By: Las Vegas Now Staff
Officials say the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in the Venetian hotel will close its doors on May 11.
A spokeswoman for the Guggenheim Foundation says its contract with the Las Vegas Strip resort is coming to an end and there are no plans to renew it.
Venetian President Rob Goldstein issued a statement praising the museum's seven-year tenure. He did not say why the museum would be closed or what would replace it. The museum will offer free admission until the May date.
The Guggenheim Hermitage brought in 10 major exhibits, including works by Jasper Johns, Pablo Picasso and Joan Miro. The Venetian took over daily operation of the museum in February 2007.
The closure leaves the fine arts gallery at the Bellagio as the only remaining art museum on the Strip. The Bellagio gallery opened in 1998.
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