Africa Center, East HarlemPhoto: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Always Free

Africa Center

East Harlem · Manhattan

Museum

Cultural center on Museum Mile presenting African art, film, food and ideas.

Admission

Who gets in free: Everyone

Free for everyone.

Hours

Tue-Sun 8am-4pm (café hours; check website for exhibitions)

Getting there

1280 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10029

Nearest subway lines

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