The Buffalo AKG Art Museum announced its plans to lower the prices associated with parking in its new underground Parking Garage. The change comes as the City of Buffalo Department of Public Works gears up to begin extensive improvements to municipal infrastructure in and around the Buffalo AKG campus. The construction work is projected to occur throughout the summer and be completed in late fall. During that time, a significant portion of the south side of the museum campus, including the lawns on the east and west sides of the Seymour H. Knox Building, will be fenced, and public parking on Lincoln Parkway near Hoyt Lake will be unavailable.

While the price for museum members to park will remain the same ($8 for three hours), the price for the public (non-members and individuals who do not visit the museum) will decrease from $20 for two hours to $12 for three hours. This change is part of the Buffalo AKG’s efforts to make its parking garage more accessible, especially to individuals and families who visit the Elmwood Avenue area to enjoy the extensive array of events and programming that take place during the summer months. The parking garage’s hours of operation will also be changed to align with the Shakespeare in the Park performance schedule.

While the change is designed to alleviate the scarcity of public parking that will result from the City’s planned construction, the new rates will be permanent and will not revert upon completion of construction. The work of the project includes a variety of long-requested improvements: new trees, new and reconditioned asphalt pathways, lawn restoration, park lighting, street and right-of-way improvements, new accessible parking spaces, and bike racks. The Buffalo AKG has also requested that the City broaden its scope to include benches, more accessible parking spaces, the resurfacing of Lincoln Parkway and Iroquois Drive, and sidewalk improvements.

For the duration of construction, there will be no pedestrian access through the part of the campus located within the perimeter of the construction fence. The City’s ongoing work will not interrupt or disrupt the Buffalo AKG’s planned summer programming, including the Lipsey Summer Jazz series or the use of the Seymour H. Knox Building’s east patio.

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About the Buffalo AKG Art Museum 

Founded in 1862, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly the Albright-Knox Art Gallery) is the sixth-oldest public art institution in the United States. For 160 years, the Buffalo AKG has collected, conserved, and exhibited the art of its time, often working directly with living artists. This tradition has given rise to one of the world’s most extraordinary collections of modern and contemporary art.

In June 2023, following the completion of the most significant campus development and expansion project in its history, the Buffalo AKG will open to the public for the first time. The project is funded by a $230 million capital campaign, the largest such campaign for a cultural institution in the history of Western New York, including $195 million raised for construction and $35 million in additional operating endowment funds.

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