The Buffalo AKG Art Museum has opened a new exhibition titled 'Northern Lights,' featuring over 70 paintings of Nordic and Canadian landscapes created between 1880 and 1930. The show includes works by Edvard Munch, best known for 'The Scream,' and was curated by Helga Christoffersen. The exhibition opened on a First Friday with pay-as-you-wish admission and will run through January 2026. Consuls general of Canada and Finland joined museum staff at a press conference to highlight the cross-border significance of the collection.
The exhibition matters because it brings together rarely seen Arctic landscape paintings from multiple countries, emphasizing a shared northern visual language rooted in solitude, resilience, and light. At a time of global challenges, the show offers historical perspectives on humanity's relationship with nature and forests, transcending borders and time. It also strengthens the Buffalo AKG's role as a cultural bridge between the United States, Canada, and Nordic nations.