Studio Museum in Harlem

Coordinates: 40°48′30.52″N 73°56′51.12″W / 40.8084778°N 73.9475333°W / 40.8084778; -73.9475333

The Studio Museum in Harlem, located at 144 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard and Lenox Avenue in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City is an American contemporary art museum which is devoted to the work of African-Americans artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. The museum's mission is to collect, preserve and interpret the art of African-Americans and the African diaspora. Founded in 1968, it was the first such museum in the United States. Its scope includes exhibitions, artists-in-residence programs, educational and public programming, a permanent collection, as well as archival and research facilities.

Since opening, in a rented loft at Fifth Avenue and 125th Street, the Studio Museum has earned recognition for it's role in promoting the works of artists of African descent. The Museum's Artists-in-Residence program has supported over one hundred graduates who have gone on to highly regarded careers. A wide variety of educational and public programs have brought the African-American experience to the public by means of lectures, dialogues, panel discussions and performances, as well as interpretive programs, both on- and off-site, for students and teachers. The exhibitions program has also expanded the scope of art historical literature through the production of scholarly catalogues, brochures, and pamphlets.