Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
About Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It hosts a permanent collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions throughout the year. It was established by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in 1939 as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, under the guidance of its first director, Hilla von Rebay. The museum adopted its current name in 1952, three years after the death of its founder Solomon R. Guggenheim. It continues to be operated and owned by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
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- Founded
- 1937
- Opened
- 1959
- Annual visitors
- 1.1M
- in 2018
- Architect
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Director
- Mariët Westermann
Photos of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
01New YorkJean-Christophe BENOIST · CC BY 3.0
02Inside Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumRon Sterling · CC BY-SA 4.0
03Exterior and Museum Mile View from Interior Circular Window of the Solomon R Guggenheim MuseumEgorovaSvetlana · CC BY-SA 4.0
04Christopher Wool Exhibit, Guggenheim MuseumSharon Mollerus · CC BY 2.0
05Photo of Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumPhil Ming from Arlington · CC BY 2.0
06Guggemheim hélice NYCPiero d'Houin dit Triboulet · CC BY-SA 3.0
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