NEW YORK, NY.- In 2019 the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum celebrates 60 years as an architectural icon. Since opening its doors on October 21, 1959, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building has inspired generations of visitors as a unique “temple of spirit” where radical art and architecture meet. The Guggenheim will initiate a new seven-day-a-week schedule with evening hours on Tuesdays and Saturdays to coincide with this milestone.

Museum events leading up to the building’s anniversary day in October will offer members and the public new opportunities for inspiration, connection, and contemplation. On-site tours and activities will explore the history and details of the architectural masterpiece, and The Wright restaurant and Cafe 3 will update their menus with favorites of the museum’s visionary founders. Guggenheim fans around the world can look forward to behind-the-scenes videos, a blog series featuring guest writers from the fields of architecture and design, and a chance to share their own transformative experiences in the museum using the hashtag #Guggenheim60.

During the anniversary year, members and the public are invited to celebrate with the Guggenheim through in-depth exhibitions of the museum’s collection, and programs that highlight the connection between art and architecture. More information will follow in 2019.

MUSEUM HOURS
Starting January 7, the Guggenheim Museum will be open seven days a week from 10 am to 5:30 pm, and until 8 pm on Tuesdays and Saturdays, including pay-what-you-wish from 5 pm to 8 pm on Saturdays.

EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions on view in 2019 contemplate the museum’s own history as an early advocate for abstract art while expanding and challenging conventional art-historical narratives with new critical perspectives. Presentations include an introduction to the long-underrecognized innovator of abstract art Hilma af Klint; an artist-led examination of the museum’s collection by Paul Chan, Cai Guo-Qiang, Jenny Holzer, Julie Mehretu, Richard Prince, and Carrie Mae Weems in Artistic License: Six Takes on the Guggenheim Collection; a celebratory solo show by 2018 Hugo Boss Prize-winner, Simone Leigh; an exploration of the legacy of Robert Mapplethorpe; and a focused investigation through the lens of social justice on a formative chapter in the career of Jean-Michel Basquiat.