When Janne Sirén became director of Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery in 2013 and started house hunting, he found a handsome brick home near Delaware Park, with a curved portico and arched windows.
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A home purchased by Buffalo AKG Art Museum director Janne Sirén is seen on Wednesday. According to the museum’s financial records and tax forms, reviewed by the Comptroller’s Office as part of a review of cultural organizations receiving county grants, Sirén hasn’t repaid any of the principal or interest on a $335,000 loan.
Libby March, Buffalo News
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Janne Sirén was named director of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in 2013. To complete the purchase of his home near Delaware Park, gallery leaders lent him $335,000 at an interest rate of 0.18%
Derek Gee, News file photo
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African American Cultural Center leaders and Erie County legislators and the county comptroller move forward to gather missing financial records after critical report finds documents missing.
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