Guggenheim New York Announces Winter and Spring Public Programs

• February Friday Film Screenings
• Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival: Early Works by Lucinda Childs
• Khorikos: A Well-Being Concert

This winter and spring, the Guggenheim New York invites visitors of all ages and interests to experience art through a dynamic slate of public programs designed to spark curiosity, conversation, and creative exchange. From accessible gallery experiences to family-friendly activities, these programs offer new ways to engage with the museum’s exhibitions and iconic architecture.

February kicks off with Friday Film Screenings, featuring two documentaries on artists currently the subject of major exhibitions at the museum: Gabriele Münter and Robert Rauschenberg. In March, following the opening of the exhibition Carol Bove, the Guggenheim will host a rotunda performance of Early Works by Lucinda Childs, as part of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival. In April, Mind’s Eye programs and a Well-Being Concert co-presented with Carnegie Hall will provide expanded ways to experience Bove’s work.

Families, teens, and young learners remain central to the Guggenheim’s creative community. Weekend Stroller Hours and drop-in Art Cart programs welcome families with children of all ages, while Teen Tuesdays and Teen Fest support independent exploration. Late Shift evenings on the third Thursday of select months allow audiences to unwind in the galleries after hours with live music and creative activations. Together, these programs reflect the Guggenheim New York’s commitment to accessibility, its learning community, and transformative creative production.

Seasonal programming highlights include:

Late Shift

Third Thursday of select months, 6:30–9 pm

Reserve Tickets

$30 General, $19 Student, Free for Members

On select third Thursdays, the Guggenheim will remain open until 9 pm for visitors to explore our exhibitions after hours, sip drinks from a cash bar, and enjoy special performances in the rotunda. Spanning live music and poetry readings to stand-up comedy and thought-provoking conversations, Late Shift activations provide a new lens through which to experience the museum.

Activities and interventions for the Late Shift on March 26 to be announced.

Friday Film Screenings + Q&A with the Director

Fridays, February 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2–5 pm

Free with Admission

The Guggenheim will present a pair of documentaries in the Peter B. Lewis Theater focused on artists currently the subject of major exhibitions on view: Gabriele Münter: Contours of a World and Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped. Visitors are invited to further explore the ideas, contexts, and legacies of these monumental artists through double-feature screenings of Gabriele Münter: Pioneer of Modern Art (2021) and Taking Venice (2023).

Gabriele Münter: Pioneer of Modern Art (2021)

Directed by Florence Mauro

53 minutes, begins at 2 pm

French with English subtitles

Courtesy Zadig Productions

Rejected by the fine arts establishment because she was a woman, and often overshadowed by her longtime romantic partner, Vasily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter is nonetheless one of the most prominent figures of the German Expressionist movement. Gabriele Münter: Pioneer of Modern Art paints a portrait of a singular artist whose intimate and deeply human work reflects the complexities of her time as much as those of her own life.

Taking Venice (2023)

Directed by Amei Wallach

98 minutes, begins at 3 pm

Courtesy Zeitgeist Films

At the height of the Cold War, the U.S. government is determined to fight communism with culture. The Venice Biennale, the world’s most influential art exhibition, becomes a proving ground in 1964. Alice Denney, Washington insider and friend of the Kennedys, recommends Alan Solomon, an ambitious curator making waves with trailblazing art, to organize the U.S. entry. Together with Leo Castelli, a powerful New York art dealer, they embark on a daring plan to make Robert Rauschenberg the winner of the grand prize.

The screening of Taking Venice on February 20 will be followed by a Q&A with director Amei Wallach and Joan Young, Director, Curatorial Affairs, and curator of Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped.

Close Looking with the Curator

Tuesdays, March 17 and April 14, 12 pm

Free with Admission

Visitors can join Guggenheim curators for a closer look at the exhibition Gabriele Münter: Contours of a World. Curators will lead 30-minute, in-gallery talks offering inspiring insights and inviting deeper engagement with individual works on view.

The March 17 program, presented in honor of Women’s History Month, will be led by Megan Fontanella, Curator, Modern Art and Provenance. The April 14 program, led by Victoria Horrocks, Curatorial Fellow, Photography, will focus on Münter’s photographic practice.

Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival: Early Works by Lucinda Childs

Saturday, March 14, and Sunday, March 15, 7:30–8:15 pm

Reserve Tickets

$50–100

Lucinda Childs is a preeminent figure in American postmodern dance and one of the most influential artists in the history of contemporary performing arts. Her important choreographic body of work is distinguished by a distinctive movement language—complex, abstract in structure, and built from a deliberately pared-down physical vocabulary.

Early Works is a collection of pieces that traces Childs’s artistic evolution, from the solo works she created during her time with the Judson Dance Theater beginning in 1963 to the earliest works made for her own company, founded in 1973. Using a vocabulary of pure movement—walking, running, turning, skipping, and leaping—Childs explores rapid shifts in direction and the impact of minimal shifts in movement patterns.

Early Works by Lucinda Childs is part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival, in collaboration with the Guggenheim New York and Works & Process.

Khorikos: A Well-Being Concert

Saturday, April 11, 7 pm

Reserve Tickets

$40 General, $35 Member

On the occasion of Carol Bove, audiences are invited to experience the dynamic vocal ensemble Khorikos performing in the museum’s Frank Lloyd Wright–designed rotunda as part of Carnegie Hall’s Well-Being Concerts series. The program spans from Renaissance motets and reimagined folk songs to impeccably layered pieces by composers such as Thomas Adès, Anna Meredith, Arvo Pärt, Kile Smith, and John Tavener.

Audience members may choose from a variety of casual and comfortable seating options, including mats, cushions, and chairs, available on a first-come, first-served basis. A concert ticket also includes an opportunity to view the exhibition after the performance.

This program is co-presented with Carnegie Hall.

Fifteenth Annual Robert Rosenblum Lecture: “Camille Claudel’s Distaff Gospels” by Emmelyn Butterfield-Rosen

Tuesday, April 21, 6:30 pm

$20 General, $15 Member, Free for Students (limited number)

In honor of Robert Rosenblum (1927–2006), former Stephen and Nan Swid Curator of Twentieth-Century Art at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Henry Ittleson, Jr., Professor of Modern European Art at New York University, Emmelyn Butterfield-Rosen, Associate Professor of Nineteenth-Century European Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, will deliver the Fifteenth Annual Robert Rosenblum Lecture. The program will conclude with an exhibition viewing of Gabriele Münter: Contours of a World.

The distaff—a stick that holds raw fibers to be spun into thread—has served for millennia as a metonym for women and women’s labor. In 1893, the sculptor Camille Claudel (1864–1943) intervened polemically in that history by exhibiting her statuette titled Clotho (from ancient Greek, “The Spinner”) at the Paris Salon. This talk recovers the significance of this understudied landmark in the history of modern sculpture. Claudel’s work took its name from the distaff-wielding youngest sister of classical Three Fates mythology, the figure who determines all human destinies by spinning each new thread of life at birth—much portrayed in the annals of art history by male masters like Baldung Grien, Goya, and others.

The Annual Robert Rosenblum Lecture honors the wide-ranging career of Robert Rosenblum (1927–2006), former Guggenheim Swid Curator of 20th-Century Art, and Henry Ittleson Jr. Professor of Modern European Art, New York University, whose celebrated work included projects on Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Norman Rockwell, Andy Warhol, and the depiction of dogs in art.

This series is facilitated by donors to the Robert Rosenblum Fund, who are gratefully acknowledged for their generosity.

Teen Tuesdays

First Tuesday of every month, 4–5:30 pm

Free with RSVP

This drop-in series for teenagers takes place on the first Tuesday of every month. Teen Tuesdays offer a relaxed hangout where teens come together through art, culture, and community, with free museum admission, giveaways, snacks, and art materials included.

Open to ages 13–19. Participants are welcome to drop in anytime during the event; however, advance RSVP is encouraged to reserve a spot for one or more sessions.

This program is part of the Guggenheim’s free Teen Circle Membership.

Stroller Hour

Second Saturday of every month, 9:30–10:30 am

Reserve Tickets

$16 Adults, Free for Members at the Dual/Family Level and Above

On second Saturdays, parents and caregivers with young children are exclusively invited to experience the Guggenheim before the museum opens to the public. Visitors can enjoy early access to special exhibitions in a welcoming environment, followed by a guided art-making activity designed to nurture creative play, discovery, and intergenerational connection.

Stroller Hour includes museum admission after the program concludes, inviting families to extend their visit by exploring additional galleries or visiting Café Rebay during public hours.

