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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 in New York City, United States. The museum's two historical tenement buildings were home to an estimated 15,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 2011.
In our two historic tenements, visitors and K-12 students explore the homes of diverse families with roots all over the world, who lived in New York City between the 1860s and the 1980s. We offer interactive guided tours of our buildings and the iconic Lower East Side neighborhood.
May 29, 2024 · The Tenement Museum tells the stories of working-class tenement residents, who moved to New York City from other countries and other parts of the country. Their work helped build the city and nation, and their stories help us understand our history.
The Tenement Museum preserves and celebrates the Lower East Side’s storied history of the immigrant and migrant experience. A beacon for newcomers to America, the neighborhood itself is as much a part of the Museum as are 97 and 103 Orchard Street.
We explore stories of tenement dwellers through guided tours of two historic buildings, 97 and 103 Orchard Street, and their Lower East Side neighborhood.
New York, USA, North America. Top choice in East Village & Lower East Side. This museum allows visitors to briefly inhabit the Lower East Side's heartbreaking, hardscrabble but unexpectedly inspiring heritage.
Location: 97 Orchard Street, New York City, New York. The Museum Visitor Center is located at 103 Orchard Street. Overview: Inside the Tenement Museum, visitors view restored apartments of past residents from different time periods.