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    Author Talk & Book Signing

    Join us for an Author Talk & Book Signing with Thomas Schlesser, recently named France's Author of the Year, and author of Mona's Eyes (2025), on Monday, September 22, from 5 to 6 pm in the Wilson Town Square. 

     

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    Submit to Art Alive!

    Submit to the 29th annual Art Alive! This contest invites participants to create living representations of famous works of art at the AKG for great prizes. 

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    Public Art Initiative

    The Public Art Initiative was proud to collaborate with Kissing Bridge All Seasons Resort and renowned artist Mark Paul Deren, also known as MADSTEEZ, on two large-scale murals. ://GROW!NG_BUFFALO and ://_K!SS!NG_WEENaflow are now on view. 

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    Members' Preview Week

    Buffalo AKG members receive an array of benefits throughout the run of One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama, including advance access from Friday, September 26, through Monday, September 29. Reserve your timed-entry tickets now!

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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
    • Codes of Conduct
    • Group Experiences
    • Accessibility
    • Shop
    • Dining
    • Frequently Asked Questions

    Happy Hours

    Join us for Happy Hours at Cornelia on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays!

     
  • Art

    Art

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

    Northern Lights

    Through January 12, 2026
    Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

  • Events

    Events

    • Find an Event
    • M&T FIRST FRIDAYS
    • Book Your Birthday Party
    • Book the Art Truck
    • Public Tours
    • After Hours

    Author Talk & Book Signing

    Join us for an Author Talk & Book Signing with Thomas Schlesser, recently named France's Author of the Year, and author of Mona's Eyes (2025), on Monday, September 22, from 5 to 6 pm in the Wilson Town Square. 

     

  • Learn & Create

    Learn & Create

    • Studio Art Classes
    • Creative Commons
    • Blog
    • Free Digital Guide
    • Art’scool: School Tours
    • Lesson Plans
    • Resources for Educators

    Submit to Art Alive!

    Submit to the 29th annual Art Alive! This contest invites participants to create living representations of famous works of art at the AKG for great prizes. 

  • Community

    Community

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

    Public Art Initiative

    The Public Art Initiative was proud to collaborate with Kissing Bridge All Seasons Resort and renowned artist Mark Paul Deren, also known as MADSTEEZ, on two large-scale murals. ://GROW!NG_BUFFALO and ://_K!SS!NG_WEENaflow are now on view. 

  • Support

    Support

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

    Members' Preview Week

    Buffalo AKG members receive an array of benefits throughout the run of One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama, including advance access from Friday, September 26, through Monday, September 29. Reserve your timed-entry tickets now!

  • 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.

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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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