The Frick Pittsburgh Museums and Gardens

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The Frick Pittsburgh is a museum located on five acres of beautifully landscaped lawns and gardens in the city’s historic East End. Tour the Henry Clay Frick family home, Clayton—one of the best preserved Gilded Age mansions in America . . . enjoy masterpieces of European art and changing exhibitions in the art museum . . .

“Revolutionary...almost catastrophic.” This was the response from Berthe Morisot’s teacher when she, a young woman, decl...
05/27/2026

“Revolutionary...almost catastrophic.”

This was the response from Berthe Morisot’s teacher when she, a young woman, declared she wanted to be an artist.

Not letting his reaction stop her, Morisot went on to become a central figure in the Impressionist circle of nineteenth-century France.

While many of her male counterparts took inspiration from Parisian cafes, concerts, and urban life, Morisot, an upper-middle-class woman, was limited in where she could go and what she could see. As a result, most of her work focused on spaces often associated with women: the home, gardens, and other places of polite bourgeois leisure.

You can see Morisot’s painting “Madame Boursier and Her Daughter” in “French Moderns,” opening at The Frick Art Museum on June 20.

https://www.thefrickpittsburgh.org/Exhibition-French-Moderns

This summer, be like Helen Clay Frick and curl up with a good book at The Frick Pittsburgh 📖 We are excited to partner w...
05/26/2026

This summer, be like Helen Clay Frick and curl up with a good book at The Frick Pittsburgh 📖

We are excited to partner with the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh for its Summer Reading Series from June 1 to August 9!

With this year’s theme being GROW, the Frick is an outdoor reader's dream. From secluded garden nooks to sunny lawns, you and your family can watch your love of reading bloom all summer long with us.

Starting next week, stop by the Grable Visitor Center to get a list of recommended reading spots, borrow a blanket or pillow, and peruse our special collection of CLP books available in our library.

https://www.thefrickpittsburgh.org/summerreading

Photo 1 Courtesy of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives.

05/22/2026

Nothing beats springtime at the Frick!
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Do you want to have a Parisian summer in Pittsburgh? Oui, s'il vous plaît! ✨ Starting June 20, French Moderns: Matisse /...
05/18/2026

Do you want to have a Parisian summer in Pittsburgh? Oui, s'il vous plaît! ✨

Starting June 20, French Moderns: Matisse / Renoir / Degas, will transport you to the city of love while you’re still in the city of steel. Come learn how the art world’s former outsiders and rebels—Degas, Renoir, Matisse, and more—rejected tradition and became today’s household favorites.

https://www.thefrickpittsburgh.org/Exhibition-French-Moderns

05/15/2026

📍Braddock x the Frick

Thanks to all of the visitors and businesses who made our first-ever Neighborhood Night a huge success!

This was a great start to the final weekend of Lewis Hine Pictures America. See the exhibition before it closes on May 17.

And, stay tuned for our next Neighborhood Night. Up next: Lawrenceville.

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Happy Mother's Day to the amazing moms, mother figures, and important women in your life! 💐 Correspondence and recollect...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day to the amazing moms, mother figures, and important women in your life! 💐

Correspondence and recollections from Childs and Helen Clay Frick show that, along with Adelaide being a meticulous homemaker, she was also a caring and doting mother, raising them to be proper, well-to-do young people of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Courtesy of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives

🚂 Owning a railcar in the Gilded Age was like having your own private jet today—an extravagant form of travel saved only...
05/09/2026

🚂 Owning a railcar in the Gilded Age was like having your own private jet today—an extravagant form of travel saved only for the wealthiest.

On , we’re looking at the Frick family’s railcar, which was purchased in 1911 and christened “The Westmoreland” after Henry Clay Frick’s birthplace. The Fricks' railcar was a status symbol that further distanced them from the average Pittsburgher of the day.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most Americans traveled on public railcars. But for families like the Fricks, ownership of a private railcar was a means for more comfortable travel.

The Fricks designed their car, outfitting it with a seating area, a dining room, a kitchen, four individual sleeping chambers for the family, toilet facilities with showers, an observation room and deck, and quarters for the crew. The car had running water, electricity, heating, and refrigeration—luxuries many families could not afford in their homes at the time.

The railcar even had its own fine British porcelain emblazoned with "Westmoreland" in gold script. The Fricks hired a full-time chef, James Smart, and a steward, L. Perkins, to staff the car. Both men worked on the railcar for several years.

After years of use, the car was dismantled in the 1950s.
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Photos 1 & 2: Courtesy of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives.

Mark your calendar! Summer Fridays at the Frick are back for 2026🎵 🎷June 5: The Stemtecs Band (Calvin Stemley)From jazz ...
05/06/2026

Mark your calendar! Summer Fridays at the Frick are back for 2026🎵

🎷June 5: The Stemtecs Band (Calvin Stemley)
From jazz to pop to R&B, The Stemtecs Band delivers an entertaining experience by blending both covers and originals.

🪗July 24: The Polkamaniacs
Get ready for a “plaidtastic” night with The Polkamaniacs, a high-energy Pittsburgh band known for blending traditional polka with punk and rock.

🎼August 28: Donora
Known for their approachable stage presence, Pittsburgh band Donora creates a relaxed atmosphere where audiences can unwind and connect. Donora’s performance will feature songs from their latest album, “Out Here Bleeding Again.”

🎟️ New this year: Buy your tickets in advance
Entry is $5 per visitor each night of Summer Fridays events. Your entry fee directly supports cultural programming and helps to keep Summer Fridays a sustainable event into the future. Grab your ticket in advance: https://www.thefrickpittsburgh.org/SummerFridays

Thanks to Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield for its support of this event!

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7227 Reynolds
Pittsburgh, PA
15208

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5:30pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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