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Detailed Information
- Place Types Museum
- Address 1071 5th Ave, New York, NY 10128, USA
- Coordinate 40.7829796,-73.9589706
- Website https://www.guggenheim.org/
- Rating 4
- Compound Code Q2MR+5C New York, United States
Openning hours
- Monday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday Closed
- Wednesday Closed
- Thursday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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Reviews
I brought my little daughter here during a weekday and she loved it! It was so fun to watch her face light up in awe at the fish that were larger than she was swimming so close to her. She loved the penguins as well. We will go back as there was still so much we did not get to see!
A Modernist triumph built to house an unrivaled collection of modern art.
Solomon Robert Guggenheim (1861–1949) was born into wealth and increased his fortune with his gold mines and other investments. He began collecting art in the 1890s, and after World War I retired to devote himself full time to his collection. In 1939, his artistic foundation, set up to foster the appreciation of modern art, established a museum to house his growing collection. As the art overflowed its rented home, Guggenheim wrote in 1943 to Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), America’s preeminent modern architect, asking him to design a permanent home for his paintings.
A spiral of art.
Wright responded with one of New York’s most extraordinary buildings. Cylindrical in shape and wider at the top than the bottom, it features a unique ramp gallery that runs in a continuous spiral around the outer walls, reaching up to the ceiling skylight. The finished museum is an inverted circular ziggurat that took 7 years to build before it opened to the public in 1959. Inside and out, the building overwhelms.
It’s a limited collection during COVID-19 but it’s open and running and the building and architecture is stunning. There is a small collection of Picasso that we enjoyed a lot.
At the moment there is a big screen hanging in the middle of the museum that shows short films as a way to enjoy something during the pandemic.
Lots of restrooms on every floor.
It was refreshing to see pieces by young 21st century artists. Classical art has stifled the burning wheels of creativity. It was an anxiously delightful experience encountering something which made me feel like I'm living in the absolute once more.
The Guggenheim is a really cool museum with architecture that even though I am a local amazes me every single time. They always have new exhibits that are really fun to check out. Even though I am not the biggest fan of art, this is definitely something you should check out when visiting New York City. Even if you are a local who isn't a huge fan of art like myself, it is still a cool place to see!
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