"Now, more than 50 years later, the museum dedicated to Black art reopens once again in another era marked with political turmoil. Through the decades, the museum has stayed dedicated to exploring art by artists of African descent in a way that's both "hyper local and super global," as Thelma Golden, the museum's chief curator explained during a press preview this morning."
"This is the first time the Studio Museum has a purpose-built home. When it debuted in 1968, it popped up in a second-floor loft just north of 125th Street. Eventually, it moved to a commercial building at 144 West 125th Street, adapting the space into a museum. Over the years, the building expanded, but it wasn't until this renovation that the museum secured a space expressly designed for art and community thanks to a $300 million fundraising campaign, along with designs by Adjaye Associates."
Reopening on Saturday, November 15 with a free-admission day, the Studio Museum in Harlem occupies a new seven-floor, 82,000-square-foot purpose-built building that doubles exhibition space. Founded in 1968 during sociopolitical upheaval, the museum remains dedicated to art by artists of African descent and pursues an approach described as both hyper local and super global. A $300 million campaign funded designs by Adjaye Associates and Cooper Robertson while keeping the museum in its historic 125th Street footprint. Architectural features include a central stone staircase, a community stoop and a rooftop garden with skyline views.
Read at Time Out New York
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