Velvet Walls and Secret Rooms: The Frick’s Gilded Age Reawakening on Fifth Avenue
Behind Fifth Avenue’s stately façade, the Frick Collection has quietly transformed after five years out of sight. What once served as the private haven of industrialist Henry Clay Frick now welcomes the public into newly unveiled spaces, including the family’s former upstairs quarters—now home to rare ceramics, portrait medals, and timepieces. The renovation, the most ambitious since the museum’s 1935 debut, expanded gallery space by nearly a third, restored historic rooms, and introduced the first-ever public café and education spaces. Visitors can once again stroll through the lush Garden Court, marvel at Fragonard’s Rococo masterpieces, and encounter Old Masters like Vermeer and Rembrandt in their revitalized settings. Special exhibitions and a new cabinet gallery for rare drawings add fresh layers to the experience, while a music festival in the new auditorium bridges past and present. The Frick’s doors reopen not just to art, but to a reimagined dialogue between history and the city that surrounds it.
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