The Studio Museum in Harlem first opened in an era of sociopolitical upheaval in 1968 following civil rights demonstrations, anti-war protests and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. 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.

Closed for construction since 2018, the building is set to reopen on Saturday, November 15, with a seven-floor, 82,000-square-foot footprint that doubles the space for groundbreaking exhibitions. “ This buil

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