The painting depicting the 1937 bombing of the Basque town, Guernica, has never been displayed in the Basque Country.
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UNESCO ‘Creative Cities’: Bilbao, one of the 10 creative cities / una de las 10 ciudades creativas
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network was created in 2004 to promote cooperation “towards and between” cities that are able to identify creativity as a strategic element of sustainable urban development.
Financial Times recognizes Bilbao as the eighth best mid-sized city in Europe for attracting foreign direct investment / reconoce a Bilbao como la octava major ciudad de Europa de tamaño medio para la atracción de inversion extranjera directa
fDi Intelligence magazine, part of the prestigious Financial Times group, has recognized Bilbao among 367 European cities for its economic strengths, business fabric and financial capabilities. According to the latest ranking, Bilbao remains in the top 10 of attractive cities in Europe. Financial Times is an international leader in economic information and its awards are a seal of quality for the cities that receive them.
Bilbao hosts the creation of MicroEurope, a European micro-finance entity / Bilbao acoge la creación de MicroEurope, entidad europea de microfinanzas
MicroEurope will have its headquarters in Bilbao, from where Seed Capital Bizkaia will be responsible for its technical secretariat. Giampietro Pizzo will hold the presidency of MicroEurope, and Andrea Limone will be its CEO.
Jeff Koons and ‘Puppy’: the guard-dog of the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao / Un perrito que vigila el Museo Guggenheim en Bilbao
Born in Pennsylvania, he was the son of Henry and Gloria, owners of a store dedicated to interior decoration; there he awakened his unique sense of aesthetics. Through drawing and painting, Jeff Koons developed his skills by making copies of masterpieces that were sold in the family business.
Nowports, a Latin American logistics startup, to begin operations in Bilbao / startup latinoamericana de logística, iniciará sus actividades en Bilbao
The company allows importers and exporters to directly ship goods through its platform, while obtaining financing and insurance.
“Organize Locally to Respond Globally,” the Second International UniverCity Conference will be held in Bilbao / Se celebra en Bilbao la II jornada internacional UniverCity
The congress will be attended, among others, by Otto Scharmer, creator of the Theory U. The events will take place at Bilbao AS Fabrik.
Bilbao; Spain’s best ‘smart city’ / la ciudad más inteligente del Estado
The smartest cities in Spain are Bilbao and Zaragoza. This is the result of the third edition of the Smart Cities Ranking, which places the Basque city in 10th place out of a total of 118 cities worldwide, and the Aragonese capital in 15th place. If we compare it with the results of the previous year, Bilbao climbs 14 positions.