Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Buffalo AKG Art Museum
	Museum expansion, 2023
	Interactive fullscreen map
Former names	Albright–Knox Art Gallery (1962–2022?); Albright Art Gallery (1905–1962)
Established	May 31, 1905
Location	1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°55′57″N 78°52′32″W / 42.93245°N 78.87563°W
Type	Art museum
Director	Janne Sirén
Architect	Augustus Saint Gaudens, Edward Brodhead Green
Nearest parking	Underground
Website	www.buffaloakg.org
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Designated	May 27, 1971
Reference no.	71000538

The Buffalo AKG Art Museum, formerly known as the Albright–Knox Art Gallery, is an art museum in Buffalo, New York, United States, in Delaware Park. The museum was expanded beginning in 2021, and re-opened in June 2023.^[2]

The museum is a major showplace for modern art and contemporary art. It is directly opposite Buffalo State University and the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

It is named after three major donors, John J. Albright,^[3] Seymour H. Knox II, and Jeffrey Gundlach.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historical Places - New York (NY), Erie County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-02-24.
^ "Building the Buffalo AKG Art Museum". Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
^ Cite error: The named reference Albright was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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[nrhp-1] "National Register of Historical Places - New York (NY), Erie County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-02-24.

[AKG-About-Building-2] "Building the Buffalo AKG Art Museum". Buffalo AKG Art Museum. Retrieved 2023-06-16.

[Albright-3] Cite error: The named reference Albright was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Pogrebin-4] Cite error: The named reference Pogrebin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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