The Conference and Music Hall opened in 1999 is a tribute to the shipyards that formerly were on the same site and that represented one of the major economic forces in the city. With the form of a ship and a modern design in its environment with the combination of different materials, the Conference Hall combines musical activity (the opera season in Bilbao is one of the most complete of Europe) with the holding of symposia and congresses both national and international, in this manner complementing the Bilbao Exhibition Centre.

Conferences, seminars, opera, theatre, concerts and a wide range of activities can be held at the Euskalduna Palace, a large convention centre that covers an area of 25,000 m2, with a Main Hall that can seat up to 2,164 people, a smaller room that can seat up to 613 people with a 190 m2 stage, and a further 15 fully equipped rooms.