The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is a National Historic Site. The Museum's two historical tenement buildings were home to an estimated 15,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 2011. The museum, which includes a visitors' center, promotes tolerance and historical perspective on the immigrant experience.
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The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is a National Historic Site. The Museum's two historical tenement buildings were home to an estimated 15,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 2011. The museum, which includes a visitors' center, promotes tolerance and historical perspective on the immigrant experience.
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 museum shares these stories through guided tours of recreated tenement apartments, neighborhood walking tours, and virtual tours and programs.
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, is located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City,.
Visitor Center
Located on the corner of Delancey Street, at 103 Orchard Street, you will find the Lower East Side Tenement Museum Visitor Center and Museum Shop. A wheelchair access entrance is located on the Delancey Street side of 103 Orchard Street, with the closest street address being 81 Delancey. All tours begin and end at the Museum Visitor Center and Museum Shop.
The visitor center can be reached via public transportation, such as the subway and bus, and by car.
Parlor at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum
A room with wooden floors, blue wall paper, two windows, some furniture and a dress hanging.
Inside the Levine Parlor
The Lower East Side Tenement Musuem
A four story red brick building against a blue sky with white puffy clouds
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum as seen from Delancy Street.
The Visitor Center
A flowering white tree in front of the entrance to the visitor center
Spring in bloom at the entrance to the Tenement Museum visitor center.
Interior of Rogarshevsky Kitchen
A tenement kitchen with cast iron posts, old stove, and a bed next to the stove
The interior of the Rogarshevsky's tenement kitchen.
Interior of Rogarshevsky Kitchen
A tenement kitchen with cast iron posts, old stove, and a bed next to the stove
The interior of the Rogarshevsky's tenement kitchen.
