We wanted to go to the Guggenheim just as much to see the building itself as much as the art work. It turned out to be something we really enjoyed. This Frank Lloyd Wright building was built in 1959 and looks as modern today as it must have then. You enter the ground floor and look up to a spiral walkway that goes up kinda like a beehive. The center is open, and there is a domed skylight at the top. To view the artwork, you follow an inclining ramp. The artwork is displayed around the walls that spiral up, and unlike most museums, there is a lot of movement and interaction as you view the artwork. We were there during the early evening, and soft lights came on in the spirals, creating a very vibrant setting.
I will tell you that our architect/historian extraordinaire, Justin Ferate (from Grand Central tour) told us a woman actually designed the building, and Wright was called in at the "end" to give it "name and statue". Regardless, we enjoyed a more cultured evening than we typically experience!
PS Sat evening is "pay as you wish". We planned to pay $10, but I guess the lady misunderstood, and gave us back a bunch of change.... we only paid $2 for the both of us. Quite the deal!
