Guggenheim Museum

The most unusual museum in New York is the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art. Its bizarre abstract building stands out against the famous skyscrapers of Fifth Avenue. In part, it is a symbol of the city.

The museum exhibits the end of the XIX century and to the present time. It hosts the most grandiose exhibitions representing the arts of different eras and civilizations.

The initiator of the museum was the gold miner Solomon Guggenheim, who decided to retire and devote the rest of his life to art. In 1937, he founded a foundation on 54th Street in Manhattan County. Over time, the number of exhibits only increased, and it was decided to build a separate building for the museum.

The architect was chosen Wright, who developed a unique, unlike anything else project. The Guggenheim and Wright were chosen together. The choice fell on the territory near Central Park on Fifth Avenue. Construction began in 1943, and ended in 1959, when neither the patron nor the architect was no longer alive.

It looks like an inverted pyramid or a spaceship. An unusual way to view the collection. First, on the elevator, the visitor climbs to the last floor and from there, walking down the spiral ramp, he appears to be a fascinating sight of numerous exhibitions.