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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

1071 Fifth Ave. at 89th St., New York City, NY 10128
212 423 3500
Ranked #178 of 707 attractions in New York City
3.5 of 5 stars 379 Reviews
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Type: Art Museums, Architectural Buildings, Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Description: The circular Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building is as much of a draw as the museum's collection of modern art.
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Nebraska
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32 reviews 32 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

Is undergoing significant renovation as of late May 2012. Ticket prices are reduced, but carefully research the items you hope to see. You can walk into the ticket area to see the modern spiral art atrium for free.

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2012 NEW

May 2012...absolutely not worth the money. We booked our tickets in advance and there was no mention anywhere on the website that 80% of the museum would be closed due to the installation of an installation. Stunning architecture but that could not even remotely make up for what was missed.

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Providence, Rhode Island
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

We entered and then exited. It's $80 per person unless you stick around until later in the day. Then you can have less than two hours and limited access to the museum, but you name the price. Really??? It's a shame...I'm a huge art fan and would have loved to look around.

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Temse, Belgium
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

May be it was our fold, but we had expected much more. On top there were moving due to the preparation of a new exhibit so part of the exhibition was closed. 1 out of 4 floors was worthwhile to see, but these were really top paintings of great masters. This made it partially ok.

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Randburg, South Africa
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012

We walked across Central Park to the museum. We were a bit disappointed with the exhibition that was currently on display although the paintings in the side rooms were worth looking at. Unless you are an art buff it may be better to skip this museum.

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Perth, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012

Iconic building. Go just to look at the architecture. Not a fan of modern art, but enjoyed Thannhouser Collection

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Houston, Texas
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012
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We visited the museum on a Monday - which is the day the Metropolitan Art Museum is closed. It rained and we stood in line for half an hour to enter. The spiral is closed until the end of June 2012 in preparation of a new exhibit. There is only one room (on the second floor) with about 25 paintings.... More

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New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

I loved this museum. I had a great time there. It's beautiful inside and out. It's also in a very nice location.

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Coventry, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

Most of the museum was empty with big woodden boxes scattered around. They still charged the full price to see probably less than a third of it.

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London, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012

Unfortunately the ramps were closed due to installations but as a result we were charged half price. A good way to spend a few hours and the building itself is wonderful.

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