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    Join us on Saturday, August 16, from 10 am to 4 pm in the Wilson Town Square for a Sip & Shop event where local vendors will gather under Common Sky with their handmade jewelry, home decor, and more!

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    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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    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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    • Plan Your Visit
    • Hours & Admission
    • Directions & Parking
    • Codes of Conduct
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    • 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

    Summer Sip & Shop

    Join us on Saturday, August 16, from 10 am to 4 pm in the Wilson Town Square for a Sip & Shop event where local vendors will gather under Common Sky with their handmade jewelry, home decor, and more!

  • 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

    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.

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Lucas Samaras

  • Throwback Thursday: Mirrored Room by Lucas Samaras

    December 21, 2017

    On December 15, 1966, the Albright-Knox hosted a Members’ Preview of the newly acquired Mirrored Room with artist Lucas Samaras in attendance. 

    Visitors in Lucas Samaras's Mirrored Room, 1966, on December 15, 1966
  • Exhibition Spotlight—Perception in Out of Sight! Art of the Senses

    December 19, 2017

    While sight may be the sense we’re most familiar with relying on in a museum, some works in Out of Sight! Art of the Senses compel us to rethink what it means to see art. 

    Installation view of Robert Therrien’s No title (folding table and chairs, beige), 2006
  • Celebrating the Mirrored Room's 50th Anniversary

    December 15, 2016

    Lucas Samaras visited the Albright-Knox on December 15, 1966, for the Members’ Preview of the newly acquired Room No. 2 (popularly known as the Mirrored Room), 1966.

    Lucas Samaras in his Room No. 2 in 1966. (Image courtesy of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Archives)
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