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Mind's Eye: A Sensory Guide to the Guggenheim New York

Threshold

Ep. 2

In this episode, hear Bishop Chantel Wright describe the narrow entrance vestibule and the expansive rotunda at the heart of the Guggenheim.

Learn more at guggenheim.org or on the Bloomberg Connects app.

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  • 1. Approach

    04:01||Ep. 1
    In this episode, hear actor Marilee Talkington describe the museum’s urban setting and how the building looks from the street. Learn more at guggenheim.org or on the Bloomberg Connects app.
  • 3. Sound

    03:26||Ep. 3
    In this episode, hear actor Jeremy Pope describe the unexpected ways that sound travels through the building. Learn more at guggenheim.org or on the Bloomberg Connects app.
  • 4. Incline

    03:29||Ep. 4
    In this episode, hear actor BD Wong describe the ramp that spirals up the rotunda and the iconic way art is installed on the museum’s angled walls. Learn more at guggenheim.org or on the Bloomberg Connects app.
  • 6. Light

    03:31||Ep. 6
    In this episode, hear Karen Bergman, a staff member in the Guggenheim’s Education Department, describe how light enters the building and interacts with interior spaces.  Learn more at guggenheim.org or on the Bloomberg Connects app.
  • 5. Suspension

    03:39||Ep. 5
    In this episode, hear actor Maggie Gyllenhaal describe how the architecture suspends us in many of the museum’s spaces.  Learn more at guggenheim.org or on the Bloomberg Connects app.
  • 7. Scale

    03:57||Ep. 7
    In this episode, hear actor Bobby Cannavale describe the shift from small, intimate spaces to expansive areas inside the Guggenheim.  Listen to more at guggenheim.org or on the Bloomberg Connects app.
  • 8. Touch

    02:43||Ep. 8
    In this episode, hear actor Maggie Gyllenhaal describe the tactile sensations that we experience as we explore the building.  Learn more at guggenheim.org or on the Bloomberg Connects app.
  • 9. Flow

    04:41||Ep. 9
    In this episode, hear yoga instructor Azuri Jenkins describe how the spiraling ramps impact our movements, our relationship with the art, and our experience of the space.  Learn more at guggenheim.org or on the Bloomberg Connects app.