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The Studio Museum in Harlem, founded in 1968, is a museum on West 125th Street in Harlem dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting art made by artists of African descent, including African Americans, members of the African diaspora, and artists from the African continent. Alongside its exhibitions and permanent collection, it is known for its long-running Artist-in-Residence program and its educational and public programming. Its original building was demolished and replaced by a new purpose-built home on the same site, which opened in November 2025.
Current and upcoming shows at The Studio Museum in Harlem.
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144 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027
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Ordinary people in ordinary rooms: how genre painting stages everyday life from Bruegel’s barns through to Hopper’s diner.
Genre painting pictures unnamed people at work, play, or rest rather than saints, monarchs, or battles. This guide defines the type against the other academy ranks, shows how painters build a scene, reads six named works from 1568 to 1942, and maps how contemporary painters still use kitchens, bars, and living rooms.
