Guggenheim's grandson

Since 1992, Sandro Rumney, Peggy Guggenheim's grandson, has had

multiple disagreements with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, along
with his children and several cousins. The differences in phrasing between
Guggenheim's unconditional 1976 bequest to the organization, a 1969 letter,
and a 1972 version of her will are at the heart of the disagreements. The
deed was ruled to be legally binding by the courts.

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.[24] 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.[9] Other descendants of Peggy Guggenheim supported the
foundation's position.[2] 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.[24][25] Rumney stated his intention to continue to appeal.