A group of artists and activists rented a loft above an Uptown Manhattan liquor store in 1968 with the goal of turning it into a nexus for Black culture. They called it the Studio Museum in Harlem.

They eventually moved out of the loft, and the Studio Museum has since become an internationally acclaimed hub for Black artists. But the museum closed its doors in 2018 in what eventually became a seven-year wait as it set out to build a new home. This weekend, it's finally cutting the ribbon on a brand new building located just blocks from the original loft.

The Studio Museum's director, Thelma Golden, is thrilled.

“In many ways I do feel the timing of our opening now is ideal,” she said. “We're opening in a moment that's very much like the moment when the museum was founded.”

The museum’s

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