Buffalo AKG Art Museum

As a VENUE: Host your event…

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. From private gallery tours to campus-wide festivities, host your next event at the Buffalo AKG. Five distinctive spaces are available:

• Sculpture Terrace: designed by world-renowned architect Shohei Shigematsu of OMA, the new Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building provides stunning panoramic views of Buffalo’s Olmsted Parks. The building’s second floor, 360-degree Sculpture Terrace, is perfect for cocktail receptions and seated dinners.
  • Maximum capacity for seated dinner: 205
  • Maximum capacity for standing reception: 300

• Lyke Family Sculpture Court: The Lyke Family Sculpture Court, located in the historic Robert and Elisabeth Wilmers Building, is an elegant space full of striking neoclassical architecture, offering an inspiring setting for both cocktail receptions and seated dinners. Please note, this space is only available when not occupied by an exhibition.
  • Maximum capacity for seated dinner: 175
  • Maximum capacity for standing reception: 300

• Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Town Square: The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Town Square, located in the historic Seymour H. Knox Building, is a unique space perfect for cocktail receptions, seated dinners, and dancing. Guests will enjoy themselves amid Common Sky, a monumental artwork of glass and mirrors designed by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann of Studio Other Spaces.
  • Maximum capacity for seated dinner: 300
  • Maximum capacity for standing reception: 475

• Cornelia: The AKG’s restaurant, Cornelia, located in the historic Seymour H. Knox Building, provides an intimate gathering place for both seated luncheons and dinners, as well as cocktail receptions and overlooks the Firelei Báez’s site-specific installation, Chorus of the Deep (something ephemeral and beautifully whole, when seen from the edge of one’s vision, too full when taken head on), 2023—a thirty-foot-long abstract glass mosaic—adorns this warm, contemporary space.
  • Maximum capacity for seated dinner: 40
  • Maximum capacity for standing reception: 65

• Stanford and Judith Lipsey Auditorium: The Lipsey Auditorium, located in the historic Seymour H. Knox Building, provides a serene setting for lectures, presentations, panel discussions, screenings, and performances. Beautiful floor-to-ceiling windows fill the space with natural light and offer remarkable views of the AKG campus and surrounding Olmsted Parks.
  • Maximum capacity for seated event: 340

Support Buffalo AKG Art Museum… by simply booking your next special occasion here:

https://buffaloakg.org/facility-rental-entertain-buffalo-akg

As a SHOP: Discover unique gifts…

The Shop offers a wide variety of: * books * home decor * stationery * prints * exhibition merchandise * local artisans * one-of-a-kind jewelry, and * children’s items. In addition, we offer personalized shopping assistance if needed.

• To purchase archival prints from the Buffalo AKG, please visit our partners at 1000Museums.

https://buffaloakg.org/visit/shop

As an EATERY: Food for thought…

Cornelia: The Buffalo AKG offers fast-casual and full-service dining experiences at Cornelia in the Knox Building. The menu at Cornelia places an artful spin on classic dishes. Enjoy morning pastries with tea, coffee, or espresso drinks; stop in for fresh lunch offerings; or make reservations for Friday night or Sunday brunch service.

Sculpture Bar: Take a break during your museum journey to enjoy refreshments at Sculpture Bar on Floor 2 of the Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building. This coffee and wine bar offers a spectacular view of the campus, espresso drinks, snacks, small plates, beer, and wine.

Catering: We offer a fully customizable à la carte menu including mezze, fruit and charcuterie displays, desserts, cakes, and custom course menus. Take Your Catering to Go! Celebrate birthdays, reunions, nights out with friends, book clubs, rehearsal dinners, baby showers, and more.

Support Buffalo AKG Art Museum… by simply dining here:

https://buffaloakg.org/visit/dining

Become a DONOR: Show that you care…

Membership 

Buffalo AKG members help to create meaningful experiences with art for everyone. In turn, members become part of an essential community supporters, with exclusive opportunities to access the museum and build deeper connections with the artworks in the collection.

Membership at specified levels are offered: * Individual Student * Individual Senior * Individual * Dual Senior * Dual * Dual Plus Senior * Dual Plus * Associate * Cintributor, and * Contemporary.

Donor Circles: The Donor Circles are a social and cultural gateway to the Buffalo AKG, connecting your philanthropic support with unique experiences. Whether you are a long-time art lover or new to the art world, a Donor Circles membership will deepen your relationship with the Buffalo AKG and Buffalo’s arts community:  * Clyfford Still Circle * Andy Warhol Circle * Jackson Pollock Circle * Georgia O’Keeffe Circle * Marisol Circle, and * Henri Matisse Circle.

