Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

I liked the way of presenting of all the arts and painting. Definitely the whole building was amazing. The story of each painting is breathtaking and .. Read more »enjoyed reading it. Also, all the employees are kind and helpful. We had a baby with us and they were so kind to him and open to play with him. Thank you all. Also, the store has a lot of cute and nice goodies. Check it out.

I think the main attraction besides very few actual notable paintings was the spiral inside the building. I'm a person who loves art but I didn't like.. Read more » this museum. Lots of blank space, the museum was sparse. I didn't enjoy most of the rooms. At one point I believe we might have gone through a children's art show which is cute but I didn't want to spend my time in New York looking at that. We spent 20 minutes here to go through the whole thing. The MET was much better.

The spiral roundness of the Guggenheim is quite fun, you really should be allowed to bring a skateboard into this place! Frank Lloyd Wright would app.. Read more »rove I feel, and he designed it! The building has a surreal suitability for showing modern art. It is big and open but curled and curiously intriguing. In most museums one feels so much their square rectangularity. This makes the powerful roundness of the Guggenheim a refreshing reorientation and a stunning original experience!

Great place to visit. Staff were friendly and polite and some beautiful things to see, even just the building itself. We only needed about 90 minutes .. Read more »there to see everything, so not a full day. Enjoy!

This is the best place in the world to see paintings. The unique architectural design of the Guggenheim allows for you to view an entire body of work .. Read more »in a way that is intuitive and natural. The flow of the different floors is a continuous experience so you can spend less time thinking about where you are walking and more time contemplating the work. It is a design that, while ostentatious, actually gets out of the way and allows you to experience the work.

It’s a limited collection during COVID-19 but it’s open and running and the building and architecture is stunning. There is a small collection of Pica.. Read more »sso that we enjoyed a lot. At the moment there is a big screen hanging in the middle of the museum that shows short films as a way to enjoy something during the pandemic. Lots of restrooms on every floor.

It was refreshing to see pieces by young 21st century artists. Classical art has stifled the burning wheels of creativity. It was an anxiously delight.. Read more »ful experience encountering something which made me feel like I'm living in the absolute once more.

The Guggenheim is a really cool museum with architecture that even though I am a local amazes me every single time. They always have new exhibits that.. Read more » are really fun to check out. Even though I am not the biggest fan of art, this is definitely something you should check out when visiting New York City. Even if you are a local who isn't a huge fan of art like myself, it is still a cool place to see!

The spiral is closed, which was a huge disappointment but some of the exhibits open are incredible and definitely worth checking out. Only floors 2, 4.. Read more », 5, & 7 are open! A great place to spend an afternoon and soak in some art and history.

I brought my little daughter here during a weekday and she loved it! It was so fun to watch her face light up in awe at the fish that were larger than.. Read more » she was swimming so close to her. She loved the penguins as well. We will go back as there was still so much we did not get to see!

I really enjoyed the museum. The Countryside exhibit was very interesting especially the top floor with the robots. I also enjoyed the Brancusi exhi.. Read more »bit and the Abstract Expressionism related exhibits. The Thannhauser Collection was also great. This was my third time at the museum. The building is a work of art in itself?

A Modernist triumph built to house an unrivaled collection of modern art. Solomon Robert Guggenheim (1861–1949) was born into wealth and increased hi.. Read more »s fortune with his gold mines and other investments. He began collecting art in the 1890s, and after World War I retired to devote himself full time to his collection. In 1939, his artistic foundation, set up to foster the appreciation of modern art, established a museum to house his growing collection. As the art overflowed its rented home, Guggenheim wrote in 1943 to Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959), America’s preeminent modern architect, asking him to design a permanent home for his paintings. A spiral of art. Wright responded with one of New York’s most extraordinary buildings. Cylindrical in shape and wider at the top than the bottom, it features a unique ramp gallery that runs in a continuous spiral around the outer walls, reaching up to the ceiling skylight. The finished museum is an inverted circular ziggurat that took 7 years to build before it opened to the public in 1959. Inside and out, the building overwhelms.

It's a very nice museum. You can see the arts everywhere and it's fantastic! I learn so much about its history. Will definitely come back!

I don't pretend to know anything about art so can't/won't rattle on and on about how _____'s piece was here and how it moved me BUT I think if you're .. Read more »in NY and planning to visit an art museum, why not the Guggenheim? I'd say almost anyone is familiar with this iconic building but the design and layout of the building inside is equally quirky. Again, I'm not familiar enough with art to comment on any of the collections but enjoyed my time here.

Nice museum but not my favorite. Time admission made it not crowded and everyone died social distancing. Since you have to follow the arrows and walk .. Read more »up the spiral ramp after about 2 hours my back was hurting. Most of the exhibits are on the spiral ramp. Definitely download the app so you can listen to info on some of the pieces.

The building is extremely beautiful, inside and outside. Theres a libary with books about all different kind of artists. The museum is full of amazing.. Read more » work. There was a very big line for the last exhibit from Basquiat.

It's a very nice museum. You can see the arts everywhere and it's fantastic! I learn so much about its history. Will definitely come back!

It’s beautiful, the physical spectrum is very pleasing. Tons of art to please your eyes.

Amazing building with a collection that’s is a must when you’re in NY.

Very funny museum, everything is interactive! We had a great time there.

A beautiful building and great collection. The store is very cool!

Sweet museum! There’s like, art, EVERYWHERE! I guess the only drawback was that when we went there, there was some sort of deal going where we could.. Read more » get in with not so much fee. So, EVERYONE was there. I counted them. According to my rough (very rough) calculations about 1.2% of the city population was there. But seriously even with so many people it was worth the time and effort. There are classics, new pieces, fun and interesting pieces and some that are challenging and thought provoking.

Very famous museum with a modern and characteristic structure, made up of many overlapping circles. It's impossible not to visit, too bad that when I .. Read more »was there (April 2019) with a booked visit, no one had warned that most of the museum was inaccessible due to maintenance work and, for this reason, we could only visit a very small area!

If you’re into architecture and modern art then this place is perfect for you. The outside and inside is amazing. It’s very whimsical. I brought it.. Read more » one star because it’s really not very young kid friendly. It needs to be organized more appropriately for all families regardless of the age of the kid. The cafe needs more food options and at appropriate pricing. Seems a bit pricey for what you get. If you’re a tourist. You can check this out and check out Central Park across the street or Cooper Hewitt Museum a few blocks away. This can all be done in one trip if you don’t mind walking.