“Elegance is purity” he claimed. You have probably already heard about this famous Spanish couturier, Cristobal Balenciaga. Considered as a designer par excellence, he possessed a precise technical knowledge and a unique and outstanding rigor. The Balenciaga Museum of Getaria is recognized as the first museum in the world dedicated to a designer. Situated in the city of the couturier’s birthplace, it is said, that it proposes one of the most exhaustive precious collection in the world.
Let yourself be taken away in the elegant fashion world through a guided visit with your mobile app CloudGuide! We offer two different guides for this museum. “A timeless legacy” is an audioguide that aims to provide visitors with an insight in the principal characteristics of Cristóbal Balenciaga’s work and demonstrate his crucial contribution to the history of fashion and design. Then, you can discover Rachel L. Mellon’s collection through the guide to the essentials, that will give you further information on the exhibition’s most representative spaces and pieces.