Ukrainian Institute of America · 2 East 79th Street

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Directory profile checked November 2, 2026, at 11:05 p.m. EST (November 3 in Prague). Visitor times are America/New_York.

The Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 East 79th Street, Manhattan, NY 10075, occupies the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion at Fifth Avenue. Founded by inventor and industrialist William Dzus in 1948, the nonprofit moved into this building in 1955. Its program connects Ukrainian and diaspora art, music and literature with New York audiences.

A mansion with a cultural use

The institute identifies Charles P. H. Gilbert as the mansion’s architect and describes its French Renaissance character. Its homepage and longer history give different commissioning years, 1897 and 1898; this profile does not resolve that discrepancy. The building’s history and the institute’s founding are separate timelines. A cultural venue inside a historic house is also not a promise of unrestricted access to every room.

Archive · visiting notice for November 3

Archive update · November 3, 2026, 10:17 p.m. EST: the announced noon–6 p.m. visiting window has passed. This profile does not confirm actual opening, closure or a new date for general visits. The homepage web view still showed November 2–3; direct homepage and visitor-page retrieval returned 503. Confirm future access with the institute.
The previously checked homepage and sitewide banner announced public opening on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, noon–6 p.m. The same banner also lists November 2, whose window has passed. This is a date-specific announcement, not a regular weekly timetable.

The visitor page is not fully synchronized: beneath the updated banner, its body still lists October 30, October 31 and November 2. Confirm November 3 access directly before travelling, particularly for a group or an access-dependent visit. An undated reference to weekend closure except for ticketed guests does not establish a permanent weekend policy. Archive this dated opening notice after November 3, 6 p.m.

The visitor page lists suggested admission of $10 adults, $7 seniors and $5 full-time students with current ID; children under 12 and members are listed free. These are suggested general admission amounts, not verified ticket prices for concerts or other special events. Step-free access, lift availability and the rooms included in a visit were not confirmed.

Contact: 212-288-8660 · mail@ukrainianinstitute.org. Use this contact for group-tour and access questions; OPC has not made a reservation or visited the building.

Verified address point and noticeboard

NYC Planning GeoSearch returns the exact Manhattan address record at 40.776716, −73.963526, NYCPAD venue 184439, BIN 1041894, BBL 1013930069, version 26c. The response labels the match “fallback” and accuracy “point”; it is an address location, not a surveyed entrance. The separate 2½ East 79th Street result was excluded.

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Primary sources

Institute homepage and dated banner · Institution and mansion history · Visitor information · NYC Planning address response. Checked November 2, 2026, New York local date. Original sourced directory text, not a viewed exhibition review or an institutional partnership. OPC editorial charter.