In this video, we welcome you into the main reading room of the newly renamed Frick Art Research Library, where Stephen J. Bury, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian, discusses key aspects visitors can look forward to experiencing following our renovation project. Many of the room's original features have been conserved, and the distinctive golden fresco is being reinstalled after its removal for safety reasons during construction. Most importantly, the project physically connects the museum and lib

In the 1930s, how did librarians communicate across the nine stories of the Frick Art Reference Library's building? In our new episode of "One Hundred Years at the Library," Stephen J. Bury, Andrew W. Mellon Chief Librarian, introduces the telautograph, an innovative technology installed in the library's original East 71st Street home. The machine allowed for handwritten notes to be transmitted from the reading room to the stacks and offices above. — Produced by The Frick Collection's Media Prod

There's only one week left to catch our ★★★★★ (Time Out) exhibition, Beyond the Bassline. Don’t miss your chance to explore 500 years of fascinating musical heritage before it closes on 26 August: bit.ly/BLBeyondTheBassline | British Library