May 24, 2012
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New York Public Library—Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
(Lenox Avenue at 135th Street)
New York, NY 10037-1801
Tel: (212) 491-2200
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Free admission to galleries; public programs have an admission fee
Tues – Thurs: 12 pm – 8 pm
Fri, Sat: 10 am – 6 pm
Fri, Sat: 10 am – 6 pm
The Schomburg Center is one of the finest research facilities in the world for the study of African-American history and culture. The five collection divisions include art objects, audio- and videotapes, books, manuscripts, motion picture films, newspapers, periodicals, photographs, prints and sheet music. Exhibits promote the history and culture of people of African descent around the world.
- Directions: Subway: 2, 3 to 135th Street
- Disability Access: Partially accessible: Langston Hughes Auditorium and Latimer Gallery are accessible; the Exhibition Hall and the American Negro Theatre are not.
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