European Old Masters in a Beaux-Art mansion
The former residence of industrialist Henry Clay Frick is one of New York City’s few remaining Gilded Age mansions and home to European masterpieces reaching from the Renaissance to the early 20th century. Highlights include pieces by Bellini, Vermeer, Hals and Turner. Dating from 1914, the building spans a full block along Fifth Avenue and retains Frick’s world-class collection of decorative arts and furniture. Nearby, the Frick Art Research Library, founded in 1920 by Frick’s daughter Helen Clay Frick, is recognized as one of the world’s key centers for art historical research. The museum underwent a multi-year renovation that began in 2020, the first comprehensive upgrade in 90 years. While closed, the Frick temporarily relocated five blocks north to the iconic Marcel Breuer-designed building that formerly housed the Met Breuer museum. Open from March 2021 to March 2024 and named Frick Madison, its brutalist setting and a series of displays involving contemporary artists provided an opportunity for fresh perspectives on the historic collection. Reopening in April 2025, the renovated museum and library include newly created spaces for exhibitions, education and conservation, including rarely exhibited and recently acquired works shown in a new suite of galleries on the mansion’s second floor, which welcomes the public for the first time.
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