26-01-2026 18:41 via ARTnews.com

Studio Museum in Harlem Closes After Sprinkler Emergency

A “sprinkler emergency” forced the recently reopened Studio Museum in Harlem to evacuate visitors on Friday and close for the weekend.As reported by Hyperallergic, staff told visitors to leave as a ceiling near the gift shop leaked water. “We saw a large pool of water on the floor near the entrance, and saw the water flowing down in the store,” an unnamed visitor told Hyperallergic.A spokesperson for the Studio Museum—which reopened in November in a high-profile new
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