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Harlem’s recently reopened Studio Museum was forced to evacuate visitors on Friday and close over the weekend due to a “sprinkler emergency.”
It is reported allergicStaff told visitors to leave because the ceiling near the gift shop was leaking. “We saw a large puddle of water on the floor near the door, and we also saw water flowing down the store.” A tourist who did not want to be named told reporters. allergic.
The Studio Museum reopened in November in a high-profile new home designed by David Adjaye’s architecture firm Adjaye Associates. A spokesman for the museum said sprinklers were damaged during preparations for a weekend storm that dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of Manhattan and sent temperatures plunging into the low 20s and teens.
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“No artworks or galleries have been affected,” a spokesperson told allergicwhich included video showing water flowing onto gift shop shelves that had been emptied.
The current “weekend closure” notice posted on the Studio Museum reads: “The museum will be closed from Saturday, January 24 to Sunday, January 25. We look forward to having you back on Wednesday, January 28.” (The museum is typically closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.) A spokesperson told art news The museum is currently assessing the extent of the damage.
Since its reopening last fall, the Studio Museum has been under close scrutiny with the exhibition “From Now on: Collecting in Context,” which is on view until August 16. Other exhibitions include a survey of Tom Lloyd’s light sculptures (until March 22) and “From the Studio: Fifty-Eight Years of Artist in Residence” (until February 15).
