The Buffalo AKG Art Museum's $230m transformation privileges its public and permanent collection
A decades-long process resulted in an ambitious reorientation of the museum’s campus around people and art
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A decades-long process resulted in an ambitious reorientation of the museum’s campus around people and art
OMA has shared photos of the newly-reopened Buffalo AKG ARt Museum (formerly the Albright-Knox Gallery) following a special ribbon-cutting ceremony that was held on June 12 in Buffalo, New York. The culmination of more than three years of construction yielded the renovation of two...
Janne Sirén is the director of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, a 161-year-old institution with one of the most important collections of American Abstract Expressionism. He was named director in 2013 and guided the organization through a major building project in which the concept of partnership was the cornerstone of the process. Sirén joined Guggenheim President Emeritus Jennifer Stockman and Rail Consulting Editor Joachim Pissarro for a conversation about the history of the Buffalo AKG, the fascinating career path Sirén created to arrive where he is, and the visionary work t...