Condensation Forces De-Installation at Guggenheim
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The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, which had just reinstalled more than 30 works from its Thannhauser Collection in a newly restored area of its Frank Lloyd Wright building, had to de-install the paintings over the weekend due to condensation in the galleries. The “Monitor” building, as the part of the museum where the Thannhauser Collection is exhibited is known, was recently restored. A spokeswoman for the Guggenheim, Betsy Ennis, said that the museum was looking into the cause of the condensation and that it was not clear whether it was related to the restoration. Ms. Ennis said that there had been problems with condensation in the building in the past.
The Thannhauser Collection, which was given to the Guggenheim in the 1960s by Justin Thannhauser, contains paintings by Picasso, Cézanne, Gauguin, Manet, Monet, Renoir, and Van Gogh.
