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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 4.4
- 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.nnSolomon 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.nnA spiral of art.nWright 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.
This is the best place in the world to see paintings. The unique architectural design of the Guggenheim allows for you to view an entire body of work in a way that is intuitive and natural. The flow of the different floors is a continuous experience so you can spend less time thinking about where you are walking and more time contemplating the work. It is a design that, while ostentatious, actually gets out of the way and allows you to experience the work.
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.nAt 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.nLots 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.
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