THE FRICK COLLECTION

Showcasing the striking and expansive art holdings of US industrialist Henry Clay Frick, this museum harks back to New York’s Gilded Age at the turn of the last century. Housed in a neoclassical stone mansion on the fashionable Upper East Side, the collection features expert European portraiture, exquisite oriental rugs and opulent French porcelain, arranged in louche, robber-baron style. The museum has frequent recitals, symposia and an active programme to instill arts appreciation among the younger crowd. Open at night on the first Friday of the month (free); closed on Mondays. Tickets are R284 ($22) but you can ‘pay what you wish’ on Sundays. 1 East 70th Street at Fifth Avenue, Manhattan. Subway: #6 train to 68th Street-Hunter College Station. frick.org