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In 1997, Thomas Krens opens the Frank Gehry-designed Bilbao in Spain.

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Thomas Krens, named director of New York’s Guggenheim Museum in 1989, introduces the notion of the museum franchise. He opens the Frank Gehry — designed Bilbao, Spain, branch of the Guggenheim, in 1997.

"Museum World: 1989-1998" originally appeared in the September 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's September 2009 Table of Contents.