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Echoes of Harlem
Echoes of Harlem, 1980
Faith Ringgold
Moussakoo
Moussakoo, c. 1968
Tom Lloyd
<p>Lorraine O'Grady, <em>Art Is…(Girlfriends Times Two),</em> 1983/2009</p>
Art Is…(Girlfriends Times Two), 1983/2009
Lorraine O'Grady
Nubile
Nubile, 1965
Tom Lloyd
The Joyful Mysteries
The Joyful Mysteries, 1984
Houston E. Conwill
Give Us a Poem
Give Us a Poem, 2007
Glenn Ligon
The Midnight Ramblers
The Midnight Ramblers, c. 1925
James Van Der Zee
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Welcome back to the Studio Museum in Harlem
Into the Archive Book Haul December 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 24, 11:00 am–1:00 pm and 3:30–5:30 pm
Into the Archive Book Haul
December 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 24, 11:00 am–1:00 pm and 3:30–5:30 pm
<p>Tom Lloyd (installation view), 2025. Photo: Kris Graves</p>
Tom Lloyd
November 15, 2025–March 22, 2026
Exhibition
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Become a Member and experience the new Studio Museum in Harlem.

<p>Exterior view of the Studio Museum in Harlem’s 125th street facade. Photo: © Dror Baldinger FAIA</p>
Creating Space
Read More About the New Building
News

New Works in the Collection

Cassi Namoda
Cassi Namoda1 artwork online
Jared Owens
Jared Owens2 artworks online
Nikita Gale
Nikita Gale1 artwork online
<p><em>From Now: A Collection in Context</em> (installation view), 2025. Photo: Kris Graves</p>
From Now: A Collection in Context
November 15, 2025–August 16, 2026
Exhibition
Our First Podcast

New Additions

Introducing the Studio Museum in Harlem’s first podcast. This series features intimate conversations with artists whose work has been recently added to the Studio Museum’s permanent collection.

Expanding the Walls
Expanding the Walls
Applications are now open for the next cycle of Expanding the Walls.
<p>Charles Innis, Director, and Eleanor Holmes Norton, founding Trustee, c. 1968. Courtesy Studio Museum in Harlem. Photographer unknown</p>
To Be A Place
November 15, 2025–August 30, 2026
Exhibition
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Installation view of artwork hanging on white walls
From the Studio: Fifty-Eight Years of Artists in Residence
November 15, 2025–February 15, 2026
Exhibition
<p>David Hammons, <em>Untitled</em> (installation view), 2025. Photo: Kris Graves</p>
Artist Installations
Long-term View
<p><em>Camille Norment: Untitled (heliotrope) </em>(installation view), 2025. Photo: Kris Graves</p>
Camille Norment: Untitled (heliotrope)
November 15, 2025
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<p><em>Christopher Myers: Harlem Is a Myth </em>(installation view), 2025. Photo: Kris Graves</p>
Christopher Myers: Harlem Is a Myth
November 15, 2025
A multi-racial crowd of people applauding while seated in an auditorium with red chairs
About Us
The Studio Museum in Harlem is the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally
Collection in Context
Collection in Context
Browse Collection Themes

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What's on
<p>Safaa Hasan, <em>baba: my father</em>, 2025. Digital inkjet print, 16 × 20 in.. Studio Museum in Harlem; Expanding the Walls: Making Connections Between Photography, History, and Community Collection ETW.2025.36.2</p>
at an arm's length: Expanding the Walls 2025
July 29, 2025–July 30, 2026
Drop-In Art Making: Colorful Concentric Circles December 14, 12:00–4:00 pm
Drop-In Art Making: Colorful Concentric Circles
December 14, 12:00–4:00 pm
Gallery Talks December 14, 2025 12:00, 2:00, 4:00
Gallery Talks
December 14, 2025 12:00, 2:00, 4:00
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Book your Ticket
Welcome back to the Studio Museum in Harlem
Into the Archive Book Haul December 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 24, 11:00 am–1:00 pm and 3:30–5:30 pm
Into the Archive Book Haul
Into the Archive Book Haul
December 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 24, 11:00 am–1:00 pm and 3:30–5:30 pm
<p>Tom Lloyd (installation view), 2025. Photo: Kris Graves</p>
Tom Lloyd
Tom Lloyd
November 15, 2025–March 22, 2026
Exhibition
Plan Your Visit
Join Today

Become a Member

Become a Member and experience the new Studio Museum in Harlem.

<p>Exterior view of the Studio Museum in Harlem’s 125th street facade. Photo: © Dror Baldinger FAIA</p>
Creating Space
Creating Space
Read More About the New Building
News

New Works in the Collection

Cassi Namoda
Cassi Namoda1 artwork online
Jared Owens
Jared Owens2 artworks online
Nikita Gale
Nikita Gale1 artwork online
<p><em>From Now: A Collection in Context</em> (installation view), 2025. Photo: Kris Graves</p>
From Now: A Collection in Context
From Now: A Collection in Context
November 15, 2025–August 16, 2026
Exhibition
Our First Podcast

New Additions

Introducing the Studio Museum in Harlem’s first podcast. This series features intimate conversations with artists whose work has been recently added to the Studio Museum’s permanent collection.

Expanding the Walls
Expanding the Walls
Expanding the Walls
Applications are now open for the next cycle of Expanding the Walls.
<p>Charles Innis, Director, and Eleanor Holmes Norton, founding Trustee, c. 1968. Courtesy Studio Museum in Harlem. Photographer unknown</p>
To Be A Place
To Be A Place
November 15, 2025–August 30, 2026
Exhibition
Plan Your Visit
Installation view of artwork hanging on white walls
From the Studio: Fifty-Eight Years of Artists in Residence
From the Studio: Fifty-Eight Years of Artists in Residence
November 15, 2025–February 15, 2026
Exhibition
<p>David Hammons, <em>Untitled</em> (installation view), 2025. Photo: Kris Graves</p>
Artist Installations
Artist Installations
Long-term View
<p><em>Camille Norment: Untitled (heliotrope) </em>(installation view), 2025. Photo: Kris Graves</p>
Camille Norment: Untitled (heliotrope)
Camille Norment: Untitled (heliotrope)
November 15, 2025
Plan Your Visit
<p><em>Christopher Myers: Harlem Is a Myth </em>(installation view), 2025. Photo: Kris Graves</p>
Christopher Myers: Harlem Is a Myth
Christopher Myers: Harlem Is a Myth
November 15, 2025
A multi-racial crowd of people applauding while seated in an auditorium with red chairs
About Us
About Us
The Studio Museum in Harlem is the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally
Collection in Context
Collection in Context
Collection in Context
Browse Collection Themes

See Exhibitions & Events

What's on
<p>Safaa Hasan, <em>baba: my father</em>, 2025. Digital inkjet print, 16 × 20 in.. Studio Museum in Harlem; Expanding the Walls: Making Connections Between Photography, History, and Community Collection ETW.2025.36.2</p>
at an arm's length: Expanding the Walls 2025
at an arm's length: Expanding the Walls 2025
July 29, 2025–July 30, 2026
Gallery Talks December 14, 2025 12:00, 2:00, 4:00
Gallery Talks
Gallery Talks
December 14, 2025 12:00, 2:00, 4:00
Drop-In Art Making: Colorful Concentric Circles December 14, 12:00–4:00 pm
Drop-In Art Making: Colorful Concentric Circles
Drop-In Art Making: Colorful Concentric Circles
December 14, 12:00–4:00 pm