Director's Blog

January 16, 2019

photo of guide in galley instructing group
Letter from the Director: Winter 2015

This letter is reprinted from the Winter 2015 issue of the Members’ Magazine.

Van Dyck's oil painting portrait of woman in blue dress, golden hair piece, holding bracelet
Letter from the Director: Winter 2016

The Director looks ahead at the coming months and discusses an innovative education collaboration with the Ghetto Film School.

oil painting depicting harbor scene, showing full sky over docked ships
Letter from the Director: Winter 2017

Director Ian Wardropper looks ahead to upcoming events, including programs that celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Center for the History of Collecting.

oil painting of man in ornate clothing, holding a thin staff in one hand, and paper in other
Letter from the Director: Winter 2018

Director Ian Wardropper looks ahead to programs of the coming months and discusses the Frick’s inclusion in Apollo Magazine’s “Best of 2017” awards. 

A framed portrait of woman sitting and the marten with a jeweled head and fan
Letter from the Director: Winter 2019

Director Ian Wardropper encourages visitors to view the architectural model of the Frick’s proposed renovation project and discusses the current exhibition, Moroni: The Riches of Renaissance Portraiture.

photo of gallery hall with French porcelain behind cabinet
Letter from the Director: Spring/Summer 2015

This letter is reprinted from the Spring/Summer 2015 issue of the Members’ Magazine.

pair of gilt-bronze candelabra, circa 1782, with hard-paste porcelain and marble elements
Letter from the Director: Summer 2016

Director Ian Wardropper discusses the evolution of the collection, including recent acquisitions.

photo of Margot Bogert
Margot Bogert Retires as Board Chair

Director Ian Wardropper thanks Margot Bogert, who recently retired as Chair of the Board of Trustees after twelve years.

rendering of Frick Collection building plan
Honoring the Past and Enhancing the Future: A Conversation with Director Ian Wardropper

Director Ian Wardropper (along with Publications Editor Rebecca Brooke), discusses the Frick’s plans to upgrade and expand its buildings, the institution’s first comprehensive upgrade since 1935. 

White sculpture in front of painting of young woman standing in a blue dress
Letter from the Director: Summer 2019

Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Director Ian Wardropper discusses the recent announcement of a named position at the Frick, as well as current exhibitions, including Elective Affinities: Edmund de Waal at The Frick Collection.