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A reimagined and expanded art museum that has one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary art in North America, dramatic restorations of two Frank Lloyd Wright-designed houses, an exciting culinary scene that has been described as a “distinctively American food culture,” an innovative Public Art Initiative that has attracted the world’s greatest muralists, and a transformed waterfront that once served as the gateway to the west during the city’s 19th century boomtown days, offer compelling reasons to visit Buffalo.
The city of Buffalo isn’t new to the art and culture scene. The newly renamed Buffalo AKG Art Museum (the former Albright-Knox Art Gallery) dates its origins to 1862, making it the sixth oldest public art institution in the United States. Renowned painter Charles Burchfield created some of his greatest work in his adopted city. Contemporary art star Cindy Sherman began her career while a student in Buffalo. Frank Lloyd Wright left behind a spectacular body of work throughout the city. And the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra has drawn visitors to Eliel and Eero Saarinen’s Kleinhan’s Music Hall since 1940.
Despite this legacy, Buffalo has often been overlooked as an elite cultural destination. Now, with the reopening of the expanded and reimagined Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the restoration of Wright’s Darwin Martin House and Graycliff, and the redevelopment of its historic waterfront, Buffalo is on the cusp of joining cities around the world that have enjoyed culture-fueled revivals and become must-see stops for art, architecture, and culture lovers.
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