NYC 's The Frick Collection - New York City

In nineteenth century Pennsylvania there was a man who grew up with little formal education. He went on to become a pioneer in the Pittsburgh coke and steel industry and was a millionaire by the age of thirty. This man was Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919).

Since his early years he'd always shown a great appreciation for the arts through prints and sketches he had acquired. But it wasn't until 1895, with only a few paintings in his possession, that he began on an intensive stretch of art collecting.

In 1913, construction began on Henry Frick's New York mansion at Seventieth Street and Fifth Avenue.

This mansion was designed with Mr. Frick's art collection in mind. Gallery rooms were set up during the mansion's construction. All of this was also carried out with the understanding that Frick had intended for his mansion and art holdings, within his will, be given to the public as a gallery of art. It was to be called The Frick Collection. He died in 1919.

After several years of transforming the Mansion into a museum, The Frick Collection opened to the public in December, 1935.

The Frick Collection is located at: 1 East 70th St.

Hours:

Sundays from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Also there's: “pay as you wish” admission policy on Sundays from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm

The hours during the rest of the week:
Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Special Evening Hours: Open Fridays 10:00 am until 9:00 pm
(A cash wine bar is available in the Garden Court after 6:30 pm).

For information call: 212-547-0641

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Admission:

$15 for adults
$10 for senior citizens [62 and over], $5, students
The price of admission includes the ArtPhone audio guide.
Admission is always free for Members.

Getting there by Subway:
#6 local (on Lexington Avenue) to 68th Street station;
Bus: M1, M2, M3, and M4 southbound on Fifth Avenue to 72nd Street and northbound on Madison Avenue to 70th Street