Comments on: The Bilbao effect

By: bawa

bawa — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:09:39 +0000

What a lot of people don’t take into account is that The Bilbao Effect is not just the museum, but the complete transformation of the city, with public-private partnerships primarily to increase the quality of life of its own citizens in every way, including public transport.

As you know, the bars, restaurants, beautiful coast already existed before the Guggenheim was built, This summer/autumn I have had the chance to go to the centre often, and the number of tourists are amazing, who want to try out the local scene, not only the museum. Recent figures have shown that the data backs my own subjective impression.

Just the museum on its own wouldn’t have done it.

By: S Thomas-Bouzas

S Thomas-Bouzas — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:48:30 +0000

This is very much what my Wife and I have always said (being from Bilbao and Bristol respectively).
Despite the similarities in size and importance, while Bilbao exaggerates, Bristol is embarrassingly under-stated!!!

By: eric dussthua

eric dussthua — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:11:46 +0000

are you kidding me?! this thing is amazing! if bristol doesn’t want it I want it here in Chicago

By: BristleKRS

BristleKRS — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:27:26 +0000

The new flats by the Floating Harbour look like Lego homes

Except the roofs on newly built Lego homes don’t leak, and Lego people don’t then threaten legal action against their contractors or architects (if we’re talking about the ones by the end of the railway line)…

By: Shelagh

Shelagh — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:11:56 +0000

Excellent article.
Nottingham too has opened a new contemporary art gallery recently and the Hockney exhibition currently on show has received excellent national reviews.
Come on Bristol.