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The exterior of the Guggenheim is certainly one of the most recognizable buildings in New York City. Inside the spiral walls hangs the work of artists like Chagall, Picasso, Manet, and Kandinsky. Special exhibits often take over most of the museum exploring architecture and visual arts, often complimenting the dramatic Frank Lloyd Wright structure. The current exhibition is a spectacular new mise-en-scne by Tino Sehgal that isn't to be missed!
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Home to one of the world's finest collections of modern and contemporary art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is itself a masterpiece. The Frank Lloyd Wright designed building, completed in 1959, is a New York City landmark located on the magnificent "Museum Mile." Discover extraordinary special exhibitions featuring important artists from the 19th century through the present. See works from permanent collection from world-renowned artists such as Calder, Chagall, Kandinsky, Klee, Picasso, and van Gogh. Advance tickets guggenheim.org/tickets Virtual programs guggenheim.org/onlineprograms Learn about Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark building and the Guggenheim's collection and exhibitions at guggenheim.org/audio.
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Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun 10:00 am - 5:45 pm Sat 10:00 am - 7:45 pm
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divine
Guggenheim has the best shows in town.
Fabulous
Everything about the Guggenheim is fabulous. Their current Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance exhibit is really outstanding. Definitely worth a trip uptown.
Distinctive 5th Avenue Building
This distinctive Upper East Side building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and that fact in itself is a reason to visit. The look of the building is familiar to many of us... a stacked cylinder that is wider at the top than at the bottom. When I first visited The Guggenheim, my interest was in seeing this Frank Lloyd Wright design masterpiece, rather than the artwork inside. Since I am not a huge fan of contemporary art, I assumed that the paintings would be of secondary interest to me. I was wrong. There is an interesting variety of art displayed in The Guggenheim, and in an ingenious way. A large skylight provides natural light for the interior atrium of the building. Visitors wind their way up or down the the easy-to-walk spiral to enjoy Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern paintings and sculptures. This is a very interesting manageable-sized museum.
