Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Art museum in Upper East Side, Manhattan, United States.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum features a continuous spiral ramp ascending six stories beneath a glass dome, displaying modern and contemporary artworks.
Founded in 1937 by Solomon R. Guggenheim, the museum opened its current Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building on Fifth Avenue in October 1959.
The museum maintains a collection of 8,000 works, including significant pieces from Kandinsky, Picasso, and Van Gogh, representing modern art movements.
Located at 1071 Fifth Avenue, the museum welcomes visitors from Sunday through Friday until 6 PM, with extended hours until 8 PM on Saturdays.
The building structure follows a nautilus shell pattern where the upper rings extend wider than the lower ones, creating an expanding vertical gallery space.
Location: Manhattan
Inception: 1937
Founders: Solomon R. Guggenheim
Architects: Frank Lloyd Wright
Official opening: October 21, 1959
Architectural style: modern architecture
Area: 2 m
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Fee: Yes
Part of: The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
Address: 1071 5th Avenue 10128 New York
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:30-17:30; November Thursday[4] off; December 24 10:30-16:00; December 25 off
Phone: +12124233500
Website: https://guggenheim.org
GPS coordinates: 40.78306,-73.95889
Latest update: May 31, 2025 04:04
Frank Lloyd Wright developed one of the most influential architectural styles of the 20th century over seven decades of practice. His buildings connect interior spaces with surrounding landscapes through horizontal lines, natural materials, and open floor plans. From the Prairie Houses of the Midwest to the post-war Usonian homes, Wright created designs that transformed American residential architecture. His major works include Fallingwater, built over a waterfall in Pennsylvania, the Guggenheim Museum in New York with its spiral ramp, and the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, which survived the great 1923 earthquake. The Robie House in Chicago demonstrates his Prairie School principles, while Taliesin West in Arizona served as his winter home and architecture school. His structures are located across the United States, Japan, and Europe, demonstrating his vision of organic architecture that works in harmony with nature.
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