Drawing the Guggenheim: New York, Venice, Bilbao

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is celebrating the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao’s milestone 20th anniversary on October 15 with a daylong event that connects the foundation’s constellation of unique, historically significant spaces. On this day, visitors to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice; and Guggeheim Bilbao can explore and sketch the museum architecture during a variety of public programs, tours, and workshops. Online, people can share their work and view drawings from around the world using the hashtag #DrawingTheGuggenheim.

EVENTS AT THE SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, NEW YORK
Sunday, October 15, 10 am–4 pm

• Drawing the Guggenheim Workshop (10 am–1 pm): Visitors use drawing to study Frank Lloyd Wright’s design for the Guggenheim. After a short classroom presentation and guided tour, participants draw from various perspectives in the museum and then reflect on their discoveries together. No prior drawing experience is required. $25 per person (includes materials). Registration required.
• Family Architecture Tour (10:30 am–12 pm): This family-friendly tour explores the Wright-designed building. For families with children ages eight and up. $30 per family, $15 members (includes admission). Registration required.
• Open Studio (1–4 pm): Drop in and create architecture-focused projects in the Studio Art Lab. For families with children ages three and up. Free with museum admission, no registration required.
• Art in the Round Public Tour (2 pm): This architecture-focused public tour can be enjoyed by visitors of all ages. Free with museum admission, no registration required.
• Drop-in Sketching (10 am–4 pm): Drawing prompts and materials for all visitors will be available throughout the museum for self-directed exploration. Free with admission, no registration required.
• Film Screenings (11 am and 3:30 pm): Enjoy a screening of the film Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum, where architectural historian Neil Levine provides engaging and personal commentary on the building and its history. (2010, Timothy Sakamoto, 85 min., in-D media). Screenings are free with museum admission and take place in the New Media Theater.
• For more information about Guggenheim Museum events, visit guggenheim.org/drawingtheguggenheim.

EVENTS AT THE PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION, VENICE
Sunday, October 15, 10 am–6 pm

• Drawing the Guggenheim (10 am–6 pm): All visitors receive drawing materials and bilingual (English and Italian) prompts to sketch their favorite spot at the museum. Visitors are invited to take photographs of their drawings and share them on social media with the hashtag #DrawingTheGuggenheim. Free with admission, no registration required.
• “Peggy’s Non-finito Palace” Workshop (11 am): The Peggy Guggenheim Collection’s Palazzo Venier dei Leoni is an unfinished palace often referred to as the “palazzo non finite.” The building has only one floor, not five as originally proposed by the architect Lorenzo Boschetti. Children can become architects for the day, completing the building project and then realizing a 3-D model in LEGO together. Free for children from four to ten. Registration required.
• Let’s Discover Palazzo Venier dei Leoni (11 am, 3:30, and 5 pm): Free guided tours of Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, the home of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Participants discover the history of the building, from its creation to the present day, focusing on the period when Peggy Guggenheim lived there. Free with museum admission, no registration required.
• Architectural Life-Drawing Session for Students (2 pm): Students from Università Iuav di Venezia, the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, and Venetian art high schools are invited to join a free drawing session in the permanent-collection exhibition spaces, the garden, and on the museum terrace on the Grand Canal. Free with valid student ID, no registration required.
• For more information about Peggy Guggenheim Collection events, visit: guggenheim-venice.it

EVENTS AT THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM BILBAO
Sunday, October 15, 10 am–8 pm

• Drawing the Guggenheim (10 am–8 pm): Following the tradition of architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry, visitors use drawing as the starting point of their creative process. At the Admissions desk, visitors can pick up free drawing materials and multilingual (Basque, English, and Spanish) prompts to sketch their favorite spot at the museum. Visitors are invited to photograph their drawings and share them on social media with the hashtag #DrawingTheGuggenheim. Visitors can also choose to leave their drawing with the museum by dropping it into a collection box in the Atrium. Drawings will be shared online by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao starting on October 16. Free with admission, no registration required.
• For more information about Guggenheim Museum Bilbao events, visit: guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en/activities/drawing-the-guggenheim.

About the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Founded in 1937, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of art, primarily of the modern and contemporary periods, through exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives, and publications. The Guggenheim network that began in the 1970s when the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, was joined by the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, has since expanded to include the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (opened 1997), and the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi (currently in development). The Guggenheim Foundation continues to forge international collaborations that celebrate contemporary art, architecture, and design within and beyond the walls of the museum, including the Guggenheim Social Practice initiative, Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative and The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative. More information about the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation can be found at guggenheim.org.