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Directory profile checked November 2, 2026. Visitor times are America/New_York.

At 972 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan, New York, NY 10075, Albertine brings books in French and English into the Payne Whitney Mansion. The bookshop is part of Villa Albertine’s cultural work; it is a place to explore literature alongside the avenue’s museums, rather than another museum admission product.

A bookshop inside a historic house

Albertine’s official history dates the mansion’s design and construction under Stanford White to 1902–1906, and the bookshop’s opening to 2014. It attributes the shop interiors to Jacques Garcia and describes a painted celestial ceiling inspired by Munich’s Villa Stuck. These are the institution’s descriptions, not observations from an OPC visit.

Villa Albertine’s mansion profile places the shop within its headquarters. Bookshop visiting arrangements do not establish general access to the ballroom, reception rooms or garden. Its event-space information restricts rentals to corporate and organizational functions; this is not an OPC venue offer.

Before a visit: opening days need confirmation

The main visitor section gives Thursday–Tuesday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m., closed Wednesday. The same site’s footer instead says “Tuesday–Saturday,” also with Wednesday closed. These schedules disagree, including about Monday and Sunday. We cannot confirm which applies to a particular visit. Call 332-228-2238 or email info@albertine.com before travelling.

Step-free entry, lift availability, visitor charges and event-specific age or booking conditions were not confirmed. Ask the shop about your needs and use the official event listing for any timed programme; no event admission, book availability or order process has been tested.

Verified address point and local noticeboard

NYC Planning GeoSearch / PAD 26c returns the matching 972 FIFTH AVENUE, Manhattan record: 40.776569, -73.963652, external identifier nycpad:venue:184445, BIN 1041896, BBL 1013930072. The response labels it a fallback match with confidence 0.8; the returned number, avenue and borough match the institution’s address. This is an address point, not a surveyed entrance or property boundary.

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