![]() Musikene's seat, in San Sebastián. | |
Type | Private |
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Established | 2001 |
Location | , , |
Website | musikene.eus |
Musikene or the Higher School of Music of the Basque Country (Basque - Euskal Herriko Goi-Mailako Musika Ikastegia; Spanish - Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco) is a higher education music school located in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country of Spain. It was founded in 2001 by the Basque Government through the establishment of a private foundation.
The school was housed on the Miramar Palace. 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.
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