Buffalo Remembrance Project

Opening Reception at Lipsey Architecture Center

Black and white photograph of a group of women in a laundry room at the Buffalo State Asylum. The women, dressed in light-colored uniforms and dresses, stand or sit at worktables covered with folded linens and fabric. Sunlight streams in through large paned windows at the back of the room, where rows of potted plants line the windowsills. The space is orderly and filled with wooden tables, chairs, and sewing equipment. The overall mood is quiet and industrious.

Courtesy of the collection of the Richardson Olmsted Campus

Date and Time

Thursday, January 29, 2026
6–8PM

Location

Lipsey Architecture Center Buffalo at the Richardson Olmsted Campus
444 Forest Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213

Cost

Free

Related Exhibition(s)

Description

Help us honor the women once confined to the Buffalo State Asylum.

This special exhibition features photographed objects contributed by community members in remembrance of women institutionalized at the Buffalo State Asylum between 1880 and 1974.

Presented in conjunction with Eighty-Six Reasons for Asylum Admission by Kimberly Chapman, the installation creates a powerful dialogue between personal memory, institutional history, and contemporary art.

Program Date: January 29, 2026