More about the Frick Expansion
Last week, HDC issued a statement opposing the proposed expansion to The Frick Collection based on our concerns that the proposal would destroy the design intent of Thomas Hastings’ residential composition and John Russell Pope’s graceful museum transformation and create an institutional environment at the museum, which would be antithetical to its intended intimate conception. In our original statement, we incorrectly noted that the addition was 60,000 sq feet of interior space. That is the size of the addition itself; the net gain of interior space to the Frick will be 42,000 square feet, or just under 25 percent more than what the museum currently has.
To read our full statement click here
To learn more and to voice your opinion, visit Unite to Save the Frick
Read the New York Times Article – Historic Districts Council Opposes Frick Expansion
Read about it in Art Forum- Frick’s Planned Expansion Opposed by Historic Districts Council
Don’t take our word for it, Michael Kimmelman doesn’t like the plan either: The Case Against a Mammoth Frick Collection Addition