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.
Hours
Regular Hours
- Museum: 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM daily
- Store: 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM daily
- Members-only hours on select Mondays, 6–8 PM
Holiday Hours
- Closed on Thanksgiving Day (4th Thursday of November)
- December 24th: 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM
- Closed on Christmas Day (December 25th)
- December 26th to 30th: 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Special Hours
- December 8th: 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM
- Closed on December 9th
Admission
- Adults: $30
- Students and Seniors (65+ with ID): $19
- US Military (ID Required): $25
- Visitors with disabilities (carepartners free): $19
- Children under 12 years old: Free
- Members: Free
Tickets: Visitors are encouraged to reserve timed tickets in advance, though tickets can be purchased at the museum. Find more ways to save on the price of admission.
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.