Frank Gehry

Guggenheim Abu Dhabi sets Dec. 11 opening after two decades of delays

Nearly two decades after it was first announced, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will open its doors on December 11, 2026, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi confirmed this week. The Frank Gehry-designed museum on Saadiyat Island will become…

Abu Dhabi breaks ground on Frank Gehry-designed arts complex

Abu Dhabi has begun construction on Dar al Funoon Abu Dhabi, a sprawling performing arts complex on Saadiyat Island designed by the late Frank Gehry, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi announced on June 25. The venue,…

Frank Gehry, architect of Guggenheim Bilbao, dies at 96

Frank Gehry, the Canadian-American architect whose titanium-clad Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao transformed a declining Spanish industrial city and ushered in a new era of architecture as cultural spectacle, died Friday at his home in Santa Monica, California. He was 96.