Open House Festival

The Africa Centre

community/cultural

Freehaus Design, 2019

66 Great Suffolk St, SE1 0BL

A 1960s former office block that has been transformed into a vibrant cultural hub showcasing the best of contemporary African culture and heritage. This project is supported by the Mayor of London.

Getting there

Tube

London Bridge, Borough, Southwark

Train

Waterloo

Access

Facilities

About

History

An iconic Africa focussed charity, The Africa Centre was previously located on King St in Covent Garden. that was its permanent home for over 50 years before moving to Southwark in 2016.

Gunpowder House, the previous name of the Centre's new HQ, was a 1960's former office block that has now been transformed into a thriving cultural hub. Since 2017 and before the refurbishment, The Africa Centre hosted its annual Summer Festival on Great Suffolk St which saw crowds of up to 8000 people gathering on a summer weekend.

Online presence

www.africacentre.org.uk

twitter.com/TheAfricaCentre

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