Also: The second floor. This is a big one, people! Once cordoned off by an actual velvet rope, the Frick familyâs former private quartersâlater used as offices for Frick staffâare now open to visitors as intimate, nested galleries for smaller works (the Boucher Room is up here now, in Mrs. Adelaide Childs Frickâs former boudoir) as well as a few bigger ones (like Ingresâs great Louise, Princesse de Broglie, Later the Comtesse d’Haussonville, in the Walnut Roomâwhat was once Henry Clay Frickâs bedroom). With their plush carpeting and views of the Fifth Avenue Garden, these rooms are wonderfully tranquil and cozy. Theyâve also increased the museumâs gallery space by some 30%.
But thatâs not all! The second floor also features, above the reception hall (via the incredible Breccia Aurora marble staircase that youâve likely seen by now), a new gift shop andâget thisâthe Frickâs first permanent public café.
Will there be any temporary exhibitions on?
While the Frick wonât inaugurate its Ronald S. Lauder Exhibition Galleries until June, there is plenty to discover and explore around the building until then. Below, an overview of its current and forthcoming exhibitions:
âPorcelain Garden: Vladimir Kanevsky at The Frick Collection,â April 17 through October 6, 2025
In homage to the arrangements of flowers that filled the Frick when it first opened to the public in 1935, Ukrainian artist Vladimir Kanevsky has created an impressive series of porcelain plants and flowers. These works appear throughout the galleries on both the main and second floors.
âHighlights of Drawings,â April 17 through August 11, 2025
In the new Cabinet Galleryâwhat was once the Boucher Roomâon the first floor, curator Aimee Ng has organized a suite of works on paper by Degas, Goya, Ingres, Rubens, and Whistler, dating from the 15th through the 19th centuries.
âVermeerâs Love Letters,â June 18 through September 8, 2025
