Euskal Itsas Museoa
What the experts agree on
This maritime museum captivates with rotating exhibitions exploring the Basque Country's complex seafaring past—shipbuilding, colonial expansion, whaling, and the slave trade—offering nuanced, often overlooked historical perspectives.
“Every year, the museum hosts one or two temporary exhibitions that show how important the sea has been in the history of the Basque Country.”
– Michelin Guide
Independent "The Euskal Itsas Museoa holds thoughtful, often revisionist, temporary exhibitions about the city’s role as shipbuilder in the Spanish Empire’s expansion, the slave trade and the whaling industry"
