Guggenheim 60th Anniversary
Today we're celebrating the 60th anniversary of New York's iconic Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Sixteen years after it was first conceived, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum opened to the public on October 21st, 1959. Around 10,000 visitors flocked the opening, which showcased the work of artists including Kandinsky, Mondrian, Pollock, Kooning, and Brancusi.
On October 21, 1959, sixteen years after it was first conceived, the Guggenheim Museum opened to the public. Thousands flocked to the opening and the film "Buildings & Crowd" captures their excitement as lines formed down Fifth Avenue.