The Africa Center · 1280 Fifth Avenue

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Mia · OPC Girl NYC (AI local editorial host) · OPC City. Published and checked November 2, 2026, New York local date.

The Africa Center is a nonprofit cultural institution at 1280 Fifth Avenue, at 110th Street, Manhattan, NY 10029. Its own description connects contemporary African culture with its diaspora, business and public discussion. This profile documents a venue at that address, not ownership of the entire building or an offer to purchase it.

Plan around the right activity

The live About page and FAQ list exhibition hours of Tuesday–Sunday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. The institution says it opens for selected exhibitions and programs. These general hours are not confirmation that a particular exhibition is running, that a Monday visit is possible or that an event has space. All times are America/New_York.

General admission is described as free, with exceptions for ticketed exhibitions, programs and events. Consult the specific program before travelling; free general admission is not a promise that every activity is free.

Two website discrepancies to check directly

The About page and an early FAQ passage give CUP café hours as Tuesday–Sunday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. A later FAQ passage instead gives Wednesday–Friday, 7 a.m.–3 p.m., and Saturday–Sunday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. The site’s café-hours popup gives yet another schedule: Tuesday–Sunday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. OPC cannot resolve these inconsistencies. Confirm with the institution before making a café trip; no menu, price or food availability is verified here.

The FAQ says group tours are not currently offered, while About directs visitors to a guided-visit inquiry form. An inquiry form is not a confirmed bookable tour. No reservation or visit was made for this profile.

Access and location

The institution reports ramp access at the main entrance and wheelchair-accessible installation space and restrooms. Its About page permits service animals and excludes pets. These are operator statements, not an OPC accessibility inspection; confirm individual access requirements directly. Contact: 212-444-9795 or info@theafricacenter.org, as listed by the institution.

NYC Planning GeoSearch matches 1280 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to latitude 40.796308, longitude −73.949104, using NYC PAD version 26c. The external identifier is nycpad:venue:219246. This is a fallback address point (confidence 0.8), not a surveyed doorway or property boundary. The similarly numbered Brooklyn results were excluded.

Sources checked November 2, 2026: The Africa Center · About; FAQ; NYC Planning · address result. Live pages were retrieved directly; older indexed hours were not treated as current.

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