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Visit the Shop in the Seymour H. Knox Building for all things AKG! From exclusive exhibition merchandise to collaborations with local businesses, there is something for everyone.
Art
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Electric Op

CLOSING SOON
Through Monday, January 27, 2025
Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building
Events
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Join us at the AKG on Monday, January 20, 2025, for a day of reflection and community in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Learn & Create
Learn & Create
Visit Creative Commons

Located adjacent to the Wilson Town Square in the Knox Building, Creative Commons is a free, active space for ages five and up designed to help you create, share, and connect through fun and playful experiences with art! Admission to the Knox Building is always FREE.
Community
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Explore Public Art

Browse our Public Art Initiative projects or explore them on a map.
Support
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Not a member yet? Join today!

Members get the best access to the AKG and special opportunities to create deeper connections with the collection. Enjoy unlimited free admission, guest passes, invitations to exclusive members’ previews and events, and more!
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Campus History Timeline

Trace the evolution of the museum’s campus, from groundbreaking for our first building in 1900 to the opening of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in 2023.

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James Thurber

American, 1894-1961

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My heart has been a stick of wood since May 1927, Miss Prentice, 1938

James Thurber

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