Attraction
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Met on Fifth Avenue is one of the world's great encyclopaedic art museums, spanning five thousand years of art from every corner of the globe.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's spiralling white rotunda on Museum Mile houses modern and contemporary art and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
At a glance
- Type
- Modern art museum
- Area
- Upper East Side, New York, United States
- Official site
- guggenheim.org
Good to know
- Frank Lloyd Wright building
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
Why we recommend it
The Guggenheim is as famous for its building as for its art. Frank Lloyd Wright's spiralling rotunda on Fifth Avenue opened in 1959, and visitors usually take the lift to the top and walk down the continuous ramp as exhibitions unfold around them. The building forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing for Wright's twentieth-century architecture.
Alongside changing shows, the permanent collection includes works by Kandinsky, Picasso and the Impressionists. It is a manageable museum for a half-day, and pairs well with a walk through Central Park opposite. Check the official website for current hours and ticket options before visiting.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum FAQs
Who designed the Guggenheim building?
Frank Lloyd Wright; the museum's building is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Where is the Guggenheim?
At 1071 Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side, facing Central Park.