The New York Public Library's Division of Negro Literature, History, and Prints first gained acclaim in 1926 when it acquired the vast collection of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, a black scholar of Puerto Rican descent. Schomburg was curator in 1932-38, and, in 1940, when Schomburg died, the collection of more than 10,000 books, documents, paintings, and photographs recording black history was renamed in his honor. Later designated a research library, the ever-growing collection moved in 1980 into this modern redbrick building from the handsome Victorian next door (designed by McKim, Mead & White), which is now an exhibit hall. COST: Free. Subway: 2, 3 to 135th St.