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  1. Explore the homes and stories of immigrants, migrants and refugees who lived in New York City from the 1860s to the 1980s. Book a guided tour of our historic tenements and the Lower East Side neighborhood.

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      Founded in 1988 by historian Ruth Abram and social activist...

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      For 30 years, the Tenement Museum has interpreted New York's...

  2. The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a museum and National Historic Site located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The museum's two historical tenement buildings were home to an estimated 15,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 2011.

  3. Learn about the immigrant and migrant experience on the Lower East Side, a cultural epicenter of New York City. Explore the neighborhood's history, tenement housing, and garment trade through tours and experiences at the Tenement Museum.

  4. May 29, 2024 · Explore the history of New York City's working-class immigrants through guided tours of recreated tenement apartments and neighborhood walks. The Tenement Museum is a National Historic Site and a partner of the National Park Service.

  5. The Tenement Museum explores the stories of working-class tenement residents who moved to New York City from other countries and other parts of the country. Learn about their lives, challenges, and contributions through guided tours, exhibits, programs, and online collections.

  6. The Tenement Museum preserves the history of immigration through the personal accounts of those who built lives in the Lower East Side. Visitors can view restored apartments from the 19th and 20th centuries, walk the historic neighborhood, and interact with residents to learn the stories of generations of immigrants who helped shape the ...

  7. Feb 28, 2022 · The heart of the museum is a historic tenement, home to an estimated 7,000 people from over 20 nations between 1863 and 1935. The tenement’s cramped living spaces, the lives of past residents and the history of the Lower East Side, contribute to its representation of the immigrant experience.