Musikene or the Higher School of Music of the Basque Country (

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

- ''Euskal Herriko Goi-Mailako Musika Ikastegia'';

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- ''Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco'') is a

higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after completi ...

music school A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger ins ...

located in

San Sebastián San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B ...

, in the Basque region of

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. It was founded in 2001 by the

Basque Government The Basque Government ( eu, Eusko Jaurlaritza, es, Gobierno Vasco) is the governing body of the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain. The head of the Basque government is known as the ''Lehendakari''. The Lehendakari is appointed by the Basque P ...

through the establishment of a private foundation. The school was housed on the

Miramar Palace The Miramar Palace ( es, Palacio de Miramar, also known as or ; eu, Miramar jauregia) is a late 19th-century palace located on the La Concha Bay of the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain. It was built in 1893 commissioned by the S ...

. In 2012, the construction of a new building, which houses the school since the 2016–2017 academic year, began next to the San Sebastián campus of the

University of the Basque Country The University of the Basque Country ( eu, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, ''EHU''; es, Universidad del País Vasco, ''UPV''; UPV/EHU) is a Spanish public university of the Basque Autonomous Community. Heir of the University of Bilbao, initially ...

External links

Musikene official website
2001 establishments in Spain Music schools in Spain Educational institutions established in 2001 Arts organizations established in 2001 Conservatory Conservatory {{spain-university-stub