Under One Roof Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Under one roof carries the immigration story into the present with the experiences of newcomers who settled on the lower east side after world war ii visit the homes of bella epstein whose parents built a new life on the lower east side after the holocaust jose and andy velez whose mother left puerto rico for garment work and the wong siblings whose stories of their.
Under one roof lower east side tenement museum. Discover stories of lower east side arrivals who lived at 103 orchard street in the 1950s through the 1980s and worked in the neighborhood s garment industry. Subscribe to our newsletter sign up. The tenement museum provides walking tours and is a popular attraction in the lower east side nyc. Under one roof see 6 553 traveler reviews 399 candid photos and great deals for new york city ny at tripadvisor.
The tenement museum recently broadened its focus opening a new exhibition devoted to the stories of chinese immigrants puerto rican migrants and refugees from the holocaust. 1 877 975 3786 the call center is open mon sat. The tenement museum can only be visited by guided tour. Lower east side tenement museum 103 orchard street new york ny 10002 telephone.
The tenement museum focuses on america s urban immigrant history. All lived here at 103 orchard street on new york s lower east side. Ten thousand immigrants lived here and in the adjoining tenement building. 103 orchard street on new york s lower east side.
Under one roof the exhibit at 103 orchard st doesn t just represent the most significant expansion in the museum s 29 year history it also reflects the local institution s desire to connect more fully with. Lower east side tenement museum 103 orchard street new york ny 10002 telephone. The museum offers a variety of educator led apartment tours inside our two historic tenement buildings 97 and 103 orchard street and walking tours within the lower east side neighborhood to educate visitors about the immigrant experience in the united states. Please consider making a gift that will allow us to survive these unprecedented times remain strong and reopen when circumstances allow.
1 877 975 3786 the call center is open mon sat.