Curatorial Conversations | The Renovation and Reopening of the Frick Collection

A Curatorial Conversations discussion featuring Ian Wardropper (Director of the Frick Collection), in conversation with Bill Sherman (Director of the Warburg Institute) and Gregory Perry (CEO of the Association for Art History).

This talk was organised by the Warburg Institute in conjunction with the Association for Art History.

The conversation focuses on the New York institution’s substantial renovation and reinstallation of its collections. We hear about the rationale and need for the major undertaking at the Frick and the various aspects of the renovation, including new permanent collection and exhibition spaces, expanded facilities for research and conservation, and improved visitor amenities. The discussion addresses historic preservation concerns and the curatorial decisions made in presenting the Frick’s important Old Masters collections to 21st-century audiences.

Curatorial Conversations, in collaboration with the Association for Art History, invites museum directors and curators of recent exhibitions and installations at world-leading museums and galleries to discuss their work. The conversations, led by Bill Sherman and Gregory Perry, discuss the issues of setting the directorial or curatorial agenda and staging meaningful encounters with objects. The series is designed to draw out discussion of the discoveries made, challenges tackled and the lessons learned in heading a collection, presenting important permanent collections and putting together internationally renowned exhibitions.

Watch more: https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/whats-on/cu...

This talk took place on 25 September 2024.