Puppy
4.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Neighborhood: Abando
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- Moyua • 8 min walk
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Bryce S
New Hope, PA2,234 contributions
Sep 2022 • Couples
The puppy is a statue, a piece of public art outside the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. It is huge, so it is easy to find. It is made of live flowering plants that are continuously tended. This is a photo opportunity. Lots of people take pictures or pose in front of it. Since it is outdoor public art, there is no charge to see it. There are benches and a tourism office nearby.
Written September 25, 2022
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Howard-Liverpool
Liverpool, UK3,320 contributions
May 2022
When I visited the puppy was covered up with scaffolding for replanting - a real shame but you could see the puppy and how brilliant it is. A mass of colour. A great idea - must cost a fortune to replant regularly.
Written May 23, 2022
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Razorfish
Little Rock, AR5,287 contributions
Aug 2022 • Couples
The Puppy is a public piece of art with living flowers outside the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. It is a good meeting place for tours. Seeing the Puppy in full bloom made me feel happy.
Written October 26, 2022
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Robert A
Dalarna County, Sweden14,421 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao has an interesting doorman, a 12-meter-tall west highland terrier with flowers instead of fur. The creator, American artist Jeff Koons, used an early form of computer modeling when designing his Puppy. The artwork was first exhibited in Germany in 1992 and was re-erected in Sydney Harbor in 1995 before the Guggenheim Foundation bought the flower dog in 1997 for its new museum in Bilbao.
Twice a year, the stainless steel skeleton is redressed with 38,000 plants, and the Puppy is truly a beautiful sight that, according to Koons, conveys optimism and instills "confidence and security." Be that as it may, I think the flower dog is impressive and anyone visiting Bilbao should take a look.
Twice a year, the stainless steel skeleton is redressed with 38,000 plants, and the Puppy is truly a beautiful sight that, according to Koons, conveys optimism and instills "confidence and security." Be that as it may, I think the flower dog is impressive and anyone visiting Bilbao should take a look.
Written October 11, 2023
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Zezecamanel
Alcobaca, Portugal2,841 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
"Puppy" is the sculpture of a dog with a height of more than 12 meters. It has a steel structure covered with more than 38,000 natural plants, which are replaced twice a year, when they stop blooming. It is in front of the Guggenheim museum, it is beautiful and everyone wants to take pictures with the "Puppy". It's inevitable.
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Written June 24, 2024
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estense2009
Ferrara, Italy263 contributions
Sep 2024 • Couples
Cute puppy, colorful. Great subject for photos outside the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. It certainly stands out for its size, for the care of the flowers, but above all, because it is the antithesis of the metal structure of the Museum and for this reason it continues to amaze and like you! We are grateful to the imagination of the author who certainly knew how to dare
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Written October 3, 2024
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TTiz
Parma, Italy316 contributions
Aug 2023 • Friends
...è comunque un bel vedere. Puppy dominates the Guggenheim and is a cute floral work in the form of a dog. An iconic Bilbao Attraction, it still deserves to be seen because of the size and care with the floral coat is held.
Non che sia materialmente possibile ignorarlo, se si sta andando al Museo!
Non che sia materialmente possibile ignorarlo, se si sta andando al Museo!
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Written July 18, 2024
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Bozeman-Dublin
Trim, Ireland11,334 contributions
Apr 2022 • Solo
I just lived this amazing floral sculpture outside the main entrance to the Guggenheum. I just kept getting drawn back to it, its so iconic and unique.
Completely free as it is in the public plaza it front, you don't have to pay into the Guggenheum to see it.
Completely free as it is in the public plaza it front, you don't have to pay into the Guggenheum to see it.
Written April 25, 2022
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macedonboy
Glasgow, UK186,657 contributions
Dec 2022
A cute and giant floral sculpture cut into the shape of a puppy. The colours usually change with the seasons, but when we visited, it was just muted yellows, reds and purples. It was winter after all. Probably best viewed in the summer.
Written December 21, 2022
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Luc S
Dendermonde, Belgium8,113 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
Puppy is a work of art by the American artist Jeff Koons from 1992. It is located next to the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao.
It is completely covered with seasonal flowers. So the visibility varies throughout the year.
It is completely covered with seasonal flowers. So the visibility varies throughout the year.
Written September 25, 2023
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How many days should one spend in Bilbao for sightseeing?
Written July 9, 2019
I would say 3 days as the old town is great to wonder around and there are lots of Tapas bars as well as restaurants to enjoy. it is a very interesting city.
Written October 18, 2019
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