Burchfield Penney Art Center

42°55′53.55″N 78°52′39.51″W / 42.9315417°N 78.8776417°W / 42.9315417; -78.8776417

Burchfield Penney Art Center
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EstablishedDecember 9, 1966 (1966-12-09)
LocationBuffalo State College, Buffalo, New York, United States
TypeArt museum
Collection sizeOver 12,000 works by Western New York artists
DirectorScott Propeack
CuratorTullis Johnson, Tiffany Gaines, Scott Propeack, and Nancy Weekly
Public transit accessMetro Bus 20
Websitewww.burchfieldpenney.org
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Burchfield Penney Art Center

The Burchfield Penney Art Center, or just the Burchfield Penney, is an arts and educational institution part of Buffalo State University, located adjacent to the main campus in Buffalo, New York, United States. Dedicated to the art and vision of American painter Charles E. Burchfield, it was founded in 1966 as the Charles E. Burchfield Center. The center features a museum, library, and activity space for the arts. It maintains the world's largest collection of Burchfield's work, as well as many other distinguished artists of Buffalo, Niagara and Western New York. It is engaged with every aspect of Buffalo and the region's rich cultural activity.