Art galleries
Avant-garde creative spaces
In Donostia/San Sebastián you can enjoy a wide range of art galleries and exhibitions found all over the city. A great opportunity to discover up and coming artists and national and international works beyond the city’s more famous museums.
Arteko
Since 1996 Arteko has been bringing contemporary art to the public with works by up and coming and more established artists. It has ongoing exhibitions with national and international selections that cover all artistic disciplines.
Arteuparte Gallery
Arteuparte Gallery is a graphic arts shop and gallery where local and international art interact, in addition to a textile txoko and a platform for artistic and cultural diffusion. It can be found at the heart of the Gros district.
Ekain Arte Lanak
The Ekain Arte Lanak gallery is a dynamic space for contemporary thinking and creation for Basque art. Deep in the Old Quarter, it has three areas: the exhibition hall, the gallery and the guest artist’s space.
Iñigo Manterola Galería de Arte
The new Iñigo Manterola gallery in San Sebastián offers a small sample of the artist’s collection. This intimate space empowers visitors to explore the quality and diversity of the works up close.
La Central Art Gallery
La CENTRAL Art Gallery aims to eliminate limiting beliefs related to art (painting, sculpture, etc.) so it has built a space designed to be an open meeting point between artists and the audience, with no barriers.
Lance & Malone
Lance & Malone are two good friends from San Sebastián who have brought to life an original space to show their creations alongside other works by some of the city’s most exceptional artists including Mikel Casal, Roskow and Rosco.
Silvia & The Spyglass
In addition to the paintings and sculptures by the artist Silvia Sánchez, this gallery lets you enjoy her animated work in virtual and augmented reality. Women are the central theme of her work, with language based on imperfections and asymmetry.
Open-air sculptures
Art in open and accessible spaces. Take a simple walk around the city to admire the works of top artists.
Exhibition centres
Tabakalera
The former tobacco factory. It’s a cultural centre used as a production centre, offering a programme of activities for the public.
Kutxa Kultur Artegunea
Devoted to the art of photography, inside the Tabakalera building, it is spread over two floors.
Sala Kubo Kutxa
Leading avant-garde art in San Sebastián. A large space that hosts major exhibitions.
Koldo Mitxelena Centre
Right in the city centre, it is used as a library and cultural centre. It hosts art exhibitions, concerts, talks and conferences.
Okendo Cultural Centre
Next to Zurriola Beach and renovated in 2004, the Okendo Cultural Centre has an active temporary exhibition hall.
Environmental Resource Centre
Located within Cristina Enea park, the centre offers mainly educational exhibitions and talks.