The center is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

Last week the African Burial Ground National Monument became home to a new Visitor Center with exhibit spaces, store, and 40-person theater. The center is located on the first floor of the Ted Weiss Federal Building at 290 Broadway, at Duane Street. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (except on federal holidays). Visitors must go through the building’s security screening to enter, and the center is ADA compliant and includes an audio component for the sight and/or hearing impaired. To view images of the new center at the National Parks Service’s website, click here.

The African Burial Ground, the first national monument dedicated to Africans of early New York and Americans of African descent, opened in October 2007.