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Tuesday 10am - 2pm Thursday 10am - 2pm Saturday 10am - 4pm

Steel Plant Museum of Western New York

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05/05/2026

The SPM Collection Behind the Scenes Sneak Peek will start earlier due to the Sabres game tomorrow night. Doors will open at 5pm and you will have until 6:30pm to explore the selection of artifacts I have pulled from storage, many of which have never been on display before! This unique First Wednesday experience will be a great chance to see the SPM collection up close! Let's go Buffalo! -Emily

04/28/2026

Join us in supporting the Steel Plant Museum at our annual luncheon on June 6th from 11am-2pm at a new location, The Riverfield 865. Enjoy a delightful lunch, participate in our gift basket raffle, and take part in the drawing for our Annual Raffle. This promises to be a fantastic event. Reserve your luncheon spot here: https://forms.gle/JEKUpgQzoJHGRi5p9.

If you're interested in donating an item for the gift basket raffle, kindly email Emily at [email protected] by May 30th.

04/23/2026

Join us in 2 weeks for a unique First Wednesday...instead of the usual lecture format this will be an interactive chance to explore our collection! Learn about some of the most interesting objects, documents, photographs and stories from our collection.

03/25/2026

Join us next Wednesday as Eileen Healy presents 'Birth of the Steel City: Bethlehem's Lackawanna Plant', a topic of great significance to our organization!

03/19/2026

Don't forget to join us this Saturday (3/21) to celebrate National Rosie the Riveter Day! There's going to be lunch, cookies, 2 great presentations, a Rosie Costume Contest and more! Celebrate Rosie and support our organization for only $10 (or $5 for museum members)

03/17/2026

Less than a week until Rosie Day 2026! Don't miss out on this amazing event! Reservations can be made here: https://forms.gle/YcAPZBJgwQQztWXu7

03/12/2026

A little over 1 week until Rosie Day 2026...join us for an afternoon of fun, food and empowerment as we celebrate all of the Rosie's and their impact on history. There will be lunch, presentations by local historians, a Rosie-themed costume contest and a commemorative Rosie the Riveter shadow box to take home. $5 donation for Steel Plant Museum members $10 donation for non-members.

*Reservations highly suggested (https://forms.gle/eopw95rfYCHBnuCp7)*

02/27/2026

Introducing our 2026 First Wednesday Spring Speaker Series!

02/24/2026

1 week from tomorrow join us for our first 1st Wednesday of 2026! Thomas Schobert will be presenting “The Life and Times of General Bennet Riley, Buffalo’s Unsung Military Hero” One of Buffalo’s least remembered yet most historically significant heroes was Major General Bennet C. Riley. He served in the U.S. Army for 40 years from the War of 1812 through the Mexican War and culminated with his serving as the last military governor of California during the famous “California Gold Rush”. In the early 1840s, Riley was commanding officer of the Buffalo Barracks, an army post located on what is now the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site. The experience of Riley during his time here and his interactions with notable Buffalonians convinced him to return here after his military service was finished.

01/29/2026

Mark Your Calendar: Rosie Day 2026 - March 21st, 12-2pm...more details to follow!

12/29/2025

Due to severe weather the SPM will be CLOSED on Tuesday 12/30…we look forward to seeing you in 2026!

Address

100 Lee Street
Buffalo, NY
14210

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 2pm
Thursday	10am - 2pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

(716) 821-9361

Website

http://steelplantmuseumwny.org/

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