Welcome to the Frick

Pittsburgh Opera Center to Perform
at the Frick June 6
Join us for another summer of First Fridays at the Frick outdoor evening concerts.

Treat your father
to Tea for Two on June 14
Bring dad to the Frick for a special tea on June 14--our newest annual event.

Dads tour Clayton for free
on June 15
On June 15, fathers receive free admission to Clayton when accompanied by a child, grandchild, son or daughter-in-law.

The Frick's Summer Day Camp
runs Aug. 11-25
For kids entering grades 2-5 in September, it's a great way to spend a week before school begins.

2008 Horseless Carriage Tour
set for Sept. 7
Interested in participating in the 2008 Road Rally?

Click here to see photos from the
2007 Horseless Carriage Tour

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Lectures

The Frick's evening lectures have brought such exciting scholars and personalities to Pittsburgh as: critic and founder, editor, and publisher of New Criterion, Hilton Kramer; internationally-celebrated and controversial stage director Peter Sellars; and well-known author and New York University professor, Robert Rosenblum. Topics have been as wide ranging as Rosenblum's discussion Bouguereau vs. Picasso: the Dawn of a New Century, to Sellars' dynamic presentation on Art as Social Action.

Call 412-371-0600 to register for any of the following programs or download the registration form. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to be viewed.)

	Coffee & Culture: 150 Years of Fashionable Living in Point Breeze Formerly called Homewood, Point Breeze served as home to the Henry Clay Frick family and neighbors Thomas and Lucy Carnegie, H.J. Heinz, and George Westinghouse. Join Frick docent Charles Altman for slides and coffee as he takes a look at a century-and-a- half of Point Breeze history and a few of the famous Pittsburghers who lived here. Lexington Education Center. $8 members and teachers; $10 non-members and guests. Advance registration recommended. Jun 18, 2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	Friday Gallery Talks Each Friday during the Panorama of Pittsburgh exhibition, a different member of the Frick staff chooses a facet of the exhibition to highlight in a short gallery talk. Explore themes of social history such as the Great Fire of 1845, along with printmaking techniques, historic views of businesses, churches, and Pittsburgh institutions long gone. Free, drop-in program. Jul 11, 2008 - Oct 3, 2008
	Inside/Out Lecture: The Big Strip—Looking at Fashion, Underpinnings, Layers of Dirt and the Body, 1770-1799 Highlighting the Frick’s special Inside/Out weekend, take a journey back to the late eighteenth century for a look below the surface where changes in the ideals of beauty intersect with new hygienic practices. Dr. Anne Bissonnette explores this transition in fashion history, how it was influenced by ancient Greek and Roman culture, and how it made a strong impact on art, philosophy, literature, and politics. Advance registration recommended. $8 members, students and teachers; $10 non-members and guests. Jul 27, 2008 1:30 PM
	Exhibition Lecture: Déja Views While any group of printed images of a single location will of necessity be similar, there are a surprising number of views of Pittsburgh that exhibit almost exactly the same scene as other, supposedly unrelated prints. Join Christopher W. Lane, guest curator of A Panorama of Pittsburgh: Nineteenth-Century Printed Views and the print expert on PBS’s Antiques Roadshow as he unravels the origins of these mysterious deja views. $8 members, teachers and students; $10 non-members and guests. Jul 29, 2008 3:00 PM
	History on Sunday Lecture: Pittsburgh: Memorable Places and Recent Changes As the Pittsburgh region celebrates its 250th anniversary, join Louise Sturgess, executive director of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, for a fast-paced tour of the Golden Triangle and of city areas north, east and south of downtown showing memorable places and recent changes, including restorations, additions and adaptive-use projects. The Frick Art Museum. $8 members, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation members, students and teachers; $10 non-members and guests. Aug 24, 2008 1:30 PM
	Art at Noon: Picturing Pittsburgh—A Century of Dynamic Change This talk examines printed views of Pittsburgh from about 1790 through the end of the nineteenth century. From prints published inexpensively in popular national publications, providing evidence of a widespread fascination with the city, to luxury prints often printed abroad, Elisabeth Roark, Ph.D. associate professor of art, Chatham University, investigates what the prints' visual qualities and historical context reveal about perceptions of Pittsburgh. The Frick Art Museum. Free and open to the public. Sep 25, 2008 12:00 PM
	Coffee and Culture: Victorian Mourning Victorian mourning customs were elaborate and full of meaning, and were taken seriously in society as ways to show proper respect for the dead. Join Amanda Gillen, assistant curator of education, for coffee and a discussion about traditional mourning practices and the symbolism behind them. Images and touchable objects will add depth to a topic already rich in history and emotion. Lexington Education Center. Advance registration suggested. $8 members; $10 non-members and guests. Oct 1, 2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	History on Sunday Lecture: Drawing Mud: Cartooning the Presidential Campaign Rob Rogers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist and seven-time Golden Quill award winner, presents his editorial cartoons and his experiences covering the 2008 presidential campaign and discusses the rich history of political cartoons which became so popular in late nineteenth-century periodicals like Puck and Harper’s Weekly. The Frick Art Museum. Oct 12, 2008 1:30 PM

