The Frick Collection.
In 2 Shout NY guides.
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The Best Museums in New York City
Currently housed in the former Whitney building on Madison Avenue while its Gilded Age mansion is under renovation, the Frick Madison offers a stark, modernist setting for masterpieces by the likes of Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Goya.
Go for: Old Master paintings in a surprisingly modern context.
Art
The Best Small Museums in New York City
After a multi-year renovation, the Frick is back in its original home, the Gilded Age mansion of industrialist Henry Clay Frick.
Go for: Seeing Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Necklace" in a room that feels like a living room, not a warehouse.