The Studio Museum in Harlem

The Studio Museum in Harlem was founded into a rented loft at Fifth Avenue and 125th Street in 1968. It is devoted to the promotion of the works of artists of African descent. The Museum’s Artist-in-Residence program has supported over 100 graduates who have gone on to establish highly-regarded careers, including Chakaia Booker, David Hammons, Kerry James Marshall, Julie Mehretu, Wangechi Mutu, Mickalene Thomas and Kehinde Wiley. A wide variety of Education and Public Programs bring art alive for the public through lectures, dialogues, performances and on-site and off-site interpretive programmes. Museum exhibitions expand personal, public and academic understanding of modern and contemporary art and broaden the scope of art historical literature through the production of catalogues and brochures.

The Studio Museum’s building at 144 W. 125th Street is currently closed for the construction of the new museum.
Studio Museum 127, the temporary programming space of the institution, is located at 429 West 127th Street between Amsterdam and Convent Avenues. Opening hours are Thursday through Sunday, 12 to 6 pm.