The Frick Collection
Art museum · Upper East Side ·
European paintings & decorative arts in a Gilded Age mansion
European paintings & decorative arts in a Gilded Age mansion
"Located in a gorgeous mansion on Fifth Avenue and 70th Street, I find The Frick Collection a lovely place to spend an hour or so, especially now after its recent reopening following a $220 million renovation." - Hannah Towey
"Housed in the Henry Clay Frick House (more a mansion, really), this museum showcasing its art enthusiast–industrialist owner’s collection opened in 1935 and, after more than five years of work, unveiled a $220 million upgrade and expansion in 2025 by Annabelle Selldorf. The fine assortment of Old Master paintings and furniture remains, now joined by three new galleries and a shimmering subterranean auditorium for performances, and the right-sized scale means everything can be seen in an hour or less." - Charlie Hobbs, Andrea Whittle
"I experienced the recently renovated, restored, and reopened Frick Collection in the former mansion of financier Henry Clay Frick, which retains the domestic scale and refinement that make mansion visits so appealing." - Charlie Hobbs
"One of my favorite museums for an unhurried stroll, set on Madison Avenue." - Edward Barsamian
"I updated our story to report that the Frick Collection plans to open 14 new bars this year as part of its ongoing $160 million renovation. The museum will open its first-ever restaurant on the second floor of its reception hall this fall; a small cafe there will have the only bar accessible during visiting hours, while the other 13 bars will be used for exhibition openings and private events, Heidi Rosenau (who handles communications for the Frick) says. The Frick has been temporarily closed for the renovation and will reopen at 1 E. 70th Street and Fifth Avenue later this year. In the past the museum applied for one-day liquor licenses for special events but sought a permanent license to serve food and alcohol as an amenity most museums offer during public hours; an original proposal for 17 bars was scaled back after neighbors raised concerns about late-night parties, traffic, and noise, and the two parties agreed on January 24 that 14 bars could operate under more than two dozen restrictions." - Luke Fortney