The Frick Collection

09/09/2026

The Frick Collection is thrilled to announce the appointment of Caitlin Henningsen as our new Ayesha Bulchandani Head of Education and Public Engagement.

After more than a decade of teaching at the Frick, Henningsen will take up the role at the helm of the Education Department starting September 21, 2026.

She commented: "As an educator, I often think about the quite human goal articulated in the museum’s founding language: that it should be a place for 'all persons whomsoever.' I am excited to step into the leadership of the Education Department in pursuit of this goal, and I look forward to continuing to collaborate with colleagues across the Frick as we engage with a wide range of audiences."

Read the full press release: https://bit.ly/4xfA9Xu

Hear directly from Caitlin about her research into the Frick mansion's household staff on "The Gilded Gentleman" podcast last year: https://bit.ly/4ifjkrT
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Photo by Joseph Coscia Jr.

09/08/2026

Start planning your trip: The New York Times art critic Jason Farago has listed our upcoming exhibition "Siena: The Art of Bronze, 1450–1500" as one of his "25 Global Art Openings Worth Making an Excursion For"!

The groundbreaking show opens at the Frick on October 15. Learn more at frick.org/siena, and explore the full list of notable art openings: https://nyti.ms/4xyiOtb

Our critic Jason Farago awaits Brancusi at MoMA, a K-pop icon’s collection in San Francisco, Sofia Coppola at the Château de Versailles — and new art centers in New York.

09/07/2026

Please note that The Frick Collection and Frick Art Research Library are closed today, Monday, September 7, in honor of Labor Day.

09/05/2026

If you're looking for a sign to plan a museum visit, let it be this!

Immerse yourself in a unique museum experience at the Frick this weekend. Take your time exploring our historic galleries, delight in the serenity of the Garden Court, and grab a bite at our coffee bar or beautiful café, Westmoreland. Plan your visit today at frick.org. 🎟️

Please note: The museum is open Wednesday through Monday and will be closed this Monday, September 7, for Labor Day.
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Photos by George Koelle

09/04/2026

Your weekly reminder!

Explore our three Vermeers in depth at frick.org/vermeer ✨
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Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), Officer and Laughing Girl, ca. 1657, oil on canvas; all works from The Frick Collection, New York, photos: Joseph Coscia Jr.

Vermeer, Mistress and Maid, ca. 1664–67, oil on canvas

Vermeer, Girl Interrupted at Her Music, ca. 1658–59, oil on canvas

09/03/2026

Rembrandt was only twenty-five years old when he painted this portrait 🎨

Shortly after moving to Amsterdam from his native Leiden in 1631, the artist undertook this impressive portrait of the fur merchant Nicolaes Ruts. He renders the textures of fur, satin, leather, paper, skin, and even facial hair with remarkable clarity. Even more impressive is his ability to capture the subject's inner life: the tilt of Ruts’s head, the furrowing of his brow, the softness and uncertainty of his gaze.

On the strength of this debut, Rembrandt went on to paint more than forty portraits over the next four years—almost one a month. He quickly became one of the city’s most renowned artists, and in 1639 he purchased the large home on the Jodenbreestraat that is known today as the Rembrandt House Museum.

See the portrait on view at the Frick, and visit the artist’s own studio at Museum Rembrandthuis in Amsterdam!
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606–1669), Nicolaes Ruts, 1631, oil on panel, The Frick Collection, New York; photo: Joseph Coscia Jr.

09/02/2026

Grab a slice to celebrate Helen Clay Frick, born in 1888! 🎂

The daughter of museum founder Henry Clay Frick, Helen was a passionate art historian and collector in her own right. She created the Frick Art Research Library in 1920 and spearheaded many important acquisitions as a founding trustee of the museum—including paintings today displayed in the Gold-Grounds Room, located in what was once her bedroom.

Swipe to enjoy these 1930s photos from the of the annual library staff picnic held at Helen's Westmoreland Farm. Explore more at digitalcollections.frick.org 📚

09/01/2026

“Our number one mission is to preserve the works of art [in our collection], but that also means preserving them in culture," stated Aimee Ng, Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, in a recent profile by Galerie Magazine.

Don't miss the article spotlighting Ng as one of “6 Visionary Women Shaping the Art World in 2026.”

From curators to mentors nurturing the next generation of talent, here are six visionary women shaping the art world

08/31/2026

Some Monday blues for your feed 🩵🎨
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Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792), Selina, Lady Skipwith (detail), 1787, oil on canvas; all works from The Frick Collection, New York

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), La Promenade (detail), 1875–76, oil on canvas

Claude Monet (French, 1840−1926), Vétheuil in Winter (detail), 1878−79, oil on canvas

Fra Filippo Lippi (ca. 1406–1469), The Annunciation (detail), ca. 1440, tempera on poplar panel

French, Paris, Tripod Table (detail), ca. 1785, gilt bronze, lapis lazuli, iron, and oak

08/29/2026

Celebrating the artist who brought the Comtesse d'Haussonville to life 👑🌹

Happy birthday to Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, born in 1780. Ingres presents a scene of casual intimacy, as if Louise de Broglie has just returned home from the opera: her yellow shawl is tossed on the chair at right; her black opera glasses are placed on the mantel; her bright blue evening bag is draped on the mounted porcelain vase behind her.

Did you know that Ingres spent three years laboring over this portrait, producing some eighty preparatory drawings? (Swipe to see one of them, also at the Frick.) When it was finally completed, one commentator said to Louise, “Monsieur Ingres must have been in love with you to have painted you this way.”

What do you think of this portrait?
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780−1867), Louise, Princesse de Broglie, Later the Comtesse d'Haussonville, 1845, oil on canvas; both works from The Frick Collection, New York

Ingres, Study for the Portrait of the Comtesse d'Haussonville, 1843–44, graphite and black chalk on cream paper glued down to a sheet of mulberry paper