Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1937 by philanthropist Solomon R. Guggenheim and artist Hilla von Rebay. Its primary accomplishment has been the construction of a number of international museums:

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Corporation - 1937 - Solomon R. Guggenheim - Hilla von Rebay - Museum

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• The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, in New York
• The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, in Venice
• The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, in Bilbao
• Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin, in Berlin (built in cooperation with the Deutsche Bank)
• The Guggenheim Las Vegas and Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum, in Las Vegas

The Solomon R. Guggenheim in New York was the first to be built, and is sometimes called simply "the Guggenheim".

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The museums exhibit primarily "high" modern and postmodern art, but some branches have also exhibited commercial art. For example, the Solomon R. Guggenheim has shown exhibitions of Giorgio Armani suits and motorcycles; the latter exhibition was later moved to semi-permanent display at the Guggenheim Las Vegas.

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Modern - Postmodern - Commercial art - Giorgio Armani - Suit - Motorcycle

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Additionally, several branches of the Guggenheim are famous for their distinctive architecture. Beginning with the Solomon R. Guggenheim building (designed by Frank Lloyd Wright), and continuing with the Guggenheim Bilbao (designed by Frank Gehry) and the Guggenheim Las Vegas (designed by Rem Koolhaas), the Guggenheim Foundation developed a reputation for hiring major architects and building bold designs. In fact, some claim (or complain) that the Guggenheim buildings are more famous than the art works on display inside them.

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Frank Lloyd Wright - Frank Gehry - Rem Koolhaas

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