Vermeer’s Love Letters: An Exhibition at The Frick Collection

Wed, Jun 18 - Mon, Sep 8  2025

The Frick Collection, 1 East 70th Street New York, NY 10021

Vermeer’s Love Letters, bringing together three iconic masterpieces that explore themes of letter writing, intimacy, and domestic life in 17th-century Dutch art at the Frick.

Three Iconic Vermeer Paintings Reunited in New York

The Frick Collection in New York is set to open its highly anticipated special exhibition Vermeer’s Love Letters from June 18 through September 8, 2025. This exhibition marks a historic moment for the museum, as it will be the first held in its new exhibition galleries following the museum’s grand reopening on April 17.

At the heart of the exhibition is Mistress and Maid, one of Johannes Vermeer’s most celebrated paintings and the final masterpiece acquired by Henry Clay Frick before his passing. This iconic work will be joined by two exceptional loans: The Love Letter from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, and Woman Writing a Letter, with Her Maid from the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. For the first time, these three paintings will be displayed together, offering visitors a rare opportunity to explore themes in the context of 17th-century Dutch domestic life.

Curated by Dr. Robert Fucci, a scholar of 17th-century Dutch art from the University of Amsterdam, the exhibition will explore these works in their literary and artistic contexts.

Visitors can also admire the museum’s two other Vermeer works, Officer and Laughing Girl and Girl Interrupted at Her Music—in its newly restored permanent collection galleries. Additionally, five more Vermeer paintings are on view just a few blocks away at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, making this a remarkable moment for fans of the Dutch master.

For more information, visit frick.org.