of over 5,700 artworks, most of which are from the 19th-century, modern and contemporary art movements.
== Athletics ==
The Niagara University Athletics Department sponsors 18 Division I sports. The Purple Eagles compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in all sports except ice hockey. The men's ice hockey team competes in Atlantic Hockey America. Niagara named Simon B. Gray as its athletics director on May 16, 2014.
The men's basketball team won the MAAC Championship in 2005 and in 2007, earning automatic bids to the 2005 and 2007's NCAA tournaments, known colloquially as the "Big Dance". Niagara's first appearance in the Dance came in 1970, when All-American Calvin Murphy led the Purple Eagles to the Sweet Sixteen. On March 13, 2007, Niagara defeated Florida A&M 77–69 in the Opening Round before losing in the First Round. NU was crowned the 2012–2013 MAAC regular season champions. This title earned them an automatic bid into the NIT where they lost to the University of Maryland in the first …
