germany) and Clyfford Still and Jean-Michel Basquiat (US) are also represented in this showcase of the collection’s most important works.

tickets available from december 3 at: www.guggenheim-bilbao.es further information: call +34 944 359 090, Monday to Friday, 9 am–2 pm you may be required to show your membership card for members-only activities

Ho Tzu Nyen, Still from The Cloud of Unknowing, 2011. Four-channel video installation, color, sound, 17 min, with stage spotlights. Edition 1/1. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. UBS MAP Purchase Fund, 2012. 2012.141. © Ho Tzu Nyen

Ho Tzu Nyen: The Cloud of Unknowing december 3, 2015– april 24, film & video gallery curated by : lucía agirre

2016

In his immersive multichannel video installation The Cloud of Unknowing (2011), artist Ho Tzu Nyen (b. Singapore, 1976) explores the representation of an elusive, amorphous subject: clouds. The work takes its title from an anonymous 14th-century mystical treatise, written in English in the Christian Neoplatonist tradition and intended to be used for contemplative prayer. It was also inspired by the book A Theory of /Cloud/: Toward a History of Painting, published in 1972 by French philosopher Hubert Damisch, in which the author uses symbology (the interpretation of symbols) and semiology (the study of signs) to examine the significance of cloud imagery in art history.

The Cloud of Unknowing, originally created to represent Singapore at the 2011 Venice Biennale, unfolds in a deserted, low-income public housing block in Singapore. Each of the eight vignettes that comprise the piece revolves around a character who is unexpectedly met by an ethereal cloud that permeates their immediate surroundings, and the scenes allude to historically significant works of art by Western and Eastern masters. The Cloud of Unknowing plunges viewers into dreamlike realities thanks to the multiple sensations

triggered by the fusion of image and sound and by the artist’s use of cloud imagery as a metaphor for transcendence and spirituality.

ARTISTS’ TALKS HO TZU NYEN december

3, 6:30 pm

Coinciding with the presentation of his piece The Cloud of Unknowing in the Film & Video Gallery, Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen will talk about his work and his creative process with Lucía Agirre, Curator at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and of this show. venue : Zero Espazioa tickets :

free, available at the admissions desk and on the website

Christmas 2015 FAMILY HOLIDAY SEASON Educational Christmas activities sponsored by See Christmas with different eyes: try another perspective, a different angle, and dare to imagine another kind of Christmas. Defy the stereotypes, break the mold, shun the clichés, and dream big at Christmas. Give it a whirl: Christmas can be black, white, or every color of the rainbow!

CREATIVE GAME

MAGICAL GLASSES december 15–january 7, 10 am–8 pm

MEMBERS ONLY

DESIGN YOUR CHRISTMAS december 23 and 30 (spanish) december 29 (basque)

What would Olentzero (a Basque Christmas legend) think if you left an “impossible shoe” by the window? Or Santa Claus if you hung an “impossible stocking” by the chimney?

What if you texted friends with a Christmas emoji you painted yourself? Surprise everyone this year by designing outlandish objects for Christmas and paint them onto a cloth bag to share your message with the world: My Christmas is…

Use your bag to tell people your very own Christmas story. times and ages: 11 am and 5 pm [ages 3–5] and 5 pm [ages 6–10] venue: meet at the group admissions desk tickets: € 2.50. Max. three tickets per Member

Design a pair of glasses to look at things differently and decide how you want to see Christmas this year. These glasses will give you a new filter, a different vision of the world we live in. Kenyan artist Cyrus Kabiru creates original glasses, and he believes that when you put them on, they not only change your appearance but also your outlook on life.

Pick up a fun set of stickers at the admissions desk for making your own glasses. Get inspired by Cyrus Kabiru’s funloving designs and the Christmas spirit! If you come to the information desk wearing your magical glasses, you’ll receive a fantastic gift (while supplies last). ages: 3–10

sticker sheets: available at the admissions desk with your ticket to the Museum

THE ART CORNER

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD december 19–january 3, 11 am–5 pm

Let your imagination take flight and discover other ways of celebrating Christmas and the New Year in different places across the globe by participating in creative games with maps of Africa and the world. In the Educational Area, children will find landscapes, storybooks, and an atlas to help them explore, create, and play with globes, magnetic maps, and color wheels. ages: 2-8

venue: Educational Area duration: 1 h 30 min Cyrus Kabiru, Caribbean Sun, from the C-Stunners series, 2012.

