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The Burchfield Penney Art Center is the museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and the art and artists of Buffalo, NY, and our region.
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Brandon “Uptown Chase” Cobbina (Billie Essco), Textures of Czen, 2011-2026; mixed textiles, screen-printed garments, cotton fleece, denim, embroidery; Courtesy of the designer. Photo courtesy of Legacy House Studio.
Keith Gemerek (b. 1951), Tragic Delilah, Fagtasia Series, 1992; gelatin silver print on paper, 19 5/8 x 23 ½ inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Scott Goldman D.M.D. and Nancy Brock, 2012
Made by Mek (Emeka Wajed), Lust, Trials, Ephemeral, Heru, 2024-2026; Courtesy of the artist. Photo courtesy of Legacy House Studio.
Frank C. Penfold (1849-1921), Five o'clock tea in the studio, Buffalo New York, 1881; oil on canvas, 32 x 40 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Collection of the Burchfield Penney Art Center, Purchased, 2018
Sites of a City: Charles E. Burchfield's Buffalo by Bus
Presented by Explore Buffalo
This new bus tour, presented by Explore Buffalo, will visit the tree-lined streets where Charles E. Burchfield lived, as well as iconic buildings, factories, and railroad yards in the city that inspired his work. Burchfield’s love and respect for nature are central themes in his work. However, Burchfield was also intrigued by Buffalo’s urban landscape. You’ll view Burchfield’s paintings and sketches and hear excerpts from his journals as we visit sites across downtown, including the Electric Building and Genesee Corridor, the places where he lived on the West Side, and the industrial areas such as the grain elevators and the Central Terminal.
Learn more & register at explorebuffalo.org →
On view. Current Exhibitions
Kindred
Works from the Burchfield Penney Art Center and Seneca Iroquois National Museum Collections
Dec 13, 2025 — Nov 22, 2026
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Roux
Soup Bar & Café
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In Memory of Chef Tony Vitello
We are heartbroken to share that Chef Tony Vitello has passed on. Chef Tony was a tremendous contributor to the Western New York culinary scene and was beloved for his warmth and humor. He played a vital role in creating Roux Café alongside Jay and Amy Davidson, and we know how much he has meant to Chefs Christy and Chris Dembik. He will be greatly missed, and our thoughts are with his family, friends, and collaborators at this time.
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CAFÉ HOURS:
Wednesday – Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Sunday – Tuesday:closed
View ROUX Soup Bar & Café menu online.
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Burchfield Penney Art Center to Celebrate Opening of FIT: Buffalo Fashion, Identity, and Transformation
M&T Second Friday, July 10, 2026, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Buffalo has long been a city that transforms the raw and overlooked into something powerful and undeniably creative. FIT: Buffalo Fashion, Identity, and Transformation tells this story through fashion and artworks across a range of media. Fabric to garment, garment to outfit; this story transcends the materials. It is about shifting perspectives, recognizing and celebrating identities, and a city transforming its own narrative over time.
Valeria Cray: Surface Tension
BUFFALO, NY, April 6, 2026 — At the heart of Valeria Cray’s practice as a sculptor, public artist, educator, and activist lies her profound belief in art’s power to uplift and connect to the soul. A deeply spiritual woman, she creates organic, free-form sculptures that embody duality and embrace the inherent frictions that define human experience. Valeria Cray: Surface Tension presents sculptures, drawings, and models of public projects spanning the artist’s career of over 50 years...
Burchfield Penney Art Center Receives Highest National Recognition
BUFFALO, NY (April 7, 2026) – The Burchfield Penney Art Center has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public. The Burchfield Penney has been accredited since 1994. All museums must undergo a reaccreditation review at least every 10 years to maintain accredited status.
Discover Burchfield.
Visit the Center and explore the work of an American master.
The Burchfield Penney Art Center holds the largest public collection of works by Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967), as well as an archive of more than 10,000 pages of handwritten journals, 25,000 drawings, and other ephemera, including a scale re-creation of the artist’s studio.
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