Guggenheim Museum Named Historic Landmark
In naming the Guggenheim Museum, the Department of the Interior described the museum as “one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most important commissions.”
Richard Armstrong Named New Director of Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Richard Armstrong has been appointed to the position of Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Armstrong has been the Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh since 1996.
Eva Hesse at Getty Conservation Conference
In January 2008, Chief Conservator Carol Stringari participated in The Object in Transition: A Cross-Disciplinary Conference on the Preservation and Study of Modern and Contemporary Art, a conference that was held at the J.
A Gala Success!
In just three years the Guggenheim International Gala has become one of New York’s most successful and admired benefit events, and the 2007 gala raised a record-breaking $4.4 million for the museum’s exhibition and education programs. Over 500 guests attended the November 8, 2007, event at Pier 40.