The Frick Collection

For those who want to partake in a bit of culture on their next trip to New York, they should pay a visit to the Portico Gallery.  Situated at 1 East 70^th Street, close to some of the city’s most luxurious hotels including The Iroquois, The Pierre, or the Surrey Hotel, the museum and library have a lot to offer to both the tourist and veteran New Yorker. Currently on display until January 27^th, is the “Frick Collection: Mantegna to Matisse: Master Drawings from the Courtauld Gallery.”  This is a display of 58 pieces from a London museum and art history institute, covering the Renaissance, Baroque as well as modern periods.  Also enjoy Pontormo, Michaelangelo, Rubens, Rembrandt and more.