Construction is wrapping up at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery for an underground parking garage and a 30,000 sq.ft. museum wing. The Buffalo AKG Art Museum is scheduled to open on May 25.
Designed by OMA/Shohei Shigematsu, the new building incorporates numerous visitor amenities and has a wraparound promenade that visually connects the interior of the building with the surrounding Frederick Law Olmsted landscape.
The project will more than double the number of works the museum can display at any given time, including adding state-of-the-art space for presenting special exhibitions. It will also radically enhance the visitor experience at the museum, creating more space for education, dining, and social activities.
With a gift of $62.5 million, Buffalo native Jeffrey Gundlach is the leading donor to the AK360 project.
