Miren Arzalluz Appointed Director General of Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Miren Arzalluz will become Director General of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao starting April 1, 2025. She returns to her birthplace from Paris, where she directed the Fashion Museum–Palais Galliera. Previously, Arzalluz led Etxepare Euskal Institutua, a Basque Government institution promoting Basque language and culture globally. In 2024, the French Ministry of Culture honored her as Chevalière de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. She also serves on the jury for the 2025 US National Design Awards at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. Arzalluz succeeds Juan Ignacio Vidarte, who announced his departure in May after thirty-two years to foster generational renewal. The museum's announcement marks a significant leadership transition.