October M&T Second Friday 2025

About M&T Second Fridays
The second Friday of each month, thanks to the generous support of M&T Bank, we stay open late, and admission is free! Immerse yourself in artistic experiences, from captivating exhibition premieres to engaging all-ages art-making sessions, curated screenings, and special programs. Explore the galleries, shop The Museum Store, and enjoy live music. Stop by Roux Soup Bar & Café, serving up a delicious array of soups, sandwiches, and salads.

Exhibitions Opening

Mark Maio: Against The Grain

Wendt & Doolittle Galleries, 1st Floor

Mark Maio: Against The Grain presents a contextualized history of the “scoopers”, men of Irish descent who for nearly two centuries from 1825 to 2003 emptied the ships that transported grain to Buffalo for use in bread, beer, and other staples to feed a rapidly growing America...

The accompanying book, Mark Maio: Against The Grain, Story by Anthony Bannon, will be available for purchase in The Museum Store.

Serenades for Settling (Tending Ostreidae)

Project Space, 1st Floor

A collaboration between artists Stephanie Rothenberg and Suzanne Thorpe, Serenades for Settling (Tending Ostreidae) is an immersive, data-driven, multimedia exhibition that invites audiences into the captivating subaqueous world of an oyster habitat. The project contemplates the alluring life of oysters, and potential dangers to them posed by the impact of human-made noise, through sound, visuals, and robotics...

Nordic-American Decorative Art: The Bronze Work of Carl Sorensen

Atrium, 1st Floor

Nordic-American Decorative Art: The Bronze Work of Carl Sorensen is an intimate installation highlighting fifty-five bronze sculptures and vessels from the Louise Schoene Collection.

Carl Sorensen remains a mysterious yet influential figure in 20th-century decorative arts. Born in Denmark, he arrived in the U.S. in 1928—the same year Buffalo’s Albright Art Gallery hosted its Nordic Art exhibition featuring Georg Jensen silver. This moment likely led to Sorensen’s recruitment by Georg Jensen Handcraft Silver and marked the beginning of his connection to New York’s craft community...

Live Music

Aaron Ziolkowski

Reception Space
5:30 pm- 8 pm 

Aaron Ziolkowski is a Buffalo NY multi-instrumental musician. His focus is on live performance. He performs solo and with, Little Mountain Band, Dead Alliance Buffalo, eberwine and The Frizz.

All-ages Art-making

Stay tuned for this month's art activity!