Wright was roundly criticized for the awkward exhibition spaces of the Guggenheim, whose curved walls and sloped floor defy conventional ... he first presented these plans in New York, he was ...

Simon Guggenheim (1867–1941), former Colorado senator and one of the heirs to the Guggenheim fortune. The entire project—plans, materials, construction, furnishing—was provided by Senator Guggenheim.

“A museum,” said Wright, a man who made his own definitions, “is an organic building where all is one great space on a single continuous floor.” The Guggenheim, he explained, was to be an ...

With its stunning Frank Lloyd Wright design, the Guggenheim Museum is a piece of art in itself. Inside these rounded walls, you’ll find floor upon floor of artistic treasures. The modern and ...