Getxophoto 2025 – Opening Txin Txin
On May 29 at 7:00 PM, the opening Txin Txin of the most international Image Festival with the greatest cultural impact in Getxo will take place, flooding Galerías Punta Begoña and all of Getxo with art, innovation, reflection and play! Under the theme REC, the Getxophoto international image festival will activate the galleries with exhibitions, […]
Getxophoto 2025. REC at Punta Begoña
In this new edition, Getxophoto asks how image arts are reinventing themselves in this scenario. First, they pressed the PAUSE button, then PLAY, and now they hit REC. And they do it again at Punta Begoña, which will host two of the exhibitions of this International Image Festival. In the Representation Hall: Natacha de Mahieu […]
Bagara: A project to connect conversations for a good Death with design and creativity in Getxo
Encounters between citizens, end-of-life agents, and CCI professionals to generate new opportunities. “BAGARA” is a project by EIDE – Basque Design Association, supported by the “2024 Economic Revitalization Grants” program of the Economic Promotion Department of the Getxo City Council. It aims to create an environment of care and emotional health by continuing to promote […]
“Photo and Mountain” Exhibition by Santiago Yaniz
Between May 22 and 25, Punta Begoña will host the “Photo and Mountain” exhibition by Santiago Yaniz, one of the most renowned authors in the field of landscape photography, with publications in National Geographic and with his book “Unforgettable Places, Photo Excursions“, considered among the list of the 10 best landscape photography books in Spanish […]
Round Table “Women Athletes and Mountains”
On Thursday, March 13 at 7:00 PM, a round table on “Women and Mountains” will take place with the participation of runner Ohiana Azkorbebeitia, the first woman director of Pyrenaica Magazine, Luisa Alonso Cires, the first woman certified as a Sports Technician in high mountain guiding, Sonia Casas, and the eight-thousander mountaineer, Isabel Garcia. The […]
“Mendian Gora” The history of mountaineering in Euskadi
This year, to mark its 50th anniversary, the Getxo association Etorkizuna Mendi Taldea is holding several of the activities that will make up its packed anniversary programme at Galerías Punta Begoña. The exhibition, prepared by the EMMOA Foundation (Euskal Mendizaletasunaren Museo / Basque Mountaineering Museum), brings together “the most significant milestones in the history of […]
Presentation of the 2025 Getxo Half Marathon
The Getxo Athletics Club highlights the historical, scenic, and iconic values of the Punta Begoña Galleries and will present at this monument the second edition of a race approved by the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation, created with the aim of becoming a staple in the calendar of the main popular races in Bizkaia. This Thursday, […]
GETXO MEETING “Weaving networks at Punta Begoña”
Horacio Echevarrieta built his dream at Punta Begoña: a monumental complex from which to close the most unexpected business deals while enjoying spectacular views of the Cantabrian Sea. A century later, the galleries regain their function for the entrepreneurs of Getxo. On September 26, the reception hall will once again be filled with innovative ideas, […]
Open Festival opens up architecture, the city, and heritage at Punta Begoña
Opening our eyes… opening ideas… opening buildings… opening architecture… opening urbanism… opening heritage. Since its inception, the enhancement of the Punta Begoña Galleries has sought to open heritage to the people, making them part of a complex and exciting process: the recovery of an iconic monument in the Getxo landscape. Guided tours, landscape routes, concerts, […]
Punta Begoña, Live. Live and Direct
Radio and heritage ‘connect’ in the galleries to open them to Bizkaia and contribute to the objectives of the European Heritage Days. The European Heritage Days will bring together 70,000 activities across the continent in the coming weeks. Hundreds in Bizkaia, under this year’s theme “Where culture connects”. An open and participatory initiative that […]