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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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. Purchase Tickets
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.
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.
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!
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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Friday, August 16, 2019
7:15 pm EDT
On the occasion of the opening of Anthony McCall: Dark Rooms, Solid Light, the artist will give a presentation about the exhibition and discuss his work with Chief Curator Cathleen Chaffee and Curator of Public Art Aaron Ott.
Sunday, July 21, 2019
2 pm EDT
The Buffalo News Summer Jazz Series takes place on the museum’s Delaware Stairs overlooking Hoyt Lake. This third concert in the 2019 season features the Greg Millar Quintet re-creating the classic album Bags Meets Wes.
Sunday, August 4, 2019
The Buffalo News Summer Jazz Series takes place on the museum’s Delaware Stairs overlooking Hoyt Lake. This last concert in the 2019 season features the Don Menza Septet.
Sunday, July 28, 2019
The Buffalo News Summer Jazz Series takes place on the museum’s Delaware Stairs overlooking Hoyt Lake. This fourth concert in the 2019 season features the Nancy Kelly Quintet featuring Bobby Militello.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
The Buffalo News Summer Jazz Series takes place on the museum’s Delaware Stairs overlooking Hoyt Lake. This second concert in the 2019 season features Don Rice and The Bobby Jones Trio.
Sunday, July 7, 2019
The Buffalo News Summer Jazz Series takes place on the museum’s Delaware Stairs overlooking Hoyt Lake. This first concert in the 2019 season features the Brendan Lanighan Sextet, dedicated to creating memorable and inclusive jazz concerts for all ages.
Friday, September 6, 2019
7:30 pm EDT
Join us for Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Arts Center’s 16th Animation Fest!
Friday, August 2, 2019
Join the Albright-Knox for a free screening of West Side Story (1961), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1962.
Friday, July 5, 2019
Join us for a free performance by the Buffalo Afrobeat Orchestra, a diverse 16-piece ensemble composed of members from many other area bands.
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Join the Albright-Knox and the Pride Center of Western New York for an outdoor screening of Paris Is Burning (1991). Before the screening, hear from Buffalo’s LGBTQ community to learn more about local queer history in the context of this film.
4 pm - 5:30 pm EDT
Come and explore our mobile ArtCart with interactive art activities for kids and families and learn about artworks in the Albright-Knox's collection.
6 pm - 6:30 pm EDT
Join us for a discussion of works in the Albright-Knox's collection on view in the 1962 Building.
7 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Friday, May 3, 2019
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT
Welcome spring with Urban Roots Community Garden Center! Participants will make seed bombs to throw in their gardens, abandoned lots, or anywhere they'd like to see flowers.
Saturday, April 13, 2019
10 am - 12 pm EDT
On Saturday, April 13, from 10 am to 12 pm, the community is invited to share their thoughts about the museum's new Indoor Town Square concept with staff members who will be on hand to receive feedback and answer any questions.
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
Please join us in welcoming students from the Crowden School of Berkley, California, with a mid-afternoon concert in the museum's Sculpture Court.
