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Guggenheim Hermitage M USEUM

Opening Date OCTOBER 7, 2001

Location THE VENETIAN REsORT-HOTEL-CAsINO
3355 LAs VEGAs BOuLEVARD sOuTH
LAs VEGAs, NV 89109 usA

The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum was conceived as
a venue for the presentation of exhibitions based on the
collections of the Guggenheim and Hermitage museums.

All programming will be generated by the directors
and curatorial staffs of the Guggenheim and Hermitage

Rem Koolhaas / Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA),

Museum Architecture The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum is located at the front
of The Venetian, adjacent to the main entrance lobby. Both
Museum Description museums. Exhibitions will change approximately twice a
the exterior and interior walls of the museum are made
of Cor-Ten steel, a material with a velvety rusted surface
century classical galleries at the Hermitage. The severity and
evocative of the velvet-covered walls in the eighteenth-
Rotterdam, Netherlands
year.
Las Vegas strip and will be strikingly prominent to visitors
approaching the hotel—dramatically contrasts with the
derivative faux architecture of the major hotels and casinos
in the immediate area. On the interior, four symmetrical
galleries—each measuring 1500-square-feet—will also have
Cor-Ten steel walls, which will contrast with maple wood
Architect serenity of the steel facade—which can be seen from the
floors and ceilings. Natural light will enter the space from
several points on the front perimeter of the building.
Masterpieces and Master Collectors: Impressionist and Early

Museums. The inaugural exhibition at the Guggenheim
Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early Modern painting
Hermitage Museum presents 45 major examples of
from these two world-renowned collections. The exhibition
features signature artworks from the Guggenheim and
Hermitage, including masterpieces by Cézanne, Chagall,
Kandinsky, Matisse, Monet, Picasso, Renoir, and van Gogh.
This exhibition is sponsored by INTERROs Holding Company.
Thomas Krens, Director, solomon R. Guggenheim foundation
Dr. Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director, The state Hermitage Museum
Opening Exhibition Modern Paintings from the Hermitage and Guggenheim

sponsoship
Project Leadership

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