Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

An art museum in New York City whose modern and contemporary art collection is housed in Frank Lloyd Wright’s distinctive spiral building.

Frank Lloyd Wright: An American architect whose organic architecture and innovative designs shaped modern architecture. He designed the museum’s spiral building, completed in 1959.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum rotunda: The museum’s central cylindrical interior, around which its main gallery ramp spirals. Its open center makes the building’s continuous interior visible across levels.
Museum of Non-Objective Painting: The New York museum founded in 1939 to exhibit Solomon R. Guggenheim’s collection of non-objective art. It was the institution’s predecessor before the move to its permanent building.
UNESCO World Heritage Site: A place recognized under the World Heritage Convention for outstanding cultural or natural significance. The museum joined Wright buildings inscribed together as a World Heritage property in 2019.
Thannhauser Collection: An art collection of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century works donated to the Guggenheim Foundation by Justin K. Thannhauser. It adds major works by European modern artists to the museum’s holdings.
Solomon R. Guggenheim: An American industrialist and art collector who founded the museum bearing his name. His collection and patronage established the institution.
Guggenheim ramp: The museum’s continuous sloping gallery path, which winds upward around its central rotunda. It substitutes a flowing route for a conventional sequence of separate floors.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation: A nonprofit organization established in 1937 to promote modern art and operate museums. The foundation organized the museum and later expanded its international network.
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission: The municipal agency that designates and regulates New York City landmarks and historic districts. It designated the museum building a city landmark in 1990.
Vasily Kandinsky: A Russian-born painter and theorist associated with the development of abstract art. His works are central to the museum’s collection of non-objective art.

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