Guggety Guggety Guggety: An overview of the Guggenheim-Ney York museum

Immediately upon opening the website you know exactly where you are. Across the main banner is the name of the museum in large font and completely in capital letters: GUGGENHEIM. Since there are other Guggenheim museums around the world, the name of the city the museum is located in is also on the front. But just incase you were looking for a Guggenheim located in another country, you are in luck. This is because there are links to all of the other museums on the front page.

Also on the main page is a scrolling banner that outlines some of the exhibits currently on display at the museum. Further down there is another list with clickable links to current special exhibits, as well as those that are coming soon, along with some important museum related news and events. Last, but certainly not the least, is a long line of tabs integrated into the main banner, as well as at the bottom of the page. Some of these tabs allow you to scroll over them with your mouse, and it will open up sub categories to allow you to insure that you navigate to the exact page you wish to view; even if you need that page in another language!

Each of the clickable tabs will navigate you to another page with more specific information. Some of the more interesting tabs are the 'visit us' tab, which contains all of the information pertaining to the museum location, hours of operation, how to buy tickets, menus for the restaurant, and even a map of the museum. There is also a tab for the ' calendar & events', 'about us', 'membership', as well as tabs for the 'exhibitions', and 'collections', which have pictures, articles and much much more. Under the 'connect' section there is a vast supply of ways to experience, or enhance the museum experience. Social networking sites such as facebook, myspace, and twitter have been integrated, as well as links to pictures, videos, audio tours, podcasts, media feeds, and even a website to make and send your own electronic greeting cards. If there is a way to keep you interested in the museum, it will be located here.

The mission statement for not only the New York Guggenheim museum, but for the entire Guggenheim Foundation is: "to promote the understanding and appreciation of art, architecture, and other manifestations of visual culture, primarily of the modern and contemporary periods, and to collect, conserve, and study the art of our time." I feel that the website helps to achieve these goals in many ways. For starters, the amount of the digitized information available is pretty substantial and widely available to the public in many different forms of media.

I believe that the website is extremely effective. All of the information is laid out in a format that is easy to access, and the search feature is phenomenal. You can search by artist, title, date, artwork type, and even movement type. There appears to be something for everyone, whether you are an occasional web surfer or a technological-pro, information and enjoyment can be found by the boatloads at the Guggenheim-Ney York website.

The website can be view at the following link:
http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york