University art and culture

The exhibition spaces at UB are a vital component to cultural discourse and the educational experience we provide. The Department of Visual Studies Gallery is dedicated to presentation of undergraduate and graduate level student work. The University at Buffalo Art Galleries include a 6,000 square foot gallery within the Center for the Arts, as well as the Anderson Gallery, located off campus in residential north Buffalo. With a full-time director, curators and support staff, the UB Art Galleries’ mission is to bring current issues and practices in the visual arts to UB. The Gallery administers the Museum Studies Program and sponsors lectures by leading artists and critics, as well as symposia and publications.

University Libraries and collections

Nine libraries with over 23,000 serials and 13,000 periodicals place UB among the top research libraries in North America: Lockwood Library, a short walk from the Department of Visual Studies, houses over 40,000 volumes on art related topics; the Poetry and Rare Books Collection is devoted to 20th- century poetry and contains over 90,000 volumes by every major and many minor poets, and includes recordings, notebooks, letters, broadsides, manuscripts, magazines, and a number of prints, sculptures, paintings and photographs. Other notable resources include the History of Medicine Library, renowned throughout North America, the University Archives, and separate libraries in Music, Geography, and Architecture and Planning.

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