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Guggenheim Museum : New York City, New York : Trip Report

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Hours: Sat-Wed 10a-5:45p
Fri 10a-7:45p
Tickets: Adults $18
Students and Seniors $15
Children under 12 FREE

Guggenheim Museum

Finally came back when the museum was open. This museum was described to us as one that is more manageable. Compared to The Met and the MoMA, it's downright tiny.

The museum building was designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright and is a work of art in itself. The main building is basically a big corkscrew. The easiest thing to do is take the elevator up to the top and walk down. We couldn't see the outside of the building as it was currently covered is scaffolding and is being renovated. The corkscrew was entirely devoted to a special exhibition of designs by Zaha Hadid, an Iraqi born architect and designer.

There were three rooms on the second, third and forth floors that had the works from the permanent collection. Those were mostly works by the very famous artists Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Jackson Pollock, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh. I understand what's on view gets rotated regularly.


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