Fodor's Expert Review Frick Madison
Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919) made his fortune amid the soot and smoke of Pittsburgh, where he was a coke (a coal fuel derivative) and steel baron, but his amazing art collection of Old Masters is decidedly far removed from soot. While the Frick Collection's opulent 5th Avenue mansion is being renovated and modernized with new technology, some of the museum's treasures are displayed in a modernist building nearby, formerly the Met Breuer (named for the building's architect, Marcel Breuer) and before that the Whitney Museum of American Art. Exceptional pieces from the Renaissance through the late 19th century include paintings by Holbein, Vermeer, and Rembrandt, as well as works by El Greco, Goya, van Dyck, Hogarth, Degas, and Turner. The museum also has 18th-century French furniture and delicate Chinese ceramics and other decorative arts. Children under 10 are not admitted. A free mobile guide for Frick Madison is available through Bloomberg Connect. When the collection returns to its... READ MORE
Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919) made his fortune amid the soot and smoke of Pittsburgh, where he was a coke (a coal fuel derivative) and steel baron, but his amazing art collection of Old Masters is decidedly far removed from soot. While the Frick Collection's opulent 5th Avenue mansion is being renovated and modernized with new technology, some of the museum's treasures are displayed in a modernist building nearby, formerly the Met Breuer (named for the building's architect, Marcel Breuer) and before that the Whitney Museum of American Art. Exceptional pieces from the Renaissance through the late 19th century include paintings by Holbein, Vermeer, and Rembrandt, as well as works by El Greco, Goya, van Dyck, Hogarth, Degas, and Turner. The museum also has 18th-century French furniture and delicate Chinese ceramics and other decorative arts. Children under 10 are not admitted. A free mobile guide for Frick Madison is available through Bloomberg Connect. When the collection returns to its mansion home at 1 East 70th Street in late 2023 or early 2024, it will again include the building's restful 5th Avenue garden, dotted with sculptures.
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