The Buffalo History Museum admission is Pay What You Wish.

Guests can experience Buffalo’s unique history with new policies and procedures to ensure the safety of all who enter the Museum’s buildings. Advanced registration is available to the public.

If you are using our Research Library please note that it is a masked area. All staff and guests who enter should be wearing masks, regardless of vaccination status.

Registration for a visit to the Museum will include a timed start for your visit. This means if your ticket indicates 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., you should arrive within that time to begin your visit. You may visit the Museum as long as you would like until 5 p.m. The change is made to ensure all guests have the easiest check-in experience possible. Walk-ins are welcome.

If you answer yes to any of the following questions, please consider staying home, seeking medical advice, and rescheduling your visit:

• Have you experienced any COVID-19 symptoms in the past 14 days? Learn about the symptoms here.
• Have you have tested positive for COVID-19 in past 14 days?
• Have you had close contact with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 case in the past 14 days?

Our Pandemic Aware Procedures details safety measures in accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York State Department of Health.

Safety measures include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Advance, online pre-registration available
• Plexiglass at guest check-in
• Hand sanitizing stations at Guest Services and throughout the Museum
• Exhibits and frequently touched surfaces will be sanitized and disinfected three times throughout the day

View our full Pandemic Aware Procedures below. Procedures were last updated October 15, 2021.

The Museum is open to the public Wednesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Thursday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Research Library is accessible by appointment only.

Guests are highly encouraged to pre-register on Eventbrite for general admission to the Museum. Appointments are offered by the Research Library and must be booked in advance through Calendly.