Art Cart

Every Saturday at select times, 10:30 am–12:30 pm and 3–5 pm

Learn More

Free with Admission

Every Saturday, families and visitors of all ages are invited to pick up materials from a museum educator and participate in communal art making in the galleries. Each month features a new theme and encourages participants to explore their own creativity while actively making meaningful connections with works on view. Sessions begin with a motivating question to guide shared exploration of materials, processes, and ideas.

Art Cart is open to visitors of all abilities; previous art-making experience is not necessary.

Sketch with Jeff

Saturday, March 14, 10:30–11:30 am

Reserve Tickets

$40 Adults and $10 Children, $20 Adults and $5 Children for Members at the Dual/Family Level and Above

Join illustrator and educator Jeff Hopkins in an interactive sketching and storytelling performance in the Guggenheim’s Peter B. Lewis Theater. Designed for families with children ages 3–10, this immersive program invites the audience to bring museum characters and plots to life through drawing, sound, and movement, while Hopkins illustrates and narrates a larger-than-life storyboard on stage. Following the performance, families receive an activity guide to support exploring the galleries and imagining their own artful stories.

Mind’s Eye

Monthly on select Mondays, 6–8 pm, and Wednesdays 2–4 pm

Free with RSVP

Monthly Mind’s Eye tours and workshops for visitors who are blind or have low vision are conducted by arts and education professionals through verbal description, conversation, sensory experiences, and creative practice.

Mind’s Eye tours are free, with RSVP required at least three days before the program. To RSVP, email access@guggenheim.org. Staff assistance is available at the museum. Please note that some Mind’s Eye programs are virtual and others take place in person.

Architecture Tours

February 9–14 and 17–20, and March 30–April 4, 12–1 pm

Reserve Tickets

$50 General, $45 Members

Hour-long architecture tours offer an inside look at the Guggenheim New York’s stunning architecture. These building walkthroughs guide visitors through the rich history and structural elements of Frank Lloyd Wright’s landmark building, while providing insight into its innovative materials and design.

Tours include same-day museum admission and are limited in size to ensure an intimate experience. While the spiral rotunda undergoes exhibition construction, February tours will provide access to parts of the building not often seen by the public and offer guests the rare opportunity to glimpse the installation process as an exhibition takes shape.

Sponsors

The Leadership Committee for Gabriele Münter: Contours of a World is gratefully acknowledged for its generosity, with special thanks to the Huo Family Foundation, Claire Foerster and Daniel Bernstein, and Angela Lustig and Dale Taylor.

Support is also generously provided by

Additional funding is provided by The Kate Cassidy Foundation and Every Page Foundation.

Collection in Focus : Robert Rauschenberg: Life Can’t Be Stopped is made possible by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

Generous funding is provided by Jordan Schnitzer and the Harold and Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation in honor of Christopher Rauschenberg and in memory of Arlene Schnitzer.

Additional funding is provided by Jill and Peter Kraus, Oded Halahmy, and an anonymous donor.

Visionary support for Collection in Focus is provided by Aleksandra Janke and Andrew McCormack, with additional funding provided by The Achelis and Bodman Foundation and Laura Clifford.

Major support for Carol Bove is provided by The Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, Barbara and Andrew Gundlach, Nancy and Steve Crown, Gagosian, and Sarah Simmons.

Support is also generously provided by Barbara Bluhm-Kaul, Leslie Bluhm, Meredith Bluhm, The Deborah Buck Foundation, The Kate Cassidy Foundation, Natasha and François-Xavier de Mallmann, Girlfriend Fund, The John & Amy Griffin Foundation, Meryl and Andrew B. Rose, and an anonymous donor.

Funding is provided by Deborah Beckmann and Jacob Kotzubei, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Broughton, The DeMartini Family Foundation, Charlotte Feng Ford, Kaitlyn and Mike Krieger, Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation, The Robert Lehman Foundation, Melony and Adam Lewis, Steve Pulimood, Pete and Michelle Scantland, Fern and Lenard Tessler, and Wagner Foundation.

Additional funding is provided by Bonnie and R. Derek Bandeen, Ann Ames, Christy Ferer, Miyoung Lee and Neil Simpkins, Eric Michael and Craig Kruger, Dr. Frederico Wasserman, The Blue Rider Group at Morgan Stanley, and the Guggenheim Constellation Council.

Exhibition paint is provided by Farrow & Ball. Exhibition fabric is provided by Kvadrat.

About the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

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