Art At Noon

Art at Noon is a series of free, informal, and informative talks in The Frick Art Museum auditorium. Stop by an "Art at Noon" talk during your lunch hour and feed your mind. Art at Noon isn't just about art history. Speakers have discussed music, literature, and anthropology in relation to our exhibitions, and we have had a frame conservator present a hands-on, one-hour course in identifying period frames. Past speakers have included noted art historians Gabriel Weisberg, Ann Sutherland Harris, and Aaron Sheon.

Film

See an obscure art-house masterpiece, or a fondly remembered classic on the "big screen" at The Frick Art Museum auditorium. Films are selected to complement the scheduled exhibition and are guaranteed to send you back into the galleries afterwards to see things a bit differently. Past screenings have included René Clément's Gervaise, and Robert Altman's Vincent & Theo.

Film at Noon: The Valley of Decision(1945)
Gregory Peck, Greer Garson and Lionel Barrymore star in this romantic MGM drama directed by Tay Garnett and filmed on location in Pittsburgh. Bringing Marcia Davenport’s novel of Pittsburgh steel tycoons and union workers to life on the screen, the movie tells the story of a young house maid from a family of union workers who falls in love with the wealthy son of a Pittsburgh industrialist. 119 minutes; black and white. The Frick Art Museum auditorium Free and open to the public.
May 14, 2008 12:00 PM

Special Programs

	Tea for Two Don’t miss this unique opportunity for kids and their dads or granddads to celebrate Father’s Day together! This specially designed program includes a special tour of Clayton followed by afternoon tea and dessert in Lexington Education Center. Then we’ll take your picture and you can put it in a foil-embossed frame which you design and create together. Ages 7-12 with a grown-up. Space is limited. $20 members; $25 non-members. Call 412-205-2022 to register. Jun 14, 2008 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
	Summer Tea: Under the Porte Cochère Step back in time to summers in the fashionable East End when ladies and gentlemen dressed in white and took tea on the lawns of the estates of Pittsburgh’s Millionaires Row. Join us for tea, petite sandwiches and scrumptious pastries under Clayton’s porte cochère. And, to complete your afternoon, take a special etiquette tour of Clayton and learn how Adelaide Frick and her friends enjoyed the social formalities of tea. In case of inclement weather, tea will be served indoors at Lexington House Education Center. $28 members; $35 non-members and guests. Jul 12, 2008 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
	Inside/Out Weekend: Family Fun Day Bring the whole family for this special inside-out, upside-down, topsy-turvy look at the Frick’s art, cars, and buildings. Games, silly stories, child-friendly tours, and an art activity will round out your day. All activities are free except open house visit to Clayton. Clayton is always free for members. Jul 26, 2008 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
	Day Trip: Pittsburgh’s Vistas and Valleys View the exhibition A Panorama of Pittsburgh: Nineteenth-Century Printed Views. Then, board a deluxe motor coach to explore some of these scenes, including the Bulgarian-Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center in Homestead, the Pump House along the Monongahela River. We’ll also take a bus ride along Greenfield Avenue to see the area known as the Russian Valley and the twin golden domes of St. John Chrysostom Church. Meet at The Frick Art Museum. Advance registration and pre-payment required. $45 members and Rivers of Steel members; $55 non-members and guests. Jul 31, 2008 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
	Coffee and Culture: Finding Allegheny City Just across the Allegheny River from Pittsburgh, the city of Allegheny was a thriving, independent community during the nineteenth century. Join Emilia Boehm, collections and exhibitions associate at the Frick, for coffee and a discussion about the people and places that made up this historic community, which was annexed by the city of Pittsburgh in 1907. Several images of Allegheny included in the exhibition A Panorama of Pittsburgh: Nineteenth-Century Printed Views will be highlighted and contrasted with present-day images of Allegheny, now known as Pittsburgh’s North Side. Meet at Lexington Education Center. $8 members, teachers and students; $10 non-members and guests. Aug 5, 2008 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
	2nd Annual H. C. Frick Horseless Carriage Road Rally Save the date! The 2nd Annual H. C. Frick Horseless Carriage Road Rally is set for Sunday, September 7. The rally will start mid-morning at the Summit Inn Resort near Uniontown, PA and will wind through the countryside of the Laurel Highlands, ending with a late afternoon reception at the Frick. A limited number of hotel rooms are reserved at the Summit Inn Resort for rally participants who would like to stay at this historic inn. Call 412-205-2022 or e-mail education@frickart.org for more information.