The Africa Center

This article is about The Africa Center in New York City. For the African art museum in Washington, D.C., see National Museum of African Art.
The Africa Center
Museum entrance on Fifth Avenue
Map
Former names
Center for African Art
Museum for African Art
EstablishedSeptember 1984 (1984-09)
Location1280 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
U.S.
Coordinates40°47′47″N 73°56′57″W / 40.79639°N 73.94917°W / 40.79639; -73.94917
Public transit access New York City Subway: New York City Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M106 buses
Websitewww.theafricacenter.org

The Africa Center, formerly known as the Museum for African Art and before that as the Center for African Art, is a museum located at Fifth Avenue and 110th Street in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, near the northern end of Fifth Avenue's Museum Mile. Founded in 1984, the museum is "dedicated to increasing public understanding and appreciation of African art and culture." The Museum is also well known for its public education programs that help raise awareness of African culture, and also operates a unique store selling authentic handmade African crafts.[1]

The Museum has organized nearly 60 critically acclaimed exhibitions and traveled these to almost 140 venues nationally and internationally, including 15 other countries. Forty of these exhibitions are accompanied by scholarly catalogues.

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