Building the Buffalo AKG Art Museum: Project History
The Albright-Knox Art Gallery Future/Forward Strategic Plan by Snøhetta & Brightspot lays the groundwork for a future campus expansion project
Dr. Janne Sirén with Clyfford Still’s October 1950, 1950. Photograph by Tom Loonan.
The Directorship of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery passes to the eleventh director, Janne Sirén
AK Members Meetings introduce the idea of a campus expansion
A motion is unanimously approved by the AK Board of Directors to endorse the vision for AK360
AK360 Capital Campaign Chairman Robert G. Wilmers. Photograph by Tom Loonan.
Robert G. Wilmers becomes chairman of the AK360 Capital Campaign
OMA Principal and Design Architect Shohei Shigematsu. Photograph by Tom Loonan.
OMA/Shohei Shigematsu is announced as the AK360 architectural partner
Jeffrey Gundlach. Image courtesy of DoubleLine Capital LP.
Jeffrey Gundlach ignites the AK360 Campaign with the promise of a $42.5 million matching gift to leverage the support of individuals, foundations, and government agencies over the course of twelve weeks
AK360 Public Meeting at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on November 1, 2016. Photograph by Tom Loonan.
The second round of AK360 public meetings in which members of the public share their hopes for the future of the Albright-Knox with Shohei Shigematsu/OMA takes place
Jeffery Gundlach announces a second matching challenge up to $10 million for 2018
Sketch of the campus of the new Buffalo AKG Art Museum
The Albright-Knox Board of Directors approves expansion schematic design and building footprint, including 30,000 square feet of new gallery space and a reimagined education wing
Common sky, 2019, by Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann of Studio Other Spaces. © Studio Other Spaces
Albright-Knox announces plans for breaking ground on expansion; activities during construction; and design updates, including a work of art to cover the museum's new Indoor Town Square proposed by artist Olafur Eliasson and architect Sebastian Behmann of Studio Other Spaces
Breaking ground for the future Buffalo AKG Art Museum on November 22, 2019. Photograph by Joe Cascio.
Albright-Knox leaders and elected officials break ground on the project and construction begins
Construction on the museum's Elmwood Avenue campus, August 13, 2020. Photograph by Tom Loonan.
Gilbane Building Company performs mass excavation for the new Gundlach Building and underground parking
Completed steel frame of the new Jeffrey E. Gundlach Building, July 7, 2021. Photograph by Joe Cascio.
Gilbane Building Company finishes the steel frame of the new Gundlach Building
The Buffalo AKG Art Museum is scheduled to open in the first half of 2023.
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About the Project
The project will more than double the number of artworks the museum can display at any given time, including adding state-of-the-art space for presenting special exhibitions.
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Project Partners
Learn more about our architectural partner, OMA, and the project's construction manager, Gilbane.
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Project Schedule
Gilbane Building Company has completed the steel frame of the new Gundlach Building and is now focusing on enclosures and interior work.
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