Your Special Event at the Frick

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1 Your Special Event at the Frick Thank you for considering the Frick! With elegance, sophistication and natural beauty, the Frick Art & Historical Center provides the perfect setting for your important event, whether intimate or grand. There is no more beautiful or impressive place to hold your private or corporate event than the Frick s unique complex of museums, historic buildings and landscaped grounds. Our professional staff will work with you to make your event a memorable one, designed with originality and style especially for you. It is our desire to accommodate your individual needs, and we will be as flexible as possible within our historical setting. Please contact our event rental coordinator, Sylvia Ehler, to discuss your plans and ideas and to arrange a tour of the site. You can reach Sylvia at or at sehler@thefrickpittsburgh.org. You are welcome to visit the site on your own as well. We are open to the public Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and are located 20 minutes east of downtown Pittsburgh in the Point Breeze neighborhood. You can also visit our website at TheFrickPittsburgh.org for more information.

2 Venues for Event Rental The Frick Art Museum and Its Terrace The Frick Art Museum is an intimately scaled museum displaying an exquisite permanent collection of Italian, French and British paintings, sculpture and decorative arts and hosting temporary exhibitions several times a year. The rotunda, with its elegant Italian marble floors and classical teak and mahogany columns, provides a spectacular setting for a small sit-down dinner or a larger cocktail reception. The 160-seat auditorium, adjacent to the rotunda, offers an interesting location for meetings or presentations. Extend the celebration outdoors by adding a tent to the museum s terrace overlooking Frick Park. Capacities and Rental Fees Rotunda $500/hour Sit-Down Dinner: 55 Cocktail Reception: 150 (standing with some seating) Seated Ceremony: 75 Auditorium (included in rental) Seating capacity: 160 Terrace $625/hour Tent required (20 ft. x 100 ft. maximum size) Sit Down Dinner: 125 Cocktail Reception: 200 (standing with some seating) Seated Ceremony: 200 To preserve and protect our museum and its collections, we have certain restrictions on events held inside the museum. Dancing, open flame, ice sculptures, flower petals, mylar balloons, sparkles, confetti, or similar types of substances are not permitted. Beverages permitted in art museum are limited to: Dry and sparkling white wines, including champagne Colorless spirits like vodka and gin Colorless mineral water (flat or sparkling) Colorless soft drinks like Sprite and 7-UP White grape juice and white cranberry juice Beer Iron City, IC Light, Bud Light, Yuengling, Yuengling Light

3 The Great Lawn of Clayton For larger events, consider the Great Lawn of Clayton with music and dancing in a tented setting on our gracious grounds, surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens and towering trees. Capacities and Rental Fees Great Lawn $625/hour Tent required (60 ft. x 110 ft. maximum size) Sit Down Dinner: 250 Cocktail Reception: 500 (standing with some seating) Seated Ceremony: 250

4 Community Room interior Community Center Courtyard The Community Center For meetings and smaller gatherings, our new Community Room and Courtyard may be the perfect fit. Daytime pricing (9am to 5pm): Community Room- $110/per hour Covered Terrace facing Homewood Ave.- $75 /hour Community Center Courtyard- $150/hour Evening pricing (5pm to 11pm): Community Room- $500/hour Sit Down Lunch or Dinner : 55 Cocktail Reception: 125 (standing with some seating) Covered Terrace facing Homewood Ave.- $350 /hour Community Center Courtyard- $625/hour Tent required (60 ft. x 40 ft. maximum size) Seated Ceremony: 250 Sit Down Dinner: 125 Cocktail Reception: 200 (standing with some seating) Discount when multiple venues are rented together : Terrace + Community Room $700/per hour Courtyard + Community Room $800/per hour All three venues: $850/per hour

5 Additional Information Regarding Venue Rental The Frick evening pricing is available for 6:00 11:00 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. The Frick daytime pricing for the Community Center is available 9am to 5pm Tuesday through Saturday. No daytime pricing is available for other Frick venues. Rental fees include secure parking for up to 75 vehicles. Venues are charged at a minimum of two hours and in increments of 30 minutes thereafter. Outdoor venues require tenting. Photography privileges are included in the venue rental rates, subject to the Frick s photography guidelines. No photography is permitted in Clayton. The site, including the first floor of Clayton, is accessible. Wheelchairs are available. The site is a completely tobacco and smoke-free property. Maximum totals may fluctuate based on vendor table and seating layout. Rental insurance is required. Rentals require Frick membership at the $125 level or higher.

