Basque Museum

The Basque Museum, with the original name of the Basque Archaeological, Ethnographic and Historical Museum, is a museum in , Spain. It opened its doors in 1921, occupying the ground floor of the baroque cloister of the old Colegio de San Andrés, which…
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Basque Country Museum
  • Also known as: “Euskal Museoa”, “Museu Arqueològic, Etnogràfic i Històric Basc (Bilbao)”, “Museu Arqueológico Basco”, and “Museu Basco”
  • Address: Miguel de Unamuno plaza 4, Bilbao, 48006

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Plaza Miguel de Unamuno and Church of los Santos Juanes, Bilbao.

Square
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is a square.

Church
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Square
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The or Plaza Barria of … is situated 130 metres northwest of Basque Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Atxuri and Bilbao la Vieja.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood of , Basque country, .

Quarter
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in Spanish, "Old " in English and Bilbo Zaharra in Basque.

Quarter
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is a historical municipality of and is a neighbourhood and urban district of .

Basque Museum

Latitude
43.258° or 43° 15′ 29″ north
Longitude
-2.92191° or 2° 55′ 19″ west
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8CMV735H+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41525575
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
11862619
Wiki­data ID
Q3303976
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Basque Museum” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bilboko Euskal Museoa”
  • Basque: “Euskal Museoa”
  • Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic, Etnogràfic i Històric Basc”
  • Chinese: “巴斯克博物馆”
  • Italian: “Museo basco di Bilbao”
  • Italian: “Museo Basco di Bilbao”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Musèu arqueologic, etnografic e istoric basco”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Musèu Arqueologic, Etnografic e Istoric Basco”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Arqueológico, Etnográfico e Histórico Basco”
  • Spanish: “Museo Vasco. Museo Etnográfico e Histórico Vasco”
  • Spanish: “Museo Vasco”
  • “Euskal Museoa”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Zazpi Kaleak and Grupo Santo Domingo de Guzmán.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Las Fritas and Armesto.

Basque Country: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: San Sebastián and Vitoria-Gasteiz.

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