Frick Art & Historical Center | Lectures, Workshops & More

Lectures, Workshops & More

Lectures, films, workshops, and gallery talks for adults provide insight into our permanent collections and special exhibitions.

Lectures by visiting scholars, local experts and curatorial staff offer insight into the exhibitions and permanent collections of our museums.
Films are selected to complement special exhibitions and are guaranteed to send you back into the galleries afterwards to see things a bit differently.
Programs that explore h istorical, social and cultural topics related to the Gilded Age take place in our intimate auditorium or through more casual events in the galleries or Education Center.
Free programs create interesting ways to enhance an exhibition while our studio workshops provide a creative outlet for artist and beginner alike.

Free Friday Features Gallery Talks

Clayton Days Revisited: A Project by Vik Muniz

Fridays, July 19–October 25

2:00–2:15 p.m.

The Frick Art Museum

These short gallery talks, led by Frick education and curatorial staff, offer insight into a variety of topics and themes related to the exhibition.

Free and open to the public.

Upcoming Adult Programs

Opening Celebration:
Clayton Days | Revisited: A Project by Vik Muniz
Friday, July 12
6:00–8:00 p.m.

The Frick Art Museum

Members: $10; non-members and guests: $12. Reservations recommended. Call 412-371-0600.

Plein Air Workshop: Watercolor Stories

Thursday, July 18
6:00–8:30 p.m.

Lexington Education Center
Members: $25; non-members and guests: $32. Advance registration and pre-payment required. Call 412-371-0600.

Clayton by Night: Through the Back Door

Thursday, August 8

6:30–8:30 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center

Advance registration and pre-payment required. Members: $10; non-members and guests: $18. Call 412-371-0600.

Film at Noon Double Feature:
Worst Possible Illusion—The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Muniz
and Waste Land

Wednesday, September 11

12:00 p.m.

The Frick Art Museum

Free.

Special Event :
Behind the Scenes —Place and Spaces at the Frick
(With Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation)

Saturday, September 28

2:00–4:00 p.m.

The Frick Art Museum

Members (Frick and PHLF): $10.
Call 412-471-5808.

Special Event: An Evening with Vik Muniz

Date and time to be announced

Vik Muniz, Visual Artist

Join us for a special evening lecture by Vik Muniz, the Brazilian-born, New York-based photographer and artist behind Clayton Days: Picture Stories by Vik Muniz as well as the Oscar-nominated documentary, Wasteland. Calling himself a “low-tech illusionist,” Muniz discusses his work both here at the Frick and elsewhere and offers a window into his mischievous yet thoughtful creative process.

$15 members; $20 non-members and guests. Advance registration and pre-payment required.

Art at Noon:
Vik Muniz: Illusionist

Thursday, October 24

12:00 p.m.

The Frick Art Museum

Linda Benedict Jones, Curatorial Chair,
Exhibitions & Curator of Photography,
Carnegie Museum of Art

During the final week of Clayton Days Revisited: A Project by Vik Muniz, hear from one of the key voices instrumental in the original project, Clayton Days: Picture Stories by Vik Muniz. Curator of Education at the Frick during the project and now Curator of Photography at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Linda Benedict-Jones shares her personal experiences with the project as well as her professional insights on the artist and his work.

Free and open to the public.