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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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    Steina: Playback

    Through Monday, June 30, 2025
    Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building

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    • M&T FIRST FRIDAYS
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    Rockin' 2025

    Join us on Saturday, June 14, for a celebration of music, community, and our neighbors to the North, featuring The Beaches with special guests The Trews and Menno Versteeg of Hollerado. 

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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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    • 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

    Steina: Playback

    Through Monday, June 30, 2025
    Jeffrey E. Gundlach 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

    Rockin' 2025

    Join us on Saturday, June 14, for a celebration of music, community, and our neighbors to the North, featuring The Beaches with special guests The Trews and Menno Versteeg of Hollerado. 

  • 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
    • Art Truck
    • 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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Shantell Martin

  • #5WomenArtists: Bottoms, Casañas, Reiss, Martin, and O'Leary Soudant

    March 21, 2018

    Five of the projects undertaken as part of our AK Public Art Initiative in the past year have featured works by women artists. We highlight five of them here.

    Julia Bottoms working on a portrait of Arthur O. Eve for The Freedom Wall
  • AK Public Art Spotlight: Shantell Martin’s Dance Everyday

    June 12, 2017

    Titled Dance Everyday, Shantell Martin’s recently completed mural at 537 East Delavan is a distinctively playful black-and-white composition filled with her identity, capturing a spirit soaked in optimism.

    Shantell Martin in front of her mural, Dance Everyday, 2017, at 537 East Delavan Avenue
  • Your AK: Shantell Martin's Someday We Can

    April 5, 2017

    Shantell Martin's exhibition Someday We Can has transformed our Sculpture Court, and you've been documenting every inch of it on Instagram.

    Silhouette of a person looking at Shantell Martin's mural
  • Exhibition Spotlight—Shantell Martin: Someday We Can

    April 3, 2017

    Shantell Martin’s mantra is “Draw on Everything,” which she does with aplomb. Learn more about her unique artistic method on the occasion of her current exhibition Shantell Martin: Someday We Can.

    Shantell Martin in front of her mural in the Albright-Knox's Sculpture Court
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