Garden

Three historic green spaces complement the Frick’s distinguished collection and unique interiors. Visitors are invited to explore one oasis at the heart of the museum, while two viewing gardens may be enjoyed from the street and several interior vantage points. Together, these serene cultivated spaces serve as natural extensions of the visual splendor of our buildings and works of art.

On May 7, 2026, Maeve Turner, Head of Gardens and Horticulture, presented In the Garden to Frick Fellows in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Auditorium. This talk focused on her work overseeing the cultivation and programming of the Frick’s three green spaces, in particular the Fifth Avenue Garden, and included discussion of rotating plantings corresponding with the seasons and exhibitions on view.

Maeve Turner, Head of Gardens and Horticulture, gave this introductory lecture about the Frick’s three unique green spaces.

In celebration of the Frick’s 90th anniversary, Maeve Turner, the Frick’s Head of Gardens and Horticulture, visited the beloved Holiday Train Show® at the New York Botanical Garden, where she was joined in conversation by Michaela Wright, NYBG’s Director of Exhibition Content and Interpretation. 

The Frick Collection is an oasis in the heart of New York City, and the museum contains a number of oases of its own. Follow along as we check in on the progress of one of our three green spaces—the 70th Street Garden, restored as part of our renovation project.

Take a moment to reflect in the Frick’s Garden Court. This immersive video allows you to enter the leafy sanctuary designed by John Russell Pope for the museum’s opening in 1935. Listen to the burbling fountain or rotate to see Antonio Canova’s Modello for George Washington (1818) in the Oval Room.

Frick Magnolias Spring 2018

For more information about the magnolias, visit our Virtual Tour or see: Collection > Gardens > Magnolias. 

Kristin Jones, a visual and multimedia collaborative artist whose primary interest is the "shape of time," approached The Frick Collection in 2009 with the idea of photographing the blooming of their magnolia trees. In 2010 she met the Frick's photographer, Michael Bodycomb, who welcomed the idea and offered his expertise to help make the filming possible. The camera was set up and the shooting took place for twenty-four hours a day for twenty-five days between March 22 and April 16, 2010.