The Last of Koolhaas' Las Vegas Guggenheims Set to Close This Weekend

In a move that’s of no real surprise to anyone, the final Venetian Hotel-based Guggenheim museum (“The Hermitage“) will be closing in Las Vegas this Sunday. Following the two others closed in 2003 after abysmal attendance, this will be the final nail in the coffin for the Rem Koolhaas-designed museums in that steamy city of debauchery. But, like we said, we can’t imagine that this is coming as a shock to anyone — building a genuine museum in Las Vegas, not one built upon a strong foundation of irony, is like building a learning annex right next to a water park and a free candy store.