The new tower provides flat walls for paintings, complementing the display of sculpture around the spiral gallery - which, perversely, people tend to view by wandering up the ramp rather than down. Simon Glynn 1999 How to visit The Guggenheim is on Fifth Avenue opposite Central Park, at 88th Street. It is open daily except Thursdays and holidays, from 10 a.m. By subway take 4,5 or 6 on the Lexington Avenue line to 86th Street, and walk northwest to Fifth Avenue at 88th.
Architectural tours are available by appointment.
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