프릭컬렉션이 올 가을 보수공사에 들어가면서 매디슨 애브뉴의 구 휘트니뮤지엄을 대여해 개관한다. 구 휘트니는 메트로폴리탄뮤지엄이 현대미술관(MetBreuer)로 운영해왔다. 프릭컬렉션의 보수공사 설계는 셸도프 아키텍트(Selldorf Architects)가 맡는다. 

THE FRICK TO REOPEN IN EARLY 2021 AT FRICK MADISON

MADISON AVENUE SITE WILL BECOME THE TEMPORARY HOME OF FRICK’S COLLECTIONS, LIBRARY, AND PROGRAMS

FRICK TO BEGIN RENOVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF ITS HISTORIC BUILDINGS THIS WINTER

New York (July 20, 2020) The Frick Collection announced today that it will reopen to the public in early 2021 in the former site of the Whitney Museum of American Art at 945 Madison Avenue. The temporary location, called Frick Madison, will house the Frick’s collections, programs, and staff during the renovation and expansion of its historic buildings at 1 East 70th Street. Following a rigorous public review of the design by Selldorf Architects, the Frick is planning to break ground early in 2021, with pre-construction preparations beginning this fall. The project marks the institution’s first comprehensive renovation in eighty-five years. It will create new gallery spaces for the display of the permanent collection and special exhibitions; make more of the original residence accessible to the public; improve education, library, and conservation resources; and upgrade visitor amenities and accessibility throughout the museum and library.

From early 2021 through 2022, Frick Madison will present an installation of collection highlights organized for the first time chronologically and geographically. The presentation of paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts is overseen by Xavier F. Salomon, the Frick’s Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator, in conjunction with Curator Aimee Ng. Installed in the iconic modernist Marcel Breuer building, the presentation will focus on masterworks in the permanent collection, inviting new perspectives while still offering the intimate experience for which the Frick is known. Frick Madison will also include a reading room with resources of the Frick Art Reference Library available to researchers as well as the general public.

Further details about the exhibition program at Frick Madison will be announced in the coming months, along with information about education and public programs, Frick Art Reference Library resources, and extended membership benefits. In the meantime, the Frick recently launched a guide on the free Bloomberg Connects app. Audiences may explore the museum and library from the comfort of their own homes or use it on-site next year at Frick Madison. It is available for both iOS and Android via the Apple App and Google Play Stores.