Guggenheim Offers $1.50 Admission To Celebrate Frank Lloyd Wright

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The Guggenheim Museum is celebrating iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright's 150th birthday by offering reduced admission on Thursday, June 8, and conducting related activities and exhibits throughout the month.

Museumgoers entering the Guggenheim, located on Fifth Avenue between East 88th and 89th streets, on Thursday will only have to pay $1.50 admission, the museum announced. The museum will be open between 10 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. on Thursday.

In addition to reduced admission on Wright's birthday, the museum has hired an actor to portray Wright in the Guggenheim cafe. At noon, the museum will hold a focused tour of the museum's Frank Lloyd Wright building.

Fans of Wright's work shouldn't be disappointed if they can't make it to the museum on Thursday though. The Gugenheim will hold a series of Wright-themed activities and events during the month of June such as architecture tours, workshops and family events.

Wright was a renowned American architect and interior designer who designed more than 500 completed buildings during his lifetime. The Guggenheim museum is considered one of Wright's most notable architectural designs.

Here's a schedule of the museum's planned Wright-themed activities:

Architecture tours

Art in the Round Public Tours

• Sundays in June, 2 p.m.
• Architecture tours of the Wright-designed building will take place every Sunday in June. Led by gallery educators, the tours will explore how the idea for a “temple of spirit” was ultimately realized. Free with museum admission.

Special Curator’s Eye Tour

• Thursday, June 8, 12 p.m.
• Join Ashley Mendelsohn, Curatorial Assistant of Architecture and Digital Initiatives, on a focused tour of the iconic Wright-designed building. The tour meets at the Information desk. Free with museum admission.

Second Sunday Family Tour

Sunday, June 11, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Families are welcome to join us on this special architectural tour that celebrates Wright’s 150th birth month. For families with children ages 5 and up. Registration required.

Little Guggs

Wednesday, June 14, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.

This program is designed for little art and architecture lovers and their parents and guardians. Little Guggs will be Wright-themed and focus on the building and architecture. Designed for children ages two–four.

Frank Lloyd Wright 150 Family Tour and Studio Workshop

Sunday, June 25, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Celebrate the architect’s 150th birth month with an exploration of our Wright-designed building and a special architecture and construction workshop. For families with children ages eight and up. MORE

Museum sketching

Drawing the Guggenheim

• Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
• After a slideshow presentation and tour, participants draw from various perspectives as a way of seeing the Guggenheim more deeply and then reflect on their discoveries together. No drawing experience is required.

Above information courtesy of the Guggenheim Museum

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