Cristobal Balenciaga Museum, Getaria

Well, this museum is located in a very Nice building, a mix of old and new but didnt find IT worth playing 10 euro. Last hour before closure you can visit the museum for free. Kids would pay 7 euro but Will find IT boring.

Not as many gowns as I had expected. Quite dark inside although I expect this was to protect the fabric. A coffee shop would have been nice.

Great museum. Worth a visit . Good access for wheelchairs & pushchairs. Nice toilets too! It's right at the end of the harbour & is a lovely walk along. Lots to see, mostly people watching.

Great exposition and exhibition of the origins and work of one of the greatest designers ever. Balenciaga deserved a building like this one. The architecture is a highlight of Balenciaga's work and this museum is a great building for Getaria. Nice and kind people too.

I was so happy to find out about this museum, when I planned my trip to Bilbao and San Sebastian. I cannot say you must come here if it is not on your way, but if you are in San Sebastian, or passing this area, it is definitely a place you want to visit, if you are fashion fans or not. The story of Balenciaga is very inspiring and his creations are art by every criteria. The building itself is one of those architecture monsters everyone with money likes to make, but it is attached to an amazing old house of the area architecture (Gateria) with significance to Balenciaga's life (watch the 23min movie at the entrance). The display itself is pretty modest (funny that they have all that space, for 6 medium size rooms of display - maybe it's a metaphor for his airy designs..?) Some features are very clever, like they have some replicas you can try on, and some that show the process etc. The originals are mostly stunning, but I was missing some of the iconic designs (maybe 2-3 of those are in). It is a beautiful 1-1,5 h visit, that enriches you with a local success story.