Frick Collection

THE FRICK COLLECTION (THE "COLLECTION") OPERATES AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ART MUSEUM AND LIBRARY PROGRAM FOR THE INSPIRATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE STUDY OF FINE ARTS AND KINDRED SUBJECTS.

MUSEUM PROGRAM: THE COLLECTION MAINTAINS AND CONSERVES OVER 1,100 WORKS OF ART AS PART OF ITS PERMANENT ART COLLECTION AND THE HISTORIC INTERIORS OF THE GILDED AGE MANSION THAT HOUSES THEM. THE PERMANENT ART COLLECTION IS MADE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, RESEARCH, AND PUBLICATIONS, AS WELL AS AN ARRAY OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT SEEK TO DEEPEN THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION FOR WORKS OF ART IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND ART GENERALLY. MUSEUM ATTENDANCE DURING THE 2019 TAX YEAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000 VISITORS. THE MUSEUM CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ON THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 IN SUPPORT OF NEW YORK CITYS EFFORT TO CONTAIN COVID-19. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS OFFERED DURING THE YEAR.

LIBRARY PROGRAM: IN ADDITION TO SERVING THE CURATORIAL AND OTHER RESEARCH STAFF OF THE COLLECTION, THE FRICK ART REFERENCE LIBRARY SERVES MEMBERS OF GENERAL PUBLIC WITH AN INTEREST IN ART, INCLUDING STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, ART PROFESSIONALS, AND COLLECTORS. THE LIBRARY'S BOOK AND PHOTOGRAPH RESEARCH COLLECTIONS RELATE CHIEFLY TO PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, SCULPTURE, PRINTS, AND ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE FOURTH TO THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURIES BY EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN ARTISTS. ARCHIVAL MATERIALS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AUGMENT THE RESEARCH COLLECTIONS WITH DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE HISTORY OF COLLECTING ART AND OF HENRY CLAY FRICK'S COLLECTING IN PARTICULAR. DURING THE 2019 TAX YEAR, THE LIBRARY SERVED 4,395 VISITORS, RESPONDED TO 957 EMAIL INQUIRIES AND ANSWERED 3,424 ON-SITE RESEARCH QUESTIONS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.