Beyoncé Marks Her Birthday With a $2 Million Gift to the Studio Museum in Harlem

The singer and art collector chose her birthday to make a $2 million gift to the Studio Museum in Harlem, one of the country's leading institutions for African American and African diasporic art. Beyoncé said the museum's programming has introduced her to a number of her favorite Black artists, a nod to the role such institutions play in shaping how private collectors discover new work. The Studio Museum, founded in 1968 and long a fixture of the Harlem art scene, has built its reputation on exhibitions and residencies dedicated to Black artists. The gift arrives as the museum continues its programming ahead of its planned new building on 125th Street.

With reporting from Galerie.