# @kirstenalana on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BVHoUlnF5YT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2430315-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2017-06-09T12:42:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

Did anyone else celebrate #FLW150 yesterday by going to any buildings or landmarks designed by Frank Lloyd Wright? Since he is my favorite architect I had to acknowledge his 150th birthday and was so grateful to start the day by experiencing an #EmptyGuggenheim, marveling at how special it was to see my favorite building in NYC very nearly empty. I was able to really study the architecture I love so much, the lines and curves of the @guggenheim - in a way I've never been able to when the museum is open to the public. It included a visit to the roof which is so rare many employees of the museum haven't even experienced it [which you can see for a few more hours in Stories]! And I learned that Wright intended all the skylights in the museum to flood the building with natural light, even taking the time to plan how and where the light would fall, how the shadows would enhance or highlight the architecture. Unfortunately since it is an art museum, those skylights have been covered as long as the museum has been open in order to protect priceless works by the likes of Pollack, Chagall and Calder. He never saw that change occur since he died before the museum opened to the public. As our tour concluded and the museum began to fill with people excited for the special $1.50 admission, normally $20, I realized no matter what changes have come -- Wright's work now has a life far beyond his own. What an incredible legacy that is! #kaNYguide

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flw150, emptyguggenheim, kanyguide

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