The Guggenheim Museum is located directly across the street from Central Park!
Phone: (212) 423-3500 Location: MAP | 1071 5th Avenue between 88th & 89th Streets
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and opened in 1959, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum features modern and contemporary art and is one of New York City's most recognizable buildings.
Visitors can experience special exhibitions, lectures, performances, film screenings, classes, and daily tours at the Guggenheim.
Museum Hours
Sunday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Monday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM*
Wednesday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Closed on Tuesday.
*Members-only hours are available on select Mondays.
The museum is closed on Thanksgiving Day (the 4th Thursday of November), Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day (Dec. 24th & 25th) each year.
Admission
Adults: $30
Students and Seniors (65+ with ID): $19
US Military (ID Required): $25
Visitors with disabilities: $19
Members: Free
Children under 12: Free
Tickets: Visitors are encouraged to reserve timed tickets in advance.
About the Guggenheim
The Guggenheim is an ever-evolving institution focusing on works from the 20th century and beyond. Its permanent collection predates its current building, as many works were acquired from earlier eras as far back as the 1930s when Solomon Guggenheim hosted the museum in his apartment. Examples include early modern masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, Amedeo Modigliani, Paul Gaugin, Claude Monet, and Edouard Manet.
Its proximity to Central Park helped Wright in his attempt to render the plasticity of organic forms in architecture, and the museum itself is just as important a piece of artwork as many of the paintings on display.
Take an elevator to the top floor and work your way down the gradually sloped winding pathway until you reach the bottom floor. The center of the museum features a large open space where works are sometimes suspended, particularly during special exhibitions.