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Guggenheim Bilbao Museum wins 2007 Universal Basque Award
09/19/2007
The Basque Government announced Wednesday the award to the Basque museum for its promotion of the Basque Country abroad.
The Guggenheim museum at Bilbao, the biggest and most internationally famous museum in the Basque Country, won Wednesday the 2007 Basque Universal Award.
The Universal Basque Award, organized by the General Secretariat for Foreign Action and Basque savings bank Caja Laboral-Euskadiko Kutxa, is a recognition of the personal and professional careers of individuals, associations or entities whose activities have had a bearing on promoting the Basque Country abroad.
Since the award was created in 1996 the recipients have included Orfeón Donostiarra, Ainhoa Arteta, Martin Ugalde, Jorge Oteiza, Xabier de Irala, Joane Somarriba, Pedro Miguel Etxenike, Monseñor Laboa and Pablo Mandazen, more commonly known as “Brother Ginés.”
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