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The Buffalo AKG offers fast-casual and full-service dining experiences at Cornelia in the Knox Building. Enjoy morning pastries with tea, coffee, or espresso drinks; stop in for fresh lunch offerings; or make reservations for our Thursday and Friday dinner service or Sunday brunch service.
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Steina: Playback

Through Monday, June 30, 2025
Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building
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Public Paint Days with Saira Siddiqui

The Buffalo AKG Public Art Initiative is partnering with Stitch Buffalo and local artist Saira Siddiqui to create a mural for Stitch Buffalo’s new building at 284 Plymouth Avenue. The public paint days invite the community to co-create a public space that reflects diverse experiences.
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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.
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Hi-Vis: Ten Years of Public Art

Check out Hi-Vis: Ten Years of Public Art—a documentary that features reflective interviews with AKG Curator of Public Art Aaron Ott and many of the artists who have worked with the Public Art Initiative over the past ten years.
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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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Cornelia

The Buffalo AKG offers fast-casual and full-service dining experiences at Cornelia in the Knox Building. Enjoy morning pastries with tea, coffee, or espresso drinks; stop in for fresh lunch offerings; or make reservations for our Thursday and Friday dinner service or Sunday brunch service.
Art
Art
Steina: Playback

Through Monday, June 30, 2025
Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building
Events
Events
Public Paint Days with Saira Siddiqui

The Buffalo AKG Public Art Initiative is partnering with Stitch Buffalo and local artist Saira Siddiqui to create a mural for Stitch Buffalo’s new building at 284 Plymouth Avenue. The public paint days invite the community to co-create a public space that reflects diverse experiences.
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
Community
Hi-Vis: Ten Years of Public Art

Check out Hi-Vis: Ten Years of Public Art—a documentary that features reflective interviews with AKG Curator of Public Art Aaron Ott and many of the artists who have worked with the Public Art Initiative over the past ten years.
Support
Support
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!
About
About
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.

Tickets
Membership

Breadcrumbs

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Diogenes

Breadcrumbs

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Diogenes

Diogenes

Greek, died ca. 323 B.C.E.

Related Artworks

Diogenes in Search of an Honest Man, 1792

William Sharp after Salvator Rosa

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