Buffalo Remakes its Museum in its Own Image (AKG art museum expansion opens soon)
Buffalo Remakes its Museum in its Own Image
With a renowned collection of modern and contemporary art, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum has taken local concerns to heart in a $230 million transformation. The New York Times By Hilarie M. Sheets April 27, 2023 Quote:
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The original neoclassical Albright building was completed in 1905 by local Buffalo firm Green & Wicks, known for many buildings across Buffalo and other cities. It's been said that 20,000 tons of marble was used in its construction. The Knox addition by SOM's Gordon Bunshaft was completed in 1962 and now the Gundlach addition by Shohei Shigematsu of OMA in 2023. The gallery has an impressive collection: Monet, van Gogh, Picasso, Renoir, Paul Gauguin, Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Georgia O'Keeffe, Salvador Dalí, etc. ArchDaily has a gallery of 15 photos showing renderings of the Buffalo AKG museum expansion https://www.archdaily.com/993001/oma...may-2023-image here's the Google streetview, across from recently renamed Buffalo State University and the Burchfield Penney Art Center https://goo.gl/maps/3eFPubvqzzaBpDq79 I'm looking forward to visiting the museum in the summer :tup: |
Very exciting news...will try to pay a visit.
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Renderings, for anyone that didn't read my block of text: https://www.archdaily.com/993001/oma...may-2023-image |
Very nice looking! If I’m ever in Buffalo will have to pay it a visit.
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Everything I hear about Buffalo makes me want to visit it more and more!
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In 1900 it was the 8th largest city in America and larger than both Toronto and Montreal proper. It was talked about with similar fondness to New Orleans and San Francisco in its gilded age. Hard to imagine that happening for most now! It's really appreciating its impressive late 19th-early 20th to mid-20th century bones/institutions/assets and trying to show outsiders what makes it unique for a small American 1.1M Metro with less than 300k in the city limits. Olmsted parks and parkways ✓ Theatre district w/grand dame Shea's Buffalo✓ Music/symphony hall (Kleinhans) designed by Finnish Saarinen father-son duo that has been described as "acoustically perfect"✓ Amazing commercial and residential architecture , industrial grain silos ✓ Charming neighborhoods ✓ 2 art museums across the street from each other, small storefront galleries✓ 1980s light rail line that functions as a subway✓ A city that loves to let loose with festivals, and thriving Craft brewery and distillery industry✓ Lovely rolling hills and ski/snowboarding nearby✓ Regaining its waterfront back with Canalside and Riverworks✓ Nice Location where Lake Erie empties into the Niagara River towards Niagara Falls. AKG public art initiative is beautifying Buffalo with colorful murals all over the city by internationally known artists Short 5 min video The AKG art museum has always been cutting edge. Check this 8 min video from 1986! Hope you give these a view :cheers: |
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