Editing Peggy Guggenheim Collection (section)

==Lawsuits==
Since 1992, Peggy Guggenheim's grandson Sandro Rumney, together with his children and some cousins, have raised several disputes with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. The disputes concern, in part, the difference in language between Guggenheim's unconditional 1976 deed of gift to the foundation, a 1969 letter, and a 1972 version of her will. The courts have found the deed binding.<ref>Ruiz, Cristina. [http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/guggenheim-s-latest-show-reignites-row "Peggy Guggenheim's great-grandchildren say New York exhibition violates her legacy"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624090016/http://theartnewspaper.com/news/museums/guggenheim-s-latest-show-reignites-row/ |date=2017-06-24 }}, ''The Art Newspaper'', April 20, 2017</ref> In 1992, Rumney and two other grandsons sued the foundation in Paris. They claimed, among other things, that the modernization of the collection did not comply with the letter and spirit of her wishes. In 1994, the court dismissed the claims and ordered the grandsons to pay the foundation court costs.<ref name=VF2017>{{cite news| authorlink= Milton Esterow | last= Esterow| first= Milton| url= http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/01/the-legal-battle-over-peggy-guggenheim-art-collection |title= The Bitter Legal Battle over Peggy Guggenheim’s Blockbuster Art Collection| work= [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]| date= January 5, 2017| publisher= | access-date= }}</ref>

Following the gift of approximately 80 works to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation by Hannelore and Rudolph Schulhof (a former trustee of the foundation) in 2012, some works collected by Guggenheim were removed from the Palazzo to make room for the display of the new works. The Schulhofs' names were inscribed alongside Guggenheim's at both entrances of the museum. Their son, Michael P. Schulhof, has been a trustee of the Guggenheim foundation since 2009. In 2014, several French descendants of Peggy Guggenheim, led by Rumney, sued the foundation for violating her will and agreements with the foundation, which they said require that her collection "remain intact and on display". They also claimed that the resting place of her ashes in the gardens of the Palazzo has been desecrated by the display of sculptures nearby, among other things. The lawsuit requested that the founder's bequest be revoked or that the collections, gravesite and signage be restored.<ref name="Ruiz, McGivern" /> Other descendants of Peggy Guggenheim supported the foundation's position.<ref name=GLawsuit/> In 2014, the court dismissed the claims and awarded the foundation legal fees. The court noted that the descendants had attended some of the parties held in the gardens by the foundation. In 2015, the Paris Court of Appeal dismissed the lawsuit and awarded the foundation additional legal fees.<ref name=VF2017/><ref>{{cite news| last= Carvajal| first= Doreen| url= http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/23/peggy-guggenheims-kin-lose-bid-to-challenge-how-her-collection-is-displayed/ |title= Peggy Guggenheim’s Kin Lose Bid to Challenge How Her Collection Is Displayed| work= [[The New York Times]]| date= September 23, 2015| access-date= }}</ref> Rumney stated his intention to continue to appeal.<ref name=VF2017/>