After nearly 5 years and $220 million, the Frick Collection has reopened at its original home on 70th Street and 5th Avenue, and it is spectacular. In addition to a new auditorium, a Danny Meyer restaurant, and a larger gift shop, the museum has also doubled its gallery space by opening up the second floor, where the Frick family originally lived in the 1910s and 1920s, and where the museum staff has worked for the last nine decades. We will discuss the history and highlights of Henry Clay Frick's collection as well as this complex renovation process. 

Led by Lauren Kaplan - Lauren holds a BA in History and Art History from Columbia University and a PhD in Art History from The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY). Her academic research focuses on art and architecture of the early twentieth century, with a unique focus on cross-cultural exchange between Europe and Latin America.  Lauren has taught numerous courses at Hunter College, while also leading adult programs at the Museum of Modern Art and school programs at the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum. In 2013, she founded her own business, Kaplan Art Tours, offering private tours in museums and galleries throughout New York with the goal of making art accessible to a broad public.