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Founded in 1862, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum (formerly the Albright-Knox Art Gallery) is the sixth-oldest public art institution in the United States. For more than 160 years, the Buffalo AKG has collected, conserved, and exhibited the art of its time, often working directly with living artists. This tradition has given rise to one of the world’s most extraordinary collections of modern and contemporary art.

06/01/2026

Devo, along with with Soul Coughing and Shilpa Ray, will be Rockin' at the AKG. Keep track of all the concerts coming to Western New York: https://www.wgrz.com/article/entertainment/music/artists-concerts-western-new-york-buffalo-2026/71-558bbc71-2260-4529-80e3-0fb999c2ac72?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WGRZ_-_Channel_2,_Buffalo

05/30/2026

ONE WEEK AWAY—Rockin' at the AKG with DEVO, Soul Coughing, and Shilpa Ray, June 6!
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE → buffaloakg.org/rockin
Join us on the Great Lawn on June 6 and get ready to whip your summer into shape! Rockin’ returns with the genre-defying sound of art-rock pioneers DEVO with Soul Coughing and Shilpa Ray.
Rockin’ wouldn’t be possible without YOU! Together, we’re creating vibrant, accessible, and transformative artistic experiences that rock far beyond the concert.

05/29/2026

Join us for M&T FIRST FRIDAY next week on June 5 and celebrate Pride! 🌈 From 10 am to 9 pm, enjoy Pay-What-You-Wish admission and music by DJ Brei, participate in Drag Bingo with Vanna Deux, join visual artist Soda Haley for a Community Insights tour through "Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way," a performance by Amherst Rock Concert Orchestra, and more. The exhibition "Off the Clock: A Buffalo AKG Staff Art Show" also opens in the M&T Bank Gallery!
Learn more → buffaloakg.org/mandtfirstfridays
[A drag performance taking place in the Wilson Town Square. 📷 Jeff Mace]

05/25/2026

The Buffalo AKG is closed today, Monday, May 25, in recognition of Memorial Day. Today, as every day, we thank and honor those who lost their lives in service to our country. [📷 Jason O'Rear]

05/22/2026

MARISOL: Today, May 22, we are celebrating Marisol's 96th birthday. After her death in 2016, Marisol left her estate to the Buffalo AKG in recognition of her long relationship with the museum. Learn more → buffaloakg.org/marisol
Buffalo AKG Archivist Gabrielle Carlo found this poster in the pages of one of Marisol’s notebooks from 1980–81. The notebook was in the file cabinets of her office that also contained her library and other files (photographs, files, various objects on her desk and in the drawers). We don’t know who the cat is, but she may have sketched it for her cat sculptures. We loved it so much that we turned it into a t-shirt and tote bag, available now in the Shop!
[Design: Noah Marlowe; Photo: Jeff Mace]

05/18/2026

EXTENDED due to popular demand!—"One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama" has been extended through July 6, 2026. You've seen the amazing photos, now book tickets to experience the exhibition!
Book tickets → buffaloakg.org/kusama
[📷 Nina Grenga]

05/14/2026

"May we honor the lessons of love that can be found in the lives of the ten ancestors we gained on that day, and in the generations of ancestors before them."–Tiffany Gaines
We join our community in celebrating the lives of the ten individuals who were slain on May 14, 2022.
Click the link in our bio to view artworks from the 2024 exhibition "Before and After Again," read the digital exhibition guide, and listen to the audio journey featuring the Buffalo-based artists and cultural producers Julia Bottoms, Tiffany Gaines, and Jillian Hanesworth as they respond directly to the tragedy.
Julia Bottoms (American, born 1988). "My Brother To Embrace," 2023. Oil on canvas. 64 x 48 1/4 inches (162.6 x 122.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist.

05/12/2026

SAVE THE DATE: Join us May 18 at 6 pm for After Hours: Curators in Conversation, featuring Andrea Alvarez, PhD, Curator at the Buffalo AKG, and Claudia Zapata, PhD, Associate Curator of Latino Art at The Blanton Museum of Art, in conversation around the artists, trends, and politics that shape contemporary Latinx art. Enjoy complimentary beverages, light snacks, and conversation, and explore the museum in new ways.
Prominent in the exhibition "Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way," currently on view, are the deep complexities of Latinx Art—a field born out of the necessity to platform artists of the diaspora. As Latinx artistry continues to flourish and evolve, so does the advocacy and scholarship of those seeking greater representation in the contemporary art world.
Learn more and register → buffaloakg.org/afterhours
[Installation view of "Let Us Gather in a Flourishing Way." 📷 Jeff Mace]

05/10/2026

Happy Mother's Day from the Buffalo AKG! 🤍
[Raol Dufy (French, 1877–1953). “Flowers,” 1953. Lithograph on Arches paper.
Edition 133/400. 26 1/2 x 30 1/4 inches (67.3 x 76.8 cm). Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Gift of ACG Trust, 1970 (P1970:1.23). © Estate of Raoul Dufy / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.]

05/07/2026

OPENING SOON: The museum shines because of the work of the 183 staff that contribute to all facets of our operations. To celebrate their dedication and to spotlight their work—as artists—the Buffalo AKG is proud to present "Off the Clock: A Buffalo AKG Staff Art Show," an exhibition of works made by staff. The wide range of media and artistic styles represented mirrors the diverse interests of the staff themselves and their own unique pathways that brought them here.
"Off the Clock: A Buffalo AKG Staff Art Show" opens on Friday, June 5, and will be on view through Sunday, August 2, 2026, in the M&T Bank Gallery located in the Knox Building. Admission to the Knox Building is always free! Learn more at buffaloakg.org/exhibitions

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1285 Elmwood Avenue
Buffalo, NY
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