Solomon R. Guggenheim, a member of a wealthy mining family, began collecting works of the old masters in the 1890s. In … See more

Wright's design for the Guggenheim Museum incorporated geometric motifs, such as squares, circles, rectangles, triangles and lozenges. The massing contains two spiraling structures, the six-story main … See more

The Guggenheim has about 8,000 works in its collection as of 2022 . About 1,700 are part of its online collection. The museum building has a relatively small capacity; according to The Wall Street Journal, following th… See more