The Frick is committed to preserving our unique domestic atmosphere in a former Gilded Age mansion and to fostering an environment of close looking. We encourage visitors to experience our collection first and foremost through visual engagement.

Most works in the permanent collection have small plaques or labels identifying the artist and title. Our special exhibitions generally feature more extensive labels and introductory texts.

We provide a free mobile guide through Bloomberg Connects, featuring audio commentary by our curators. Enter circled numbers in the galleries or on our map to learn more about a specific work, display, or room.

A printed guide is also available for purchase at the Admissions Desk. Our collection and exhibitions webpages are regularly updated, and our Museum Shop carries many books onsite and online about the Frick’s history and collections, including an up-to-date Essential Guide.

We encourage you to watch our introductory video, Welcome to the Frick!, narrated by Steve Martin. During open hours, this video and others play on a loop in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Auditorium, on Floor SC1.

For the safety of our art and visitors, photography is not permitted in the galleries. However, visitors are welcome to take photos in the Garden Court and other public spaces outside the galleries.

We display much of our collection without protective barriers like stanchions and vitrines. Visitors focused on taking a photograph can inadvertently come too close to our art and architecture. The use of flash also poses a risk to light-sensitive works. Our policies help minimize these risks and enable visitors to engage more deeply, free from distractions.

High-quality images of the collection are available on our website, should you wish to revisit or study works in greater depth.

Read our full Photography Policies to learn more. Thank you for helping us protect our art and historic galleries!

Last entry to the galleries is 30 minutes before the museum’s closing time. Visitors may stay in the galleries until closure. Security officers will make an announcement 15 minutes before closing time. See more information on museum hours.

A security officer will inspect your bag upon entry to the building. For more information and a list of prohibited items, see Security Procedures.

We encourage you to leave your permitted items in our free Coat Check, located on Floor C. For the safety of our art and visitors, backpacks within our size guidelines must be either checked or worn on your front in the galleries, and coats must be either checked or worn (not carried).

The Frick offers online and in-person guided visits for schools, colleges, and universities, as well as in-person private tours for other groups. Our museum educators also regularly offer short talks in the galleries: “A Home for Art” (on the history of the house and museum) and “Closer Look” (on individual works on view). See our Programs page for more.

Please note: The Frick does not permit unauthorized lectures, tours, classes, or guided visits led by third parties.

Visitors to the Frick can view works of art—including paintings, sculptures, furniture, ceramics, and textiles—face to face in our historic spaces, largely without protective barriers such as stanchions and vitrines. To minimize the risk of accidental damage, the museum admits children only 10 years of age or older.

We invite younger art enthusiasts to engage with our collections through our mobile guide, videos, virtual tours, coloring pages, and more. We look forward to welcoming them in person when they turn 10!

Timed tickets are recommended. Members enjoy free admission, with no reservations required. For more information and to reserve, see Tickets.

Members may simply present their membership card or confirmation email for free and expedited entry. For more information, see Membership.

We are unable to accommodate requests to rebook tickets. If you have any questions about your tickets, please email admissions@frick.org.

Groups of 10 or more people may reserve tickets together, to allow for streamlined entry into the museum. Please request group reservations at least two weeks in advance. See Group Reservations for more information.

Please note that lecturing in the galleries is not permitted.

Yes! Free admission is granted to visitors ages 10–18, and discounted admission is offered for people with disabilities, with free admission extended to a care partner. Certain other groups—including seniors, students, staff from other museums, and active members of the U.S. military—are eligible for free or discounted admission. For a full list, see Discounted and Free Admission.

We offer pay-what-you-wish admission (advance reservations encouraged) on Wednesdays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The Frick also hosts First Fridays on the first Friday evening of every month (except January and September). Admission to these events is free, with advance registration strongly recommended.

Frick members always visit the museum for free.

The museum has extended evening hours for select programs, including First Fridays, held on the first Friday of every month (except January and September). Subscribe to our e-newsletter to receive announcements about upcoming programs.

No. Street parking is limited. Parking garages are available in the surrounding neighborhood.

Yes! We have a coffee bar on Floor SC1 as well as a full-service café, Westmoreland, on Floor 2 (reservations required). For more information, see our Café page.