6 Other Options and Add-Ons Private Photography Sessions Private photography sessions are available on the Frick grounds What a unique setting for your photo album! Two-hour use of grounds $100 Clayton Docent-Led and Self-Guided Tours for Your Guests Fee: $500/hour The turn-of-the-century residence of industrialist Henry Clay Frick, featured on A&E s America s Castles, is one of the nation s most perfectly intact Victorian homes. Helen Clay Frick, Mr. Frick s daughter, carefully preserved the magnificent paintings, decorative arts and furnishings of the home that have remained in Clayton since the Fricks were in residence over one hundred years ago. Car and Carriage Museum Curious visitors and automobile enthusiasts alike will take delight in our collection of vintage carriages and automobiles, including Henry Clay Frick s magnificent 1914 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Touring Car. Private photography sessions are available in the Car & Carriage Museum for an additional charge of $125.

7 Approved Caterers and Rental Equipment These companies have been carefully selected for their high standards, quality and elegance of service. CATERERS Big Burrito Catering Contact Danielle Cain 5740 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA x209 THE COMMON PLEA Contact: Donna and John Barsotti 2945 Smallman Street Pittsburgh, PA THE FLUTED MUSHROOM, LTD. Contact: Lee Deiseroth 109 South 12 th Street Pittsburgh, PA RANIA S CATERING Contact: Rania Harris 100 Central Square Pittsburgh, PA RENTAL EVENT EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE PARTY SAVVY Contact: Dan Skena 4315 Old William Penn Highway Monroeville, PA or

8 Frequently Asked Questions What is included in a rental contract? Venue rental. Two Frick staff members whose function is to protect Frick property and to be available to answer questions and assist in an emergency. We do not provide party planning services. Security staff. Restrooms in The Frick Art Museum, and in the Haller House administration building. The location of the restrooms you will use depends on the location of your event. Private parking in our secured lot, which includes 75 spaces and 5 handicap-accessible spaces. Water and electricity. Is the Frick accessible? Yes, all grounds, museums and restrooms are accessible with the exception of the second floor of Clayton and the public restrooms in the lower level of the Haller House administration building. We do, however, have an accessible restroom in this building at walkway level. Are wheelchairs available for guests use? Yes, there is a wheelchair located in each museum and at the Visitor Center. Please let us know in advance if wheelchairs will be needed. May I use a caterer or equipment vendor other than those listed? No, we use these caterers and equipment vendor to assure that you are afforded quality customer service and products. Is the use of candlelight permitted during event rentals? We do not permit candlelight or open flame inside our buildings. Fireworks and any kind of sparklers are prohibited due to the potential fire hazard to grounds, buildings, museums, and guests. Outdoor candle arrangements are permitted but must have fire retardant globes. Does the Frick provide kitchen facilities with catering equipment and refrigeration? No. All equipment must be rented by the caterer or the client from Party Savvy. Are large floral arrangements permitted at the Frick? Yes, as long as they comply with floral guidelines provided to each client and florist. Does the Frick provide audio-visual equipment? No. Clients must contact a professional audio-visual company to provide this equipment and these services. Arrangements and costs for this equipment and services are the responsibility of the client and must be approved by the Frick in advance of the event. What are the rental client s responsibilities? Tenting for outdoor events. All catering services including wait staff and bar staff. All equipment and supplies including tables, chairs, glassware, linen and cooking items, which are rented from Party Savvy, our equipment supplier. Outside vendor purchases and services including flowers, photography, musicians, bakery, etc. Event planner or coordinator. You must designate a go to person in your party for the day of your event. This person may be a hired professional, family member, friend, yourself, or anyone who you designate who knows the details of your event.

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