Color print-outs, dimensions variable. © Carl de Sanza/AFP/Getty Images

tickets: available at the admissions desk. €4, €2

Members

tickets available from december 3 at: www.guggenheim-bilbao.es further information: call +34 944 359 090, Monday to Friday, 9 am–2 pm you may be required to show your membership card for members-only activities

WISH TREE

thursday, december 24 and 31, 10:00 am–4 pm

Wish Tree for Bilbao, donated to the Museum by artist Yoko Ono, is an olive tree on which everyone can hang their best wishes for 2016. Ask our Gallery Hosts about how you can participate. Join us and put your hopes and dreams in writing! venue: Second-floor terrace

tickets: free with your admission ticket to the Museum

CHILDREN’S SHOW

THE DREAMER BOY: AN AFRICAN DREAM saturday, december 26, 12:30 and 6 pm

The Dreamer Boy is a musical puppet show offered by the marionette troupe La Mar de marionetas, directed by Marta Bautista, that tells the story of Moni, a boy who lived in Guinea-Bissau and dreamed of becoming a musician. This enactment of African myths and legends underscores the importance of friendship, diversity, generosity, and empathy.

Live music by Simao Félix D’Acunha and Toni Dalmau. venue: Auditorium ages: 4–10

tickets: €5, €4 Members. Both sessions in Spanish. Max.

three tickets per Member

Yoko Ono, Wish Tree for Bilbao, 1996/2014.

Handwritten framed text, olive tree, soil, wooden pot, lectern, labels, and pens.

Dimensions variable

Christmas 2015 ON STAGE ART AFTER DARK [+18]

DJV Sound (Fever, Bilbo) Scuba (Hotflush, London) friday, december 11, 10 pm–1 am

One Friday a month, the Museum opens at night to let visitors explore the exhibitions and enjoy live sessions by international DJs. style: Electronic

venue: Atrium (limited capacity)

tickets: available at the admissions desk and on the

website. €13, €9 Members

FESTIVAL DANTZALDIA

It’s going to get worse and worse and worse, my friend saturday, december 12, 7 pm

Enjoy this intimate piece—a solo performance by Belgian dancer and choreographer Lisbeth Gruwez—at the Museum in the context of Dantzaldia, the 16th International Dance Festival, organized by La Fundición. Concept, choreography, and performance: Lisbeth Gruwez. Composition, sound design, and assistance: Maarten Van Cauwenberghe venue: Auditorium duration: 50 min.

tickets: available at the admissions desk and on the

website. €6, €4 Members

Christmas 2015

CONTEMPORARY DANCE OSKARA

december 17–20 (4 sessions daily, 15 min. each)

12 noon and 6 pm oskara in progress i 1 and 7 pm oskara in progress ii Two of the contemporary stage’s most admired dancers and choreographers, Jon Maya (Kukai) and Marcos Morau (La Veronal), have created a special project for this occasion. Oskara is a tribute to the Basque Country’s ancient culture, reflected in the works of Eduardo Chillida and Jorge Oteiza on view in the exhibition Masterpieces from the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Collection. Performances of this work, the product of an artist-inresidence program, will be given over several days in the Atrium.

Oskara in Progress is the first installment of a project that will continue in theatrical form after February 2016 in cities such as Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Pamplona, San Sebastián (to celebrate its status as a European Capital of Culture), and Bayonne.

