In collaboration with Just Buffalo Literary Center, the AKG is offering sixty-minute, docent-led public tours based on themes from the acclaimed BABEL author talk series and the related books.
Through September 6, 2026Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building
Get ready to whip your summer into shape! On June 6, 2026, Rockin’ returns with the genre-defying sound of art-rock pioneers DEVO. Tickets are on sale now!
Check out our ongoing Adult, Clay, and Kids' Classes! Students of all levels of experience are invited to get creative at the Buffalo AKG.
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum provides an unparalleled setting for your special event. With one of the foremost collections of modern and contemporary art in the world, the museum offers exclusive opportunities for you and your guests.
Membership prices are increasing in July 2026, and now is your chance to renew and save! “Lock in” your membership at the current rate by renewing or upgrading for two full years before prices increase!
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, June 7, 2019
7 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Join us for a discussion of Oriol Vilanova: Anything, Everything with Assistant Curator Tina Rivers Ryan.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
10 am - 5 pm EST
Explore the museum and discover different types of artworks through close looking. Bring your completed scavenger hunt to Guest Services for a prize!
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Friday, February 22, 2019
Sunday, March 24, 2019
2:30 pm EDT
Buffalo Bills player Thurman Thomas will explore Humble and Human: An Exhibition in Honor of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. and discuss his relationship with Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. and the greater Buffalo community. This event has been rescheduled from March 17 to March 24.
Friday, March 1, 2019
6 pm - 6:30 pm EST
Join us for a discussion of Humble and Human, an exhibition of Impressionist and post-Impressionist treasures from the collections of the Albright-Knox and the Detroit Institute of Arts in celebration of Ralph C. Wilson, Jr.
7 pm - 7:30 pm EST
Friday, May 3, 2019
6 pm - 6:30 pm EDT
Sunday, April 7, 2019
2:30 pm - 3 pm EDT
Join Htein Lin for a discussion of his practice and his exhibition Htein Lin: A Show of Hands, for which the artist and pro-democracy activist has cast the hands of hundreds of former political prisoners, offering these individuals an opportunity to process the past by sharing their stories with others.
Friday, April 5, 2019
Join Director of Education and Community Engagement Jennifer Foley for a discussion of Htein Lin: A Show of Hands, for which the artist and pro-democracy activist Htein Lin has cast the hands of hundreds of former political prisoners.
Sunday, November 18, 2018
2:30 pm - 3 pm EST
2018 Future Curator Desanay Nalls will explore We the People: New Art from the Collection and discuss her artistic practice and her experience working with Mark Bradford on Five Buffalos, a mural for the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts.
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Join Albright-Knox Board Member Seymour H. Knox IV on a tour as he touches on the history of the Knox family’s relationship to the museum. Knox will highlight how various members of his family have helped to shape the museum and its relationship to the greater Buffalo community.
Saturday, November 10, 2018
11:30 am EST
Join artist Subodh Gupta for a discussion of his practice and work, including This is not a fountain, 2011–13, featured in the exhibition We the People: New Art from the Collection.
