Guggenheim Hermitage Museum

Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, in Paradise, Nevada

Description: The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, located in The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, was a museum that was originally owned and operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. The museum, designed by architect Rem Koolhaas was opened on October 7, 2001 and was one of two Guggenheim museums to open in Las Vegas in the same year and the third installation on the Strip. The Guggenheim Hermitage was the result of a collaboration agreement between the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Exhibitions featured works held by both institutions and attracted over 1.1 million visitors with ten exhibitions of masterworks by leading artists from the last six centuries, from Van Eyck, Titian and Velázquez, to Van Gogh, Picasso, Pollock, and Lichtenstein. However, attendance never reached the projected level the museum had projected and the ‘jewel box’ closed on May 11, 2008 after it failed to attract community support. Overall, the Guggenheim Hermitage was a remarkable museum experience in Las Vegas, offering visitors a glimpse of some of the most famous works from some of the most renowned artists in history. The museum unfortunately shut down in 2008, but The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino took over the museum's operations in 2007. While the museum no longer exists, visitors can still enjoy several Guggenheim museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and the Guggenheim Museum in Abu Dhabi.

Location: Nevada

Inception: October 7, 2001

Founder: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Architect: Rem Koolhaas

Official opening: October 7, 2001

Address: The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino

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