Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Opens in New York (1959)
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and opened six months after his death, the Guggenheim Museum represents a radical departure from traditional museum design, spiraling upward and outward in a smooth coil of massive, unadorned white concrete. The exhibition space, which consists of a six-story spiral ramp lighted by a glass dome supported by stainless steel, has even been criticized for upstaging the artwork displayed. What artists signed a letter protesting the display of their work in the space? More… Discuss
The street view is great, I wish the museum had a virtual tour, an dmay be it does: I just don’t know it: http://www.streetviewandmaps.com/en/map/us/534132-Solomon-R-Guggenheim-Museum/#/point/40.783289/-73.958588/279.92793400000005/-45.34714799999999/0/
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