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“Say Their Names, Honor Their Legacies”

Discover the stories, wisdom and insights of Buffalo’s community elders. This new exhibit by the Uncrowned Queens Institute features portraits, biographies, and oral history interviews that capture the stories of a group of 12 of Buffalo’s senior community builders.

Artifacts: Burchfield Themed Photographs

The Buffalo History Museum is pleased to debut a new exhibit by Jackie Albarella, “Artifacts: Burchfield Themed Photographs." The exhibit includes a series of 16” by 20” photographs Albarella captured that feature collages of ephemera she assembled from renowned watercolorist Charles Burchfield’s life, including paper items, found objects, natural elements and other memorabilia. Albarella will also display some of the collage items. Ms. Albarella grew up next to Burchfield in West Seneca, then moved into the artist’s home when her family purchased it after his death. All are welcome!    

Chippewa 1975: Photos by Charles Hahn

While a student at Buffalo’s Park School in 1975, Charles Hahn chose to photograph West Chippewa Street for a school project. Today—nearly fifty years later—his photos of  of the street, its scenes and people, stand in marked contrast to the highly developed entertainment district we know today and call attention to our not-so-distant past. The display also features present-day photos that offer a “then and now” contrast of one of Buffalo’s most recognizable streets. Join us for this exhibit that's nearly 50 years in the making!

Creative Journeys: Celebrating the Art of Refugee Women in Western New York

Emblem of Equality: Woman Suffrage in Western New York

Emblem of Equality tells the region’s battle for equality at the ballot box.

Fifty Years of Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Art in Western New York

Fifty Years of Conservation of Cultural Heritage and Art in Western New York features the Museum and Buffalo State’s Garman Art Conservation Department work as a collaborative display of many of the objects that have undergone conservation treatment.

Front Row Buffalo

History Makers

From the most famous to the unknown, History Makers cataloged significant figures in Buffalo and Erie County’s history.

History Makers II

In the fall of 2019, The Buffalo History Museum debuted its featured exhibit, History Makers. Inside, guests discovered the stories of eighteen of our community’s most notable or impactful men and women paired with objects and portraits illuminating their story. Three years later, the Museum premiered part two of this series. Featured subjects include John Albright, Glenn Curtiss, Winifred Stanley, William Wells Brown, William Fargo and more than a dozen additional figures from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

Hodinöhsö:ni’ Resurgence: Marie Watt, Calling Back, Calling Forward

Renowned Seneca artist Marie Watt and a co-creative team are testing the possibilities of Indigenous “resurgence,” the action of reestablishing Indigenous power and presence, at our museum.

I Got Somethin’ To Show You

Inside Tim Russert’s Office: If it’s Sunday, it’s “Meet the Press

Inside Tim Russert’s Office captures the monumental legacy of the late journalist.