Group of Adults, College Students, and Community Youth

We offer group experiences for various audiences at the Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Groups of adults, college students, and community youth between ten and sixty people are invited to schedule a self-guided visit or docent-guided tour of the collection and/or our special exhibitions.

Group visits or tours may be scheduled during museum operating hours:

Thursdays and Fridays, 10 am–6 pm
Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays, 10 am–3 pm

Tours are offered year-round.

Group Admission

Prices include museum admission and full access to our galleries:

Chaperone and caregiver discounts apply for adults providing mandatory supervision or for adults accompanying visitors with disabilities. Please inquire on the Request Form below.

  • Self-guided Group Visits

    • Adults, $20
    • Seniors (Ages 62+), $18
    • College Students, $18
    • Youth (Ages 6–18), $8
    • Children (Ages 5 and under), FREE
    • Members, FREE 

  • Guided Tours

    • Adults, $26
    • Seniors (Ages 62+), $24
    • College Students, $24
    • Youth (Ages 6–18), $14
    • Children (Ages 5 and under), $4
    • Members, FREE

NEW! Tour & Art Activity

Add artmaking to your tour experience and take home a beautiful reminder of your visit to the museum! Following a 60-minute guided tour, you’ll spend 45 minutes in a studio exploring the art of printmaking with guidance from a museum art instructor. Using an accessible and intuitive process, make your own designs based on special exhibitions, the permanent collection, or personal experience.

This option is offered on the following Thursdays with tours starting promptly at 10 am: October 24, November 7, November 21, December 5, and December 19. Adults are $45 and Youth are $25. Studio capacity is limited to 20 participants.

 

Choose Your Tour

Each guided tour is a conversation, rather than a lecture, and is led by enthusiastic museum docents who are educated on the extraordinary permanent collections and special exhibitions. Expect to encounter surprising new connections between you and the art and artists of our time.

Collection Highlights

The Buffalo AKG Art Museum has nearly 8,000 objects in its collection. Tour a selection of highlights and learn about the museum's 150-year tradition of collecting, conserving, and exhibiting the art of its time.

This tour is sixty minutes and focuses on works from the mid-eighteenth century to movements found in the mid-twentieth century located in the Wilmers Building galleries.

Abstract expressionist painting that's base color is black with a splatter paint style strokes of shades of red, yellow, blue, and white.

Special Exhibitions

Tour one of the museum's special exhibitions on view in the Gundlach Building during your visit.

This tour is sixty minutes, and unless a specific request is made, the scheduled docent(s) chooses which exhibition(s) to tour.

Black background with abstract strokes of yellow and touches of white

Collection and Special Exhibition Combination

The best of both worlds: Tour a selection of highlights from the collection, as well as the special exhibitions on view during your visit.

This is a ninety-minute tour option that covers select collection works in the Wilmers Building galleries and the special exhibition featured in the Gundlach Building.

Five panels painted in an abstract style with organic shapes in shades of red, green, blue, yellow

Schedule Your Visit

Requests for guided tours are required at least one month ahead of your desired tour date. Space is limited; we encourage you to request your dates as early as possible.

To schedule your upcoming self-guided group visit or tour, please fill out the Group Tour Request Form*. If you have questions, please contact Visitor Experience & Group Tours Manager Megan Woloszyn at 716.270.8336 or mwoloszyn@buffaloakg.org. Communication by email is preferred and will facilitate a timely response.

*Please note that submitting this form is only a request. You will receive an email to confirm your reservation.

Preparing for Your Group’s Arrival

Please review our Code of Conduct, Group Tour Guidelines and Group Tour Terms of Agreement prior to scheduling and your arrival. By agreeing to these policies, you will help us create a safe and enjoyable visit for all.

 

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