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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art in Bilbao (), Spain.It is one of several museums affiliated to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and features permanent and visiting exhibits of works by Spanish and international artists.
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao opened in 1997. Designed by Frank Gehry, the titanium, glass and limestone Guggenheim Bilbao is a centerpiece of the revitalization of the Basque city of Bilbao, Spain. [39] The building was greeted with glowing praise from architecture critics. [40]
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City was the first Guggenheim Museum established. The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain. The Guggenheim Museums are a group of museums in different parts of the world established (or proposed to be established) by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Museums in this group include:
The film features footage of various Gehry-designed buildings, including Anaheim Ice (the training rink of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. It was the final film to be directed by Sydney Pollack before his death in 2008. The film includes interviews with other noted figures, including:
4. Collaborations at the NY museum (we should be able to take much of this info from the Foundation's article) 5. Current projects that have been discussed in the press. Beware of WP:RECENTism and WP:CRYSTAL. Peggy Guggenheim Collection; Guggenheim Museum Bilbao-- Could use a clearer description of the collection(s) and key exhibitions.
The collection of the present Bilbao Fine Arts Museum originated with the merger of the collections from the first Museo de Bellas Artes, inaugurated in 1914, and the Museo de Arte Moderno (Museum of Modern Art) in 1924. In 2008 the Museum of Fine Arts of Bilbao reached its century under the slogan "100 Years of History, 10 Centuries of Art".
Thomas Krens (born December 26, 1946) is the former director and Senior Advisor for International Affairs of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in New York City. [2] [3] From the beginning of his work at the Guggenheim, Krens promised, and delivered, great change, and was frequently in the spotlight, often as a figure of controversy.
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, often referred to as The Guggenheim, is an art museum at 1071 Fifth Avenue between 88th and 89th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It hosts a permanent collection of Impressionist , Post-Impressionist , early Modern and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions ...