Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

The world’s finest modern art collection and Frank Lloyd Wright’s inimitable architecture… The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, simply known as the unmatched “Guggenheim,” offers a tour de force of contemporary art inside a lovely architectural genius in New York.

Founded in 1937, this museum is deemed the best-known among the many operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Its selling point is not merely the important array of modern artworks inside; the Upper East Side building—a shell-like New York landmark—is also something to marvel over. Appearing in sharp contrast to the usually boxy Manhattan buildings, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building looks like a curled white ribbon from the street, its spiral ramp curving down and inward from the dome. The museum was originally aimed to showcase avant-garde works from early modernists. Now it has a massive exhibition of the world's finest contemporary art, including those from Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, and Edouard Monet. Here is a little tour guide: Walk into the Great Rotunda for special exhibitions and the Small Rotunda for exceptional Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works. The recent Tower galleries, moreover, shelter permanent collections. You could also go up to the fifth floor, where a sculptured terrace provides a special view of Central Park. While the museum's restoration program is ongoing, it is still very much open for the public to savor the various masterpieces inside.

By subway: 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th St. Walk west on 86th St, turn right at 5th Ave and proceed north to 88th St. By bus: M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus on Madison or 5th Ave.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Sat-Wed 10am-7:45pm, Fri 10am-7:45pm

Founded in 1937, this museum is deemed the best-known among the many operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Its selling point is not merely the important array of modern artworks inside; the Upper East Side building—a shell-like New York landmark—is also something to marvel over. Appearing in sharp contrast to the usually boxy Manhattan buildings, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building looks like a curled white ribbon from the street, its spiral ramp curving down and inward from the dome. The museum was originally aimed to showcase avant-garde works from early modernists. Now it has a massive exhibition of the world's finest contemporary art, including those from Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, and Edouard Monet. Here is a little tour guide: Walk into the Great Rotunda for special exhibitions and the Small Rotunda for exceptional Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works. The recent Tower galleries, moreover, shelter permanent collections. You could also go up to the fifth floor, where a sculptured terrace provides a special view of Central Park. While the museum's restoration program is ongoing, it is still very much open for the public to savor the various masterpieces inside.

By subway: 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th St. Walk west on 86th St, turn right at 5th Ave and proceed north to 88th St. By bus: M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus on Madison or 5th Ave.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Sat-Wed 10am-7:45pm, Fri 10am-7:45pm