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The Lafayette Trail Across Western New York: Memorializing a National Historical Event

The 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of American is being permanently documented through a special initiative.
Ghost Ads: Western New York's Fading Signs of Our Past

These “ghostly” remnants of a bygone age are all around us—just look up!
The Small Flag at the Bottom of the Trunk

Generations later, a war souvenir makes its way back to the small town where it was made.
Endnotes: Raising the Hutchinson Carriage Stone

Preservation projects come in all sizes, as this neighborly good dead demonstrates.
Who Knew? Part Two: How A. Conger Goodyear Acquired Pablo Picasso’s La Toilette and Changed Forever the Direction of Modern Art

How could one painting cause such a stir? It is a fascinating story.
Endnotes: For Whom the Bell Tolls

We mark the passing of an aviation landmark.
Who Knew? Part One: Alfred Stieglitz’s Fifth Avenue: A Lens into the Early Albright Art Gallery

This first in a series looks at the history of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum in the context of one of its early acquisitions.
Endnotes: Pioneering "Snow-tographer"

Nearly a century and a half ago, Wilson Bentley captured the first microphotograph of a snowflake.  Today, his pioneering collection resides in a Buffalo institution.
From the Gift Shop
North Park Theatre

Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this photography book showing the end result of the restoration of the Art Nouveau murals in the North Park Theatre.
The Ice Must Flow

Through a partnership with Christopher Behrend Photography, we bring you this unique collection of the most intense & beautiful winter icescapes-captured during the incredible winter months of 2019.
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