"After a closure that lasted more than seven years, the Studio Museum in Harlem is finally reopening in a new building. The museum is returning to a vastly different political and cultural climate, not just nationally but also locally. (One of its neighbors is now a Trader Joe's, which shares the gentrifying block with a Whole Foods and a Target.) That's to say nothing of the pandemic, which hit Harlem harder than other Manhattan neighborhoods."
"Undaunted by all this change, longtime Studio Museum director and chief curator Thelma Golden has labored tirelessly to bring the institution to its new home, spending most of her days on site while the museum was under construction. The fruits of her labor have paid off. To efficiently use its relatively small plot of 125th Street, the Studio Museum previously had to host parties in a tiny garden and cram exhibitions into modestly scaled galleries."
The Studio Museum in Harlem reopens after a closure lasting more than seven years in a newly designed building. The museum returns amid a changed political and cultural climate and local neighborhood shifts, including a Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Target nearby, and after a pandemic that hit Harlem particularly hard. Longtime director and chief curator Thelma Golden worked on site during construction to bring the institution to its new home. The new building expands indoor galleries by replacing a small garden with an interior staircase called the Stoop, which is free to the public, while the rooftop outdoor area requires paid admission. The building was designed by David Adjaye, who later handed the project to Pascale Sablan amid allegations against Adjaye.
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