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.
Through Monday, June 30, 2025Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building
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.
Friday, January 6, 2017
4 pm EST
This one-hour tour led by an Albright-Knox–trained docent encourages participants to “read” four works of art from their own perspectives.
Friday, March 3, 2017
5 pm - 7 pm EST
Artists of all ages are invited to participate in a free artmaking activity inspired by works on view in the museum.
Friday, February 3, 2017
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm EST
This M&T FIRST FRIDAYS Studio Art Class for Adults will focus on drawing with ink.
1 pm - 3 pm EST
Join us each month for a different focus, including topics such as still life, drawing, pastels, and painting with acrylics.
Join us each month for a different topic: still life, drawing, pastels, and painting with acrylics.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
5:30 pm - 8 pm EST
Join us for a holiday reception at the Albright-Knox.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
5:30 pm - 8 pm EDT
Show off your knowledge of Buffalo, the Albright-Knox, and modern and contemporary art. Prizes will be awarded!
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the special exhibition Menagerie: Animals on View.
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Join the team behind the Albright-Knox's Public Art Initiative to learn about this groundbreaking program, including stories about completed projects and a sneak peek into what Western New Yorkers can look forward to seeing this summer.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Join the team behind the Albright-Knox's Public Art Initiative for a sneak peek into what Western New Yorkers can look forward to seeing this summer.
7:30 pm - 8 pm EST
Join Albright-Knox Curatorial Assistant Jasmine Magaña for a discussion of the exhibition Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One: Humor and Satire from the Collection.
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