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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. 

     
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    Sound Diaries

    Join us on Friday, July 11, for an episode of Sound Diaries, where Mike Prince will perform live and also discuss his creative process.

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    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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    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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    • Plan Your Visit
    • Hours & Admission
    • Directions & Parking
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    • Accessibility
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    • Dining
    • Frequently Asked Questions

    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

    • Exhibitions
    • Collection
    • Search the Collection
    • Public Art
    • Nordic Art and Culture Initiative
    • Publications

    Made at the Museum

    Through Monday, October 20, 2025
    Seymour H. Knox Building

  • Events

    Events

    • Find an Event
    • M&T FIRST FRIDAYS
    • Thursday Night Live
    • Studio Art Classes
    • Drop-In Artmaking
    • Public Tours
    • After Hours
    • Art of Jazz
    • Lipsey Summer Jazz at the AKG

    Sound Diaries

    Join us on Friday, July 11, for an episode of Sound Diaries, where Mike Prince will perform live and also discuss his creative process.

  • Learn & Create

    Learn & Create

    • Creative Commons
    • AKGo! FREE Audio Experience
    • Blog
    • Art’scool: School Tours
    • Lesson Plans
    • Resources for Educators
    • At-Home Activities for Kids & Families
    • At-Home Art Activities for Adults

    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

    • Public Art
    • Museum Day Pass Donations
    • Community Resources and Feedback

    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

    • Membership
    • Make a Donation
    • Corporate Support
    • Annual Fundraising Events
    • Entertain at the Buffalo AKG
    • Travel with Us
    • Volunteer
    • Our Supporters

    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

    • Vision & Mission
    • Our Collections
    • Our Campus
    • Our History
    • Our Team
    • Annual Reports
    • 2016–2026 Strategic Plan
    • Building the Buffalo AKG Art Museum

    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
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LGBTQIA+

  • What Does It Mean to be a Stonewall Nation? Ari Moore's Life in Buffalo

    June 29, 2022

    In 2020, Mickey Harmon and Ari Moore completed Stonewall Nation: WNY LGBT History Mural at Q Bar on Allen Street, the historic home of LGBTQIA+ cultural life in Buffalo. We spotlight Moore's long partnership with the museum and her life as a leader in Buffalo's LGBTQIA+ community.

    A pantheon of black and white faces over top the Progress Pride Flag is painted on the side of a red brick building
  • Reflecting on Difference: GLYS Western New York and the Power of Virtual Space

    February 11, 2022

    GLYS Western New York (Growing LGBTQ+ Youth Support) is a non-profit organization providing support and programming for LGBTQ+ Youth and their families throughout Western New York. On December 19, Dawn Spears, Administrative Assistant for GLYS Western New York, and Leah Miori, a University at Buffalo graduate student and GLYS intern, gave a tour of Difference Machines: Technology and Identity in Contemporary Art at Albright-Knox Northland as part of the Sunday Insights series. Spears reflects on what that experience was like.

    Museum visitors gather in a semicircle in the exhibition space around two speakers
  • Observing Transgender Day of Remembrance

    November 20, 2021

    On the occasion of Transgender Day of Remembrance, we are sharing the words of artist and archivist Ari Moore and community health specialist Shateer "Tee" Douglas.

    A mural with paintings of different people's faces in black and white with a rainbow background
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