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Space Rental Opportunities
The Schomburg Center complex, a 75,000 square foot, three-building facility is located at Harlem's historic crossroads - 135th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard (formerly Lenox Avenue). In addition to state-of-the-art study and storage facilities for the five collection divisions, the facility houses a seventy-five seat multi-purpose room and a 340-seat professional theatre.
The following rooms and spaces are available for events of various sizes:
LANGSTON HUGHES AUDITORIUM
Capacity: 340 seats
LANGSTON HUGHES ATRIUM
Capacity: 250 guests
1,150 square feet
AMERICAN NEGRO THEATRE
Capacity: 75 for meetings/forums
125 for receptions
703.5 square feet
stage: 195.5 square feet
For rates and other information regarding Schomburg Center SPACE RENTALS, please call 212.491.2257

