This Week in History
This Week in History, Oct 21 - Oct 27
Oct 21, 1959
Guggenheim Museum opens in New York City. On this day in 1959, on New York City's Fifth Avenue, thousands of people line up outside a bizarrely shaped white concrete building that resembled a giant upside-down cupcake. It was opening day at the new Guggenheim Museum, home to one of the world's top collections of contemporary art.
Oct 22, 1962