Culture Bilbao

Inaugurated in 2011, the French Institute of Bilbao is a French language teaching center, as it exists in many countries with a French diplomatic representation. It also offers an interesting cultural program with exhibitions, film screenings and conferences, often in collaboration with the city's main festivals (ZINEBI, Dantzaldia, Bilboloop, BAD, Kalealdia, FANT).

You will find on this website the calendar day by day of cultural activities programmed in the city (concerts, theatre, dance, exhibitions, cinema, literature, folklore, etc.).

Created in 1918, the Academy of the Basque Language ensures the protection and promotion of '. It is present on all the territories constituting Euskal Herria (Historical Basque Country). The headquarters is in Bilbao, and there are delegations in San Sebastián, Pamplona, Vitoria and Bayonne. Within the Academy, members meet in working committees to study different aspects of the Basque language (grammar, lexicography, literature, etc.).