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Itsasmuseum tells the story of a culture: a maritime culture. The close links that Bilbao and Bizkaia and their people have maintained with the sea have forged a unique identity and unique traditions, which are featured in all areas of our exhibitions and programme of events.
Permanent Exhibition
Temporary Exhibitions
The Construction of Bilbao’s Image around 1700
The exhibition explores the image of Bilbao around 1700 through European maps, atlases and travel books from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
Bilbao 1700. Four Perspectives.
Bilbao 1700. Four Perspectives offers a multifaceted interpretation of a single work, View of Bilbao (c. 1700), considered the oldest known painting of the city.
La Naval. A Forge of Titans.
An exhibition that revisits one of the most significant periods in Bizkaia's industrial history through the ships, the technological advances, the trades and the people who shaped the Sestao shipyard.
Cargueras. Work That Deserves Recognition.
An exhibition paying tribute to the women who, for centuries, loaded and unloaded goods in Bizkaia. Overlooked by history, their work was essential to the region's commercial and economic development.
Gabarra Athletic
The Gabarra Athletic (Barge Athletic) exhibition is a graphic testimony that invites you to relive, remember or discover the importance of a historic event, closely linked to our maritime and port history.
Guest work
Ondarroa
As part of the Guest Work programme organised in collaboration with the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, the Itsasmuseum has presented the painting Ondarroa by artist Iñaki García Ergüin (Bilbao, 1934), which depicts a highly expressive view of the houses in the port of this coastal town.
Erain
ERAIN Shipwrighting
A social innovation project that seeks to revive 20th century shipwrighting in Bizkaia. It comprises an exhibition, a live workshop and the vessels in the collection at the Euskalduna docks
Large Sailing Ships Programme
Large Sailing
Ships Programme
Under this programme, Itsasmuseum welcomes large sailing ships from all over the world throughout the year. These historical vessels generally offer open days, guided tours and activities on board for all ages.