Founded the 26th of April in 2002, it has developed since then an ambitious programm of exhibitions with a strong presence of artists of international range and also an intense agenda of cultural activities linked to the contemporary culture –films, music, conferences, lectures, seminars, performing arts…-to the education and dissemination of contemporary art. Artium is located in the center of Vitoria-Gasteiz, just near its historical center and located around the most dynamic areas of the city, social and economically wise. The museum also forms a cultural hub with the Montehermoso Cultural Center and the rest of the cultural output of the city.