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Guggenheim Museum New York

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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often called simply the Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City, holding a permanent collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early modern and contemporary art alongside special exhibitions through the year. Established by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in 1939 as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting under its first director Hilla von Rebay, it adopted its current name in 1952, three years after the death of its founder, and continues to be owned and operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Art Museum 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Upper East Side, Manhattan, New York City, United States 1
Completed Year
1937 2
Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account
1959 1
Classification
Standing StatusSourced to the subject's own account
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Museum 1
Connections

Designed By

Frank Lloyd Wright, Architects and Designers

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Has Building Type

Museum, Concepts

In Style

Organic Architecture, Styles and Movements

A landmark of Wrights organic architecture philosophy.

Uses Element

Concrete, Elements and Materials
Source Guggenheim Museum New York (Wikipedia)
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Located In

United States

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Sources
1. Guggenheim Museum New York (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • body text, design/completion clause
    The museum's building, a landmark work of 20th-century architecture designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, drew controversy for the unusual shape of its display spaces and took 15 years to design and build; it was completed in 1959.
  • lead paragraph, address clause
    1071 Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City
  • Early years and Hilla Rebay
    As the collection grew, in 1937 Guggenheim established the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to foster the appreciation of modern art.
  • Uses Element: Concrete, Article text
    Cohen constructed the facade of gunite, a type of sprayed concrete, as a cost-cutting measure.
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2. Wikidata: Guggenheim Museum New York
  • Wikidata Q201469, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q201469, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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