Euskal Itsas Museoa
You know that an industry is really finished when the city builds a museum about it. Bilbao was a great shipbuilding center on Spain’s north coast from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Now it’s a city about information and information technology, so this excellent maritime museum (formerly the Museo Marítimo Ría) is a requiem for Bilbao’s seagoing era, built on the site of the last active shipyard. Start with a short video that graphically outlines the city’s incredible post-industrial renaissance. Outdoor exhibits display several restored historic vessels and the one remaining crane, while a new workshop focuses on Basque wooden boatbuilding.
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You know that an industry is really finished when the city builds a museum about it. Bilbao was a great shipbuilding center on Spain’s north coast from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Now it’s a city about information and information technology, so this excellent maritime museum (formerly the Museo Marítimo Ría) is a requiem for Bilbao’s seagoing era, built on the site of the last active shipyard. Start with a short video that graphically outlines the city’s incredible post-industrial renaissance. Outdoor exhibits display several restored historic vessels and the one remaining crane, while a new workshop focuses on Basque wooden boatbuilding.
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