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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037-1801
(212) 491-2200

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All collection divisions are CLOSED on Mondays. To see their operating hours, please click here: Research Collections. The exhibition galleries and The Gift Shop are OPEN Monday—Saturday.

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    Public Programs Find out what's happening at the Schomburg Center!

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    Exhibitions
    Get information about current and past exhibitions at the Schomburg

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    Space Rentals Host your special event at the Schomburg Center

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    Digital Schomburg Access to information, interpretation and scholarship on the global black experience.

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    Collections Library materials are housed in five collection divisions, according to format

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    National Membership Chair, Dr. Maya Angelou, invites you to become a member!

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    The Schomburg Shop For one-of-a-kind gifts

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    In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience Documents 400 years of migrations

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research unit of The New York Public Library, is generally recognized as one of the leading institutions of its kind in the world. For over 80 years the Center has collected, preserved, and provided access to materials documenting black life, and promoted the study and interpretation of the history and culture of peoples of African descent.

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