Experts' Choice Award Itsasmuseum Bilbao
What the experts agree on
Built on Bilbao's last shipyard, this maritime museum vividly chronicles the city's seafaring and industrial past through inventive displays, celebrating how the waterfront transformed from working port to vibrant public space.
“The indoor displays focus both on the sea-going history of the city and on the transformation of the industrial waterfront into an amenity for Bilbainos and an attraction for visitors.”
– Frommer's
Fodor's "This carefully researched nautical museum on the left bank of the Ría de Bilbao reconstructs the history of the Bilbao waterfront and shipbuilding industry beginning from medieval times." Full review
Frommer's "Now it is a city about information and information technology, so this excellent maritime museum, built on the site of the last active shipyard, is a requiem for Bilbao’s seagoing era. " Full review
