M&T First Fridays

On the first Friday of every month—from 10 am to 10 pm—admission to part of the museum and select events are free for everyone. Certain events and special exhibitions are available for a fee. Free parking is provided by NOCO.

10 am–noon Drop-In Art Activity (FREE)
Inspired by works on view in the museum

11–11:45 am Family Fun Tour (FREE)
Registration is required. Please register at the Admissions Desk.

noon–1:30 pm ArtCart—"Shantell Martin: Someday We Can" (FREE)

1–3 pm Studio Art Class for Adults: Acrylic Painting
$15 general admission / $5 for Members...

1:30–2:30 pm Public Tour (FREE)
A tour of works in the 1962 Building

4–5 pm “What’s Your Vision?” Tour (FREE)
This one-hour tour encourages participants to “read” four works of art from their own perspectives.

5–7 pm Drop-In Art Activity (FREE)
Inspired by works on view in the museum

5:30–7:30 pm Jazz and Happy Hour
Featuring music by Grüvology

6–6:30 pm Gallery Talks—"Jacob Kassay: OTNY" and "Eric Mack: Vogue Fabrics" (FREE)

6:30–8:30 pmLive Short-Order Ekphrastic Poems by Just Buffalo Writing Center (FREE)

7–7:30 pm Gallery Talks—"Tamar Guimarães and Kasper Akhøj: Studies for 'A Minor History of Trembling Matter"' and "Willa Nasatir" (FREE)

7:30–9:30 pm Studio Art Class for Adults: Charcoal Drawing
$15 general admission / $5 for Members

7:30–9:30 pm Studio Art Class for Adults: Acrylic Painting
$15 general admission / $5 for Members

7:30–8:30 pm Shantell Martin in Conversation with Curator of Public Art Aaron Ott (FREE)

8:30–9:30 pm The Art of Drink: Bootleg Bucha
$10 general admission / $5 for Members. Registration is required.

Image: Shantell Martin in "Shantell Martin: Someday We Can" at the Albright-Knox. Photograph by Connie Tsang.