The Buffalo Religious Arts Center
The Plan
Saint Ann's prior to loss of steeples in 1964 wind storm
St. Francis Xavier
ONE CENTER - TWO SITES
Museum Plans Announced For Two Churches
February 11th, 2008
Broadway-Fillmore Alive and The Buffalo News discuss new plans for Saint Ann's and Saint Francis Xavier here.Museum Plans Discussed at Two Community Information Sessions
March 3rd, 2008
Braodway-Fillore Alive covers the March 2nd community call-to-action meeting here.Museum Seeking Art From Closing Parishes
April 12, 2008
The Buffalo News discusses our recent acquisitions, and how we are seeking donors here.
The Vision
Create a world-class religious arts center by preserving, interpretting and restoring two sterling examples of the immigrant religious experience in Buffalo.
Why Two Sites?
The two campuses compliment each other by telling the story of both the East and West Sides of Buffalo.
§ Convert St. Francis Xavier Church into Xavier Hall, a gallery for religious art
§ Preserve and restore Saint Ann’s Shrine to leave it intact as the museum centerpiece
§ Renovate and remodel Saint Ann’s School into a major destination museum
