Andrea Mirón, a student of the Master's Degree in Curatorial Studies/ Curatorial Studies programs of study , gathers in this entrance the visit to Bilbao, as well as the perception of some of her classmates.

The first stop was the Guggenheim Museum, where they were received by Marta Blàvia, associate curator of the museum. Blàvia offered a warm welcome and shared with the group a brief history of the construction of the building, as well as explaining some of the research methodologies she applies in her curatorial internship . After the talk, the students toured the rooms of the museum, where the work of Barbara Kruger stood out.

After this visit, the group went to the Carreras Múgica gallery, an independent space dedicated to promote the work of local and national artists. On this occasion, the gallery presented the exhibition of Ángel Bados, open to the public from September 19 to December 6, 2025.

Afterwards, the students visited the BilbaoArte galleries, where they were welcomed by Helena López Camacho, coordinator of the space; she explained the institutional functioning of the center and the support and partnership mechanisms it offers to artists. Later, the mediator Alaba Mielgo proposed a participatory dynamic focused on the aesthetic experience of visiting an exhibition, inviting them to reflect on the first impressions that are generated when encountering a work of art without prior knowledge of it.

The fourth visit took place at Azkuna Zentroa, where the group met with artist Marisa González. With a warm welcome, the artist shared from her experiences to the challenges faced throughout her career. Together with her, the students toured the exhibition space, discovering how each piece was articulated with the place through a narrative that the artist herself was revealing.

Fernanda Garza, a Master's Degree student, said that the meeting with Marisa González was "the gift I will take with me from Bilbao". She added: "Having such a close relationship with an artist who shares with such warmth and enthusiasm her creative process is something uncommon as students, but that, professionally, will be part of our day to day".

To close the workshop, the group visited the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, accompanied by Guillermo Zuaznabar, chief curator, and architect Ana Martín, who led a tour of the halls, sharing reflections on the collection along with the museum's architectural narrative.

"Bilbao showed us a living art scene, where art dialogues with the city and its people. In each space we visited, we could perceive a network of partnership between institutions, artists and the public that keeps the creation of contemporary art proposals in motion. It was inspiring to discover how the community gives meaning to art and how it, in turn, transforms the places it inhabits. Bilbao is presented as a case study and a reference that invites us to rethink the cultural dynamics in other territories," says Yisel Rahal, student of the Master's Degree in Curatorial Studies programs of study .

The trip allowed students to broaden their understanding of the curatorial internship from different institutional and artistic approaches, strengthening their training through direct contact with professionals in the sector.