Member First Look: Dreams of This Future: The Collection of Peggy Cooper Cafritz
August 19, 2026, 10:00–11:00 am

Hassan Hajjaj, Romancia, from the “Kesh Angels” series, 2010/1431. Metallic lambda print on 3mm white dibond, 24 1/2 × 35 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. Studio Museum in Harlem; bequest of Peggy Cooper Cafritz (1947–2018), Washington, DC, collector, educator, and activist 2018.40.106 © Hassan Hajjaj. Courtesy Hassan Hajjaj Studio. Photo: John Berens
The Studio Museum in Harlem invites Members to an exclusive First Look preview of Dreams of this Future: The Collection of Peggy Cooper Cafritz, featuring introductory remarks by Curatorial Assistant Kiki Teshome.
Be among the first to view selections from an historic bequest from Peggy Cooper Cafritz, one of the most influential cultural advocates and stewards of Black art. Explore works from celebrated and established artists of African descent before the exhibition opens to the public.
This preview is open to all Members.
Dreams of This Future is organized by Connie H. Choi, Curator, and Kiki Teshome, Curatorial Assistant. The Studio Museum is grateful to the Cafritz family for their support of this exhibition.
Support for the Studio Museum in Harlem’s exhibition program provided by the Alice L. Walton Foundation Exhibitions Endowment. Additional funding from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Member First Look: Dreams of This Future: The Collection of Peggy Cooper Cafritz
August 19, 2026, 10:00–11:00 am

Hassan Hajjaj, Romancia, from the “Kesh Angels” series, 2010/1431. Metallic lambda print on 3mm white dibond, 24 1/2 × 35 5/8 × 1 3/8 in. Studio Museum in Harlem; bequest of Peggy Cooper Cafritz (1947–2018), Washington, DC, collector, educator, and activist 2018.40.106 © Hassan Hajjaj. Courtesy Hassan Hajjaj Studio. Photo: John Berens
The Studio Museum in Harlem invites Members to an exclusive First Look preview of Dreams of this Future: The Collection of Peggy Cooper Cafritz, featuring introductory remarks by Curatorial Assistant Kiki Teshome.
Be among the first to view selections from an historic bequest from Peggy Cooper Cafritz, one of the most influential cultural advocates and stewards of Black art. Explore works from celebrated and established artists of African descent before the exhibition opens to the public.
This preview is open to all Members.
Dreams of This Future is organized by Connie H. Choi, Curator, and Kiki Teshome, Curatorial Assistant. The Studio Museum is grateful to the Cafritz family for their support of this exhibition.
Support for the Studio Museum in Harlem’s exhibition program provided by the Alice L. Walton Foundation Exhibitions Endowment. Additional funding from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.