The Studio Museum in Harlem will remain closed through February 7 to work on repairs related to a “sprinkler emergency” that forced visitors to evacuate on Friday. As first reported by Hyperallergic, visitors were instructed to leave after water began pouring from a ceiling near the gift shop.  “We saw a large pool of water on the floor near the entrance, and saw the water flowing down in the store,” a witness told the publication. The museum initially announced a weekend-long closure; however, the sprinkler situation evidently required more extensive maintenance. Related Articles A spokesperson for the Studio Museum said a sprinkler was damaged during preparations for a weekend storm that ultimately dropped a record-breaking 11 inches of snow on Manhattan and sent temperatures plunging into the teens. “No artworks or galleries were affected,” the spokesperson. Video footage posted by a visitor shows water flowing onto gift-shop shelves that had been emptied. The closure comes at an inauspicious moment for the museum, which only reopened in November in a high-profile new home designed by David …