The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York is shutting its spiral rotunda to install a new, interactive exhibition by Taryn Simon — one that will fill every inch of Frank Lloyd Wright's famous ramp.

The exhibition opens 18 September 2026 and runs through 14 March 2027, according to the museum's exhibition listings. It is billed as a singular installation bringing together never-before-seen photographs, text, videos, and sculptures across the entirety of the rotunda (Guggenheim). The museum confirmed the rotunda is temporarily closed while the show is being built (Guggenheim).

Simon, born in New York in 1975, first appeared on the Guggenheim's 2026 schedule in a press release dated October 2025, which announced a major exhibition premiering a new body of her work (Guggenheim). ArtNews reported on 3 August 2026 that the show will fill the rotunda with that new body of work (ArtNews).

The Guggenheim's rotunda — the spiralling, top-lit gallery that Wright designed as a continuous ramp rather than a series of separate rooms — is rarely handed to a single artist in its entirety. When it is, the building itself becomes part of the work: visitors experience the art as they descend the curve, seeing pieces above and below at the same time.

Simon's practice has long combined photography, text, and archival research to interrogate systems of power, secrecy, and classification. Her past projects have included photographing contraband items seized at US customs, documenting living things in cryogenic storage, and mapping the hidden infrastructures of global trade. Each body of work tends to pair precise visual documentation with dense, research-based text.

The Guggenheim has not yet released full details of what the new installation will contain beyond the broad categories of photographs, text, video, and sculpture. The museum has described the show as interactive, suggesting visitors will play a more active role than in a standard gallery walk-through.

For anyone planning a visit, the timing matters: the rotunda closure means that for the weeks leading up to the 18 September opening, the Guggenheim's signature space is off-limits. Other galleries in the museum remain accessible during the installation period.

Tickets and further programme details are available through the Guggenheim's website.