The Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum Collection is related to the professional career and personal profile of Cristóbal Balenciaga, the famous designer from Getaria, who dominated 20th century haute couture. The Museum has the task of conserving and increasing these collections, while making them more accessible and open.

By exploring this section you will obtain better knowledge of the couturier, of the collections making up the Museum heritage, and of our work in relation to them.

Collection

Collections

The collections housed in the Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum, largely put together thanks to the collaboration of people related to the couturier and their families, is an important demonstration of the material and immaterial legacy left to us by Cristóbal Balenciaga. The articles making up the collections are registered, catalogued, handled, processed and stored according to the strict criteria and protocols established by the Museum’s Conservation and Restoration Department.

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Research

The Collections Department carries out intense research activity based on the exhaustive study and documentation of the Balenciaga creations belonging to its collection, as well as on obtaining greater knowledge of the personal and professional career of the couturier from Getaria.

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