Corporate Membership: We invite your company to join our corporate membership program in support of the Buffalo AKG’s world-class exhibitions and public programs. Demonstrate your commitment to the arts, education, and innovation, and treat your executives, clients, customers, and employees with benefits including transferable membership cards and special event invitations.

Donation

Building the Future of Buffalo’s Art: For more than 150 years, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum has been devoted to collecting and sharing the art of our time. As home to many of the world’s greatest treasures of modern and contemporary art, it is a tremendous source of pride for the Buffalo Niagara region. As an invaluable resource for the area and a beacon of national and international importance in the art world, the Buffalo AKG has attained this status only through the forethought of some of our most farsighted supporters.

Give to our Annual Fund: Your support is crucial; every donation, large or small, helps to support the mission of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and provide inspiring encounters with art to all across our community. Honor your own unique connection to the museum with a gift to our annual fund, and help to sustain this institution for the enjoyment of all, both now and in the future. Your gift in any amount is fully tax-deductible and will be put to immediate use.

• Donations at specified amounts are designated or you may customize your gifts. You may donate on behalf of a business, organization, or in memory, honor, or tribute to a special person or occasion. Recurring gifts are greatly appreciated. Employer matched gifts are welcomed.

Planned Giving: Planned giving is for everyone, regardless of means or age; the ways to give are as numerous and creative as those who choose to employ them. A gift can be as simple as including the museum in your will or naming it as the beneficiary of an IRA, or as intricately crafted as a trust. In addition to providing crucial support to sustain the Buffalo AKG as a cutting-edge institution, each gift type provides distinct benefits to the donor, including tax advantages and even income during your lifetime. Planned Giving Options include:

• Bequests: By including the Buffalo AKG in your will through a charitable bequest, you can ensure your role in making the museum a dynamic, vibrant resource for generations to come, all without impacting the assets available to you during your lifetime.
• Retirement Plans of Accounts: The culmination of a lifetime of saving, retirement assets can be especially vulnerable to taxation when inherited by someone other than your spouse. By leaving them to the museum, these assets can instead further your philanthropic goals.
• Charitable Remainder Trusts: Ideal for gifts of highly appreciated stock, a Charitable Remainder Trust provides you with income during your lifetime and immediate income tax deduction for part of the gift’s value. With your passing, the remainder of the gift is transferred to the museum to sustain its mission and vitality well into the future.
• Charitable Lead Trusts: Ideal for assets which will likely increase in value, a Charitable Lead Trust allows you to support the museum with a guaranteed income stream for a period of time, while keeping wealth within your family. When the trust ends, the assets are distributed according to your wishes.
• IRA Charitable Rollover Gifts: Are you at least 70 1/2 years old, or approaching that milestone? Do you have a traditional IRA? Do you believe in the power of art to transform communities? At age 70 1/2, you must begin taking an annual minimum distribution. This distribution becomes taxable income for you—whether or not you need the additional income. Making a gift to a qualified charity like the Buffalo AKG enables you to reduce your taxable income while also supporting the museum’s mission to inspire people with great art.
• John J. Albright Society: The John J. Albright Society—named for one of the museum’s most forward-thinking benefactors—recognizes donors who demonstrate John J. Albright’s confidence in the museum’s future by making a planned gift. In 1900, Albright offered to fund the construction of a permanent building for The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and insisted on the development of a maintenance fund, to which he contributed $10,000 a year. The gift of the museum building was huge; the recognition of the necessity for a maintenance fund was crucial. This kind of thinking provided the keen fiscal stewardship that has remained with the museum and keeps it strong today. If you have made or are considering a planned gift to the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, please contact our Membership Office to be sure you receive the benefits of The John J. Albright Society.

Corporate Support: The Buffalo AKG Art Museum offers unique partnerships between business leaders, their employees, and the arts. While providing vital support to exhibitions, events, and community programming, Corporate Supporters enjoy an array of benefits, including unique hospitality opportunities and exposure to a wide range of audiences. Interested in a custom proposal? Please contact our Manager of Philanthropy,

• Corporate Sponsorship: The Buffalo AKG offers a wide range of sponsorship opportunities that provide significant exposure and community engagement. We look forward to collaborating with you to develop a tailored program that meets your individual business objectives.
• Annual Fundraising Events: One of the most visible and rewarding ways you can support the Buffalo AKG is to sponsor our annual fundraising events.
• Gala: A festive evening to celebrate the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.

Volunteer: Volunteers contribute their time and skills to the museum’s mission through their welcoming presence in a variety of capacities on the museum’s campus and in the community.

Support Buffalo AKG Art Museum… by simply joining, giving, and volunteering here:

https://www.albrightknox.org/support