Guggenheim, << GOO guhn `hym,` >> Museum, in New York City, houses an important collection of paintings, sculptures, and other art created from the 1900’s to the present. The museum has a continuous program of exhibitions taken from its permanent collections and from public and private collections throughout the world. There are also Guggenheim museums in Venice, Italy, and Bilbao, Spain.
The museum in New York City is housed in a unique circular building designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It was completed in 1959. The building was restored and supplemented with a new tower in 1992. The Bilbao museum is internationally known for its distinctive building designed by the American architect Frank Gehry.
Solomon R. Guggenheim, an American philanthropist, founded the museum in 1937 to promote nonobjective art and education in art. The Guggenheim museums are operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
See also Gehry, Frank ; Holzer, Jenny ; Koolhaas, Rem ; Wright, Frank Lloyd (Later career) .
