MUSEO CHILLIDA-LEKU

" One day, I dreamed of a utopia: to find a space where my sculptures could rest and where people could walk between them as if in a forest ". These words by the sculptor Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002) aptly illustrate the project for this unique museum, conceived as a total work of art, where art and nature merge in one and the same place. A "utopia" born in the early 1980s with the discovery of the caserío Zabalaga, an abandoned ^16th-century farmhouse that Chillida set about restoring with the help of architect Joaquín Montero. He gradually acquired additional plots of land - up to the present 11 hectares - to exhibit his works. Today, some forty monumental sculptures line the park, where you can touch them, walk around them or even through them, strolling through the gardens and undergrowth in complete serenity.

Inside the caserío, more delicate pieces in wood, alabaster or wool are displayed under a marvellous framework. There is also a study of the human body through paintings and sculptures, as well as a photographic exhibition on the Wind Comb, probably Chillida's most famous work, located on the Concha de San Sebastián.

Inaugurated in 2000, two years before the sculptor's death, the site had to close in 2011 for economic reasons. It finally reopened in 2019 with the help of the Hauser & Wirth gallery. Take advantage of your visit to have lunch at the excellent Lurra Cafe!