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Tenement Museum
Tenement Museum
At the Tenement Museum, we strive to connect visitors to the history of generations of immigrants and migrants who have made the United States their home. We do this through historical context, adding complexity to personal narratives, fostering empathetic dialogue, and thoughtful storytelling.
We are committed to providing a safe experience for our team and visitors. Our professionally trained frontline staff are here to help you and facilitate dialogue.
Programming
Programming
Finding Home (Off-Campus)
Finding Home (Off-Campus)
Grades: 1–12
Site: 103 Orchard St, New York, NY, 10002
Audience Size: up to 15 participants per session
Length of Performance: 1 hour
Description:
What does it mean to belong?
Students learn the stories of Bella Epstein, the daughter of Holocaust survivors in the 1950s, and José and Andy Velez, Puerto Rican migrants in the 1960s. Their families lived in the same tenement on the Lower East Side, at a time when the neighborhood grew to be more culturally and racially diverse. Through their stories of education, friendships, and work, explore how young people were finding their place in the city.
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Common Core Learning Standards: English Language Arts
Research to build and present knowledge
Comprehension and Collaboration (speaking and listening)
Vocabulary acquisition and use
Learning Standards for the Arts
Responding (reflect, interpret, evaluate, critique)
Connecting (relate artistic ideas with societal, cultural & historical context)
Categories: History / Museums / Exhibits / Storytelling/ Multicultural
Cost:
Groups of 2-15 $300
Groups of 16-30 $600
Groups of 31-45 $900
Groups of 46-60 $1,200
Groups of 60-75 $1,500
*Large groups will be broken into subgroups of 15
*Group slots are Mon-Fri 10am, 11am & 4pm
100 Years apart (Off-Campus)
100 Years apart (Off-Campus)
Grades: 1–12
Site: 103 Orchard St, New York, NY, 10002
Audience Size: up to 30 participants per session
Length of Performance: 1 hour
Description:
How does work affect your life?
Students visit the recreated apartment exhibits of the Gumpertz family in the 1870s and the Wong family in the 1970s to explore community, work, and immigration in two different centuries. Mrs. Gumpertz and Mrs. Wong both worked in the garment industry and raised family in tenements, and their stories help students explore patterns and differences across time.
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Common Core Learning Standards: English Language Arts
Research to build and present knowledge
Comprehension and Collaboration (speaking and listening)
Vocabulary acquisition and use
Learning Standards for the Arts
Responding (reflect, interpret, evaluate, critique)
Connecting (relate artistic ideas with societal, cultural & historical context)
Categories: History / Museums / Exhibits / Storytelling/ Multicultural
Cost:
Groups of 2-15 $300
Groups of 16-30 $600
Groups of 31-45 $900
Groups of 46-60 $1,200
Groups of 60-75 $1,500
*Large groups will be broken into subgroups of 15
*Group slots are Mon-Fri 10am, 11am & 4pm
Exploring a Tenement 1902 (Off-Campus)
Exploring a Tenement 1902 (Off-Campus)
Grades: 3–12
Site: 103 Orchard St, New York, NY, 10002
Audience Size: up to 30 participants per session
Length of Performance: 1 hour
Description:
Join us for a special tour that will include an exploration of the research, preservation, and restoration work that goes into every Tenement Museum tour. Learn about Jewish immigrants Harris and Jennie Levine as they ran a small factory and raised five children in this rapidly growing Jewish neighborhood, and how women in tenements formed community and managed conflict. Visit the Levine’s recreated tenement home, discover how we learned about the family, and get a special look at the unique process of reconstructing their 1902 apartment.
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Common Core Learning Standards: English Language Arts
Research to build and present knowledge
Comprehension and Collaboration (speaking and listening)
Vocabulary acquisition and use
Learning Standards for the Arts
Responding (reflect, interpret, evaluate, critique)
Connecting (relate artistic ideas with societal, cultural & historical context)
Categories: History / Museums / Exhibits / Storytelling/ Multicultural
Cost:
Groups of 2-15 $300
Groups of 16-30 $600
Groups of 31-45 $900
Groups of 46-60 $1,200
Groups of 60-75 $1,500
*Large groups will be broken into subgroups of 15
*Group slots are Mon-Fri 10am, 11am & 4pm
Outside the House (Off-Campus)
Outside the House (Off-Campus)
Grades: 5–12
Site: 103 Orchard St, New York, NY, 10002
Audience Size: up to 30 participants per session
Length of Performance: 1 hour
Description:
Investigate communal spaces and places central to immigrant and migrant life a century ago. Sites include the towering Jarmulowsky Bank building, where immigrants deposited (and eventually lost) their life savings; the Jewish Daily Forward building, where socialists fought for worker rights; and PS 42, where generations of immigrants learned how to be “American.”
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Common Core Learning Standards: English Language Arts
Research to build and present knowledge
Comprehension and Collaboration (speaking and listening)
Vocabulary acquisition and use
Learning Standards for the Arts
Responding (reflect, interpret, evaluate, critique)
Connecting (relate artistic ideas with societal, cultural & historical context)
Categories: History / Museums / Exhibits / Storytelling/ Multicultural
Cost:
Groups of 2-15 $300
Groups of 16-30 $600
Groups of 31-45 $900
Groups of 46-60 $1,200
Groups of 60-75 $1,500
*Large groups will be broken into subgroups of 15
*Group slots are Mon-Fri 10am, 11am & 4pm
Under One Roof (Off-Campus)
Under One Roof (Off-Campus)
Grades: 1–12
Site: 103 Orchard St, New York, NY, 10002
Audience Size: up to 15 participants per session
Length of Performance: 1 hour
Description:
In the early 20th Century, conditions in tenements and factories motivated debates that lead to questions about life in cities: what is the government’s role in housing, or workplaces? How do a city and nation respond to an unprecedented number of new arrivals? In this tour, you’ll trace this period of high immigration and the changes brought by these conversations through the stories of the Rogarshevskys and the Baldizzis, a Jewish and an Italian family who eventually became neighbors in 97 Orchard Street. Through stories of shared meals, neighborly help, and advice on immigration status, we'll explore how families respond to the conditions of being an immigrant and the changing role of government in their lives.
