The Diputación de Bizkaia begins the process of buying land for the Guggenheim de Urdaibai
- The Provincial Council of Bizkaia plans to purchase 32,000 square meters in Murueta for the construction, among others, of the Guggenheim Museum in Urdaibai.
The Provincial Council of Bizkaia is negotiating with private company members the Mureta shipyard. The goal is to buy 32,000 square meters for Murueta, among others, to build a new Guggenheim in Urdaibai. The Deputy for Infrastructure and Territorial Development, Carlos Alzaga, has warned that the process will be "long" because the company Mureta Shipyards continues its activity, with the demolition of buildings and the elimination of soil pollution.
In addition to the private land owned by Murueta, the Provincial Council of Bizkaia intends to use the existing public land in its surroundings and to draw up an “environmental recovery” plan. These lands belong to the Spanish State and the Murueta shipyard has a concession for the operation of two dry dikes, several escolleras, several docks and a small esplanade. The Member announces that the concession will not be renewed.
The Member has received many criticisms in recent months about the use of public funds and land for private projects. For example, members of Vegetable Future took an action at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to denounce the project.
In 2021 we began to hear the first echoes of the Guggenheim Urdaibai project. The then General Manager Unai Rementeria told us that it would be done yes or yes. To reinforce his claims, he left 40 million euros “shielded” by the time the museums were built. There it is!... [+]
Two years ago Urdaibai Guggenheim Stop! Since the creation of the popular platform, Urdaibai is not for sale! We hear the chorus everywhere. On 19 October we met thousands of people in Gernika to reject this project and, in my opinion, there are three main reasons for opposing... [+]
