Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Ford Foundation and Citi Fund Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture $22.3 Million Renovation
The New York Public Library’s renowned Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem celebrated the reopening of several renovated spaces after a nearly two-year, $22.3 million renovation funded funded by the Ford Foundation, Citi Bank, the City of New York, the State of New York, and Carver Federal Savings Bank.
The renovations to the center — a vital part of The New York Public Library that has for 90 years collected, preserved and provided access to one of the world’s most comprehensive collections of materials documenting black life.