Why visit
The Frick Collection occupies the Fifth Avenue mansion built for industrialist Henry Clay Frick and his family in 1913–14. Frick bequeathed the residence and his art collection for a public museum, which opened in 1935 and preserved the character of grand domestic rooms rather than adopting neutral gallery interiors.
What to see
European paintings by Bellini, Holbein, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Gainsborough and others share the mansion with sculpture, clocks, porcelain, furniture and decorative arts. The enclosed Garden Court forms a calm center, while galleries added over time extend the collection without separating objects from the architectural setting that defines the institution.
Plan your visit
After a major renovation and enhancement, the museum reopened on April 17, 2025. The project restored historic spaces, improved accessibility and building systems, created new galleries and opened the mansion's former second-floor private rooms to the public for the first time, materially expanding how the original house can be understood.
