The African Burial Ground National Monument’s new Visitor Center will open to the public Saturday, Feb. 27 from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The normal operating hours thereafter will be Tuesday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., except for federal holidays.
The Visitor Center is admission free and includes four exhibit areas, a 40-person theatre and a store and is located on the first floor of the Ted Weiss Federal Building at 290 Broadway in Lower Manhattan.
For more info on the African Burial Ground click here.
To learn more about the history of the burial ground and hear the radio show Then I’ll Be Free To Travel Home, click here.
