Chillida Leku's mission is to universalize the work and thought of Eduardo Chillida. Therefore, its objectives include collecting, cataloging, and preserving all documentation and activities related to the artist, as well as contributing to the research and study of Chillida's work by facilitating access to said information. For this reason, the museum houses both the archive that contains Eduardo Chillida's documentary legacy and a specialized library.
Archive & library
Chillida Leku's mission is to universalize the work and thought of Eduardo Chillida. Therefore, its objectives include collecting, cataloguing, and preserving all documentation and activities related to the artist, as well as contributing to the research and study of Chillida's work by facilitating access to said information. For this reason, the museum houses both the archive that contains Eduardo Chillida's documentary legacy and a specialized library.
The archive is a fundamental resource for research on the artist. It houses Chillida's documentary legacy that has an extensive collection of documents such as photographs, correspondence, manuscripts, exhibition material, audiovisual material, as well as his library.
The specialized library, houses an extensive collection of documents about the artist, including catalogues of individual and group exhibitions, monographs, essays, theses, magazines, press dossiers; as well as a newspaper library that collects all the press articles related to the artist and the museum itself.
The access to the archive and library is restricted. Inquiries about Chillida's work by email:
biblioteca@museochillidaleku.com
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