BURCHFIELD PENNEY ART CENTER

The Burchfield Penney Art Center is a museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and the art and artists of our region. Through our affiliation with SUNY Buffalo State University, we encourage learning and celebrate our richly creative, diverse community... The most recent chapter of the center's history began in 1998 when William J. Magavern II proposed a new museum building for the Burchfield Penney with a significant lead gift. After a decade of planning, fundraising, and construction, the new Burchfield Penney Art Center, designed by Gwathemy Siegel & Associates, opened in November, 2008. The New York Times included Buffalo, NY and the Burchfield Penney Art Center as one of the "Top 44 Places in the World to Visit" the following year... The Burchfield Penney, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and member of the Association of Art Museum Directors, is supported in part with public funds from Erie County and New York State Council on the Arts with..

Also known as: Burchfield Penney

Primary location: Buffalo United States