Sponsored by Laboral Kutxa. venue: Atrium

tickets: free with your ticket to the Museum for the same day

CREATIVE PROCESS-OSKARA MASTER CLASS [+13] wednesday, december 16, 7–8 pm

Discover the origins of the Oskara project with Jon Maya and Marcos Morau, who will explain their working process in this activity. An exceptional master class for fans of contemporary dance and traditional Basque folk dance. venue: Auditorium

tickets: available at the admissions desk and on the

website. €4, €2 Members

collaborations BOS

Christmas Concert december 17 and 18, 2015

Maurice Ravel: Deux mélodies hébraïques Juan Carlos Pérez: Deitzen dizut, Virgilio (world premiere) Henri Duparc: Three songs Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71 Vanessa Goikoetxea, soprano Choral Society of Bilbao (conducted by Julio Gergely) Children’s Choir of the Choral Society of Bilbao (conducted by J.L. Ormazabal) Erik Nielsen, conductor DEITZEN DIZUT, VIRGILIO The latest composition by Juan Carlos Pérez is based on a poem by his friend Bernardo Atxaga, “Written in USA,” a dialogue in which the poet and Virgil discuss some of the great existential questions. This ambitious work for mixed choir, children‘s choir, and soprano is part of the Paradisuko kantak program, which will conclude with the chamber music series offered by the BOS. 20% discount for Museum Members.

Max. two tickets per Member tickets: Euskalduna ticket offices

tickets available from december 3 at: www.guggenheim-bilbao.es further information: call +34 944 359 090, Monday to Friday, 9 am–2 pm you may be required to show your membership card for members-only activities

Omar Victor Diop, Aminata, from The Studio of Vanities, 2013. Pigment inkjet print on Harman by Hahnemühle paper, 90 x 90 cm. Courtesy of Galerie Magnin-A, Paris. © Omar Victor Diop [detail]

CREATIVE SESSIONS: DO IT YOURSELF!

AUDIOVISUALS

MAKING AFRICA

last wednesday of every month

SURFACE DESIGN: Patterns and Accessories [+14] thursday, january 21 and 28, 6 pm

Participate in a workshop where we will use creative processes and hands-on activities to explore the art of surface design, turning a two-dimensional idea into a three-dimensional design. The stunning fabrics and ornaments on view in the exhibition Making Africa will inspire us as we work. By unleashing our creativity and experimenting with shapes and colors, we will create a small collection of patterns and accessories. Activity organized as part of the Didaktika project Unlimited!: Making Africa. led by: Itxaso Torrontegui (designer and professor of

design)

venue: Educational Area

tickets: €30, €24 Members. Two-session workshop. Advance

reservations required. Visit the website to register.

Let’s Go to the Movies! [+18] january 27 and february 24, 6:15 pm

Brush up on your English while sipping a beverage in a casual, laid-back setting. These screening sessions offer shorts or clips from films about art, the works displayed at the Museum, or its architecture, all with their original English soundtracks and, in some cases, Spanish subtitles. Between screenings, teachers from the British Council will lead group discussions.

Intermediate proficiency in English recommended (First Certificate). program:

available on the website

venue: Zero Espazioa

tickets: €3, free for Members and British Council

students with valid ID. Available a week before the event at the admissions desk and on the website. Min. 10 people, max. 30.

With the collaboration of the British Council.

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Museum Members Department Abandoibarra et. 2 - 48009 Bilbao +(34) 944 359 012 - +(34) 944 359 080 Follow us on:

in December and until January 6 REAP THE FULL BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP store As a Museum Member, you regularly receive 20% off purchases at the Museum Store (5% off books). This year, to celebrate our 18th anniversary, if you come to the Store on December 14 between 4 and 7:30 pm, during the exclusive open house day, you’ll receive a 25% discount on all purchases, except publications (5%).

dine at the museum on New Year’s Eve The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s restaurants, Nerua and Bistró, will open their doors for the first time on New Year’s Eve to give 2015 an unforgettable send-off.

Nerua Guggenheim Bilbao, with Chef Josean Alija at the helm, will serve a 16-course meal, a tribute to the bounty of our land accompanied by a selection of the finest wines.

FREE ADMISSION FOR A GUEST During the month of December and until January 6, as a Member you will be able to bring one guest with you free of charge every time you visit the Museum. Invite your friends and family to share the perks of membership and accompany you to the Museum this holiday season.

merry 2016 christmas

Bistró Guggenheim Bilbao offers you the chance to experience a fun, surprising dinner designed especially for the occasion. Several surprises will make the last night of the year the most entertaining of 2015.

After the stroke of midnight, revelers can keep the party going until four o’clock in the morning. further information: info@bistroguggenheimbilbao.com and reservas@nerua.com