The Army P-39 Airacobra Show (November 18–December 8, 1942) dramatized one of Buffalo’s major contributions to the war effort.

Several artists in the collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section (MFAA) of the United States Armed Forces.

In May 1942, the Albright-Knox was the first U.S. museum to adopt a special wartime schedule.

Several past Albright Art Gallery employees served as Monuments Men during World War II.

Monuments Men traces the activities of members of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section of the Allied Forces as they located, protected, and returned artworks confiscated by the Nazis during World War II.

We’ve dug up some photos of the famous horror film actor Vincent Price visiting the Albright-Knox on October 18, 1963.

Four for the Fourth was a dynamic program in which four artists—Diane Bertolo, Joan Jonas, Hannah Wilke, and Jackie Winsor—created work in the presence of and with the assistance of the public on the museum’s grounds.

Selected materials from the opening of the BFAA in 1862 and from early Albright Art Gallery exhibitions can be seen on our Flickr page.

The 1962 addition to the Albright Art Gallery was designed by Gordon Bunshaft, one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. Standing in quiet contrast to the museum’s Greek Revivalist 1905 Building, Bunshaft’s modernist addition was unquestionably new and turned quite a few heads at the time of its completion.

Through the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Albright-Knox Art Gallery has begun a two-year project that will make information about the museum’s Collection more accessible to staff, visitors, and researchers. 

The Albright-Knox enjoys a long and distinguished tradition of collecting photography and photo-based artworks.