In spite of the severely disturbed international situation felt throughout 2002 due to the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001, which brought about a recession with special consequences for the tourist industry, on balance, the 2002 the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao balance can be considered to be positive. After an initial four-month period which saw a lower influx of visitors, over the rest of the year, visitorship figures were similar or even higher than in 2001.
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