Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, a landmark on Manhattan's Upper East Side, houses a permanent collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art. Founded in 1939 as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, it was renamed in 1952 and is operated by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Visitors come to experience the building's revolutionary design by Frank Lloyd Wright, featuring a six-story helical ramp under a central skylight. The museum also hosts special exhibitions and includes the Thannhauser Collection. With around 8,000 works shared with sister museums in Bilbao and Venice, it draws nearly 861,000 visitors annually.