The Frick Collection: Visitor Information: General Information: The Frick Collection

General Information: Mission Statement

The Frick Collection's mission is:

To preserve and display for the public the Collection, and to augment its holdings in fields established by Henry Clay Frick, reflecting the uncompromising levels of quality that he embraced, and maintaining the historic tranquility of Mr. Frick’s house.

To provide access, understanding and enjoyment of the Collection to the public through special exhibitions, publications, education and research, and public programs of the highest caliber.

To offer a singular and memorable experience for the visiting public, providing an engaging view of life in the Gilded Age.

To serve as a center for research and to stimulate scholarship in the history of art, and the history of collecting works of art in the Western tradition from the fourth to the mid-twentieth centuries.

Collection Hours

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday

11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sundays

Closed Mondays and holidays

Library Hours

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday

9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Saturdays

First-time researchers must bring a photo ID and arrive before 3:00 on weekdays or 11:00 on Saturdays

Closed Sundays, holiday weekends, Saturdays in June and July, and during the month of August

The Library is open to all adult researchers free of charge