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Common Core Learning Standards: English Language Arts
Research to build and present knowledge
Comprehension and Collaboration (speaking and listening)
Vocabulary acquisition and use
Learning Standards for the Arts
Responding (reflect, interpret, evaluate, critique)
Connecting (relate artistic ideas with societal, cultural & historical context)
Categories: History / Museums / Exhibits / Storytelling/ Multicultural
Cost:
Groups of 2-15 $300
Groups of 16-30 $600
Groups of 31-45 $900
Groups of 46-60 $1,200
Groups of 60-75 $1,500
*Large groups will be broken into subgroups of 15
*Group slots are Mon-Fri 10am, 11am & 4pm
Meet Victoria (Off-Campus)
Meet Victoria (Off-Campus)
Grades: K–12
Site: 103 Orchard St, New York, NY, 10002
Audience Size: up to 15 participants per session
Length of Performance: 1 hour
Description:
Visit our historic 97 Orchard Street tenement and journey back in time to 1916 for an immersive experience with an actor playing Victoria Confino, a real teenager who immigrated to the United States in 1913. You’ll meet Victoria in her family’s recreated tenement apartment and get to ask Victoria questions and hear stories about her home in Greece, her journey to the United States, and her experiences as an immigrant in the Lower East Side of 1916. Recommended for visitors of all ages!
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Common Core Learning Standards: English Language Arts
Research to build and present knowledge
Comprehension and Collaboration (speaking and listening)
Vocabulary acquisition and use
Learning Standards for the Arts
Responding (reflect, interpret, evaluate, critique)
Connecting (relate artistic ideas with societal, cultural & historical context)
Categories: History / Museums / Exhibits / Storytelling/ Multicultural
Cost:
Groups of 2-15 $300
Groups of 16-30 $600
Groups of 31-45 $900
Groups of 46-60 $1,200
Groups of 60-75 $1,500
*Large groups will be broken into subgroups of 15
*Group slots are Mon-Fri 10am, 11am & 4pm
After the Famine (Off-Campus)
After the Famine (Off-Campus)
Grades: 4–12
Audience Size: up to 30 participants per session
Length of Performance: 1 hour
Description:
Description: Having fled famine conditions in Ireland in large numbers, the Irish helped make New York an immigrant-majority city and a metropolis. Joseph and Bridget Moore came to the rapidly growing, culturally diverse tenement neighborhoods in the years after the Civil War. In 1869, they left a more Irish neighborhood for 97 Orchard, a brand-new building. But while this tenement had new amenities, the majority of its residents were German. How did Joseph and Bridget create an Irish-American lifestyle for their family? Discover how music, politics, and religion came together to form a complex Irish-American identity.
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Common Core Learning Standards: English Language Arts
Research to build and present knowledge
Comprehension and Collaboration (speaking and listening)
Vocabulary acquisition and use
Learning Standards for the Arts
Responding (reflect, interpret, evaluate, critique)
Connecting (relate artistic ideas with societal, cultural & historical context)
Categories: History / Museums / Exhibits / Storytelling/ Multicultural
Cost:
Groups of 2-15 $300
Groups of 16-30 $600
Groups of 31-45 $900
Groups of 46-60 $1,200
Groups of 60-75 $1,500
*Large groups will be broken into subgroups of 15
*Group slots are Mon-Fri 10am, 11am & 4pm
Family Owned (Off-Campus)
Family Owned (Off-Campus)
Grades: 4–12
Audience Size: up to 30 participants per session
Length of Performance: 1 hour
Description:
Amidst wars, depressions, and changing laws, family businesses served as the anchors of the community, but they had their costs. This tour spans the 75-year-old residential history of 97 Orchard, taking you to the 19th century lager beer saloon and home of John and Caroline Schneider and the 1930s auction house of Max Marcus. This immersive and interactive tour starts with a visit to Schneider’s Saloon, which served food, beer, and entertainment, but also acted as a living room for German immigrants and families to socialize and a meeting place for local clubs and political organizations. Then, you’ll travel forward in time to the Great Depression, where you’ll learn how Max Marcus made a living in an interactive multimedia exhibit in the space that once held his auction house.
This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:
Common Core Learning Standards: English Language Arts
Research to build and present knowledge
Comprehension and Collaboration (speaking and listening)
Vocabulary acquisition and use
Learning Standards for the Arts
Responding (reflect, interpret, evaluate, critique)
Connecting (relate artistic ideas with societal, cultural & historical context)
Categories: History / Museums / Exhibits / Storytelling/ Multicultural
Cost:
Groups of 2-15 $300
Groups of 16-30 $600
Groups of 31-45 $900
Groups of 46-60 $1,200
Groups of 60-75 $1,500
*Large groups will be broken into subgroups of 15
*Group slots are Mon-Fri 10am, 11am & 4pm
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