Las Vegas Travel: Guggenheim Hermitage Museum
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The Las Vegas Guggenheim Hermitage Museum is housed within the impressive Venetian Hotel on Las Vegas Boulevard. It is a large gallery that features rotating exhibits each year. The Guggenheim provides Las Vegas tourists and residents the opportunity to view exceptional art while taking a break from the hustle and bustle of the casino floors.
History of the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum
The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum is part of the Guggenheim family of museums that are spread worldwide. Museums in this family can be found in New York, Bilbao, Berlin and Venice. The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum was the result of a collaboration between two of the premiere names in art: the Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg, Russia and the Guggenheim in New York. With such prestige backing the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum of Las Vegas, it is gaining an excellent reputation among art aficionados around the world.
The Facility
The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas is housed within a specially designed section of the Venetian Hotel. Renowned architect Rem Koolhaas, who has been the recipient of awards such as the Pritzker Prize in 2000 and the Legion d’Honneur of 2001, designed the room. The building is made of Cor-Ten Steel, with the metal exposed on the inside and the outside of the structure. The uniquely textured metal is used to evoke the feeling of velvet, like what is found in the interior of the original Hermitage museum. The design of the Guggenheim provides a stark contrast to the rest of the palatial surroundings of the Venetian hotel and casino complex.
Exhibits
Since the gallery first opened, the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum has been home to some of the world’s most important collections of art. Ordinarily, the Guggenheim contains exhibits representing a specific period, place, or artist. In 2005, the museum contained two exhibitions of artifacts and art: one from the age of the Russian Tsars and the other from ancient Egypt.
American pop art and impressionist paintings have also been exhibited within the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum. In fact, the museum has provided the backdrop to some of the world's most famous paintings and popular artists. Rubens, Picasso, Titian, Renoir, Lichtenstein, and Warhol have all had pieces featured in one or more of the amazing exhibits created at the Las Vegas Guggenheim.
Each exhibit at the Las Vegas Guggenheim usually runs for around 6 months. This gives guests the opportunity to sample new collections and exhibits at least twice a year. The most recent exhibition, entitled "Rubens and His Age," will be on display from now until July 31, 2006. This collection of 17th century masterpieces contains work by Rubens and other artists from the region of Flanders, which was a region comprised of portions of modern-day Holland, France, and Belgium.
Visiting the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum
The Las Vegas Guggenheim Hermitage Museum is open every day from 8:30 am until 9:30 pm. The admission price includes an audio guide, which helps visitors learn more about the history and meaning behind each exhibit. Adult admission is less than $20. Seniors and residents pay only $15, while students pay less than $13. Children between the ages of 6 and 12 can get in for less than $10 per ticket and children under 6 are admitted for free.
Family, yearly, and student passes are also available at reduced rates. For guests planning to visit the Las Vegas Guggenheim Hermitage Museum more than once, these passes can save a significant amount of money. It is also possible for groups to request a private viewing of the collection. These viewings, however, must be booked well in advance.
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