HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) -- After nearly eight years without a permanent home, the Studio Museum in Harlem is finally reopening its doors in a newly reimagined space.

Leaders of the museum as well as state and city officials held a ribbon cutting on Friday morning to celebrate the institution's triumphant return on the iconic 125th Street in Harlem.

The museum closed in 2018 with the hopes of constructing a space to fit the needs of its expanding programming. The pandemic and construction challenges led to delays, but Friday's reopening marks a full-circle moment for the museum.

Museum leaders chose to stay in the same location it's been for years, where it became a symbol of Black art.

A group of artists founded the museum in 1968 to promote the artists of African descent. The museum

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