Conservation

Two conservators seated at a table in a lab
New Discoveries Offer Answers to Mystery of Frick's Vermeer
The Frick's beloved Mistress and Maid (1666–67) by Johannes Vermeer poses many unanswered questions, notably its seemingly unfinished background. A recent technical study in collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Doerner Institut uncovers important new information about the painting, one of only thirty-six works attributed to the artist. 
portrait of seventeenth century woman dressed in ivory and gold with a lace ruff collar.
Masterpieces by Gilbert Stuart and Anthony Van Dyck Return to the Galleries
to

Gilbert Stuart was the foremost portrait painter of the newly formed United States.

Two Rediscovered Tapestries
to

In summer 2001, visitors enjoyed two eighteenth-century tapestries woven by the Brussels workshop of Peter van den Hecke (c. 1752).

Conservation

The Conservation Department is responsible for the conservation, treatment, and technical study of the objects in the collection, as well as preservation issues for both the collection and the historic interiors of the Frick mansion. 

photo of Joseph Godla
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards the Frick a $1 Million Challenge Grant to Support an Endowed Conservation Post