Overview

• The 1997 sculpture was reinstalled on September 12 beside the Plaza Circular pond at the access to the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum after seven years at Chillida Leku.
• BBVA granted a free fifteen-year loan of the work, enabling its renewed public display under the museum’s stewardship.
• The piece was originally commissioned by BBVA for its former Bilbao headquarters, where it quickly became a recognizable image of the city.
• The earlier removal followed construction around the original site, which led to its temporary conservation-focused relocation to Chillida Leku.
• Local coverage highlights the iron’s ties to Bilbao’s industrial and maritime heritage and notes a planned future placement of ‘Lugar de encuentros IV’ in the museum’s atrium.