"The Search for the Beginning. Tribute to Plácido Arango" (Inaugural programme of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao)

The Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao pays tribute to collecting through the career of Plácido Arango (1931-2020), one of its major benefactors. Over a hundred works from his collection, on long-term loan, shape several routes through the museum, joined by guest pieces from institutions he worked with, including works by Veronese, Velázquez, Sánchez Cotán, Picasso and Regoyos from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Hispanic Society, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Prado and the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias. From 6 October 2026 to 21 January 2027, Wednesday to Monday, 10:00-20:00; closed Tuesdays, 25 December, 1 and 6 January. On 24 and 31 December, 10:00-14:00.