Smart Business Magazine, October 2017
FEATURE UNIQUELY PITTSBURGH T he Frick Pittsburgh a relatively young institution has only been open to the public since 1990 Helen Clay Frick daughter of 19th century industrialist Henry Clay Frick left resources to turn the private Point Breeze estate into a public museum after her death The 55 acre site includes three museums the family home Clayton an example of a Gilded Age mansion The Frick Art Museum and the Car and Carriage Museum as well as gardens a greenhouse a restaurant and space for educational programs The Frick also completed a 15 million expansion in 2015 that enlarged the Car and Carriage Museum and added a new education center and community center The first phase of the project was constructing the Grable Visitor Center The people who know about us know us as a hidden gem but it is our goal to be a well known gem to increase our visibility and our name recognition says Greg Langel marketing and PR manager who has been with the institution for 21 years As The Frick has gotten established the leadership has focused on the functionality infrastructure and programming in order to draw new visitors and get them to come back Under Executive Director Robin Nicholson The Frick has sought to improve the visitor experience and has become known for its highquality special exhibitions especially those focused on fashion T H E F R I C K P I T T S B U R G H Raising 16 Smart Business Pittsburgh October 2017 www facebook com FrickPittsburgh @ TheFrickPgh www thefrickpittsburgh org THE FRICK WIDENS ITS APPEAL THROUGH EXHIBITIONS NEW AMENITIES www instagram com frickpgh
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