Located in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum showcases two historical tenement buildings that were home to a multinational community of more than 15,000 people between 1863 and 2011. A National Historic Site, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum was established to educate the public about the immigrant experience and encourage tolerance. The museum features a variety of exhibits and programs, including a documentary film about the tenement houses, and restored apartments and shops that visitors can explore on public tours to learn more about the lives of the immigrants who lived in them throughout the 1900s. The museum also offers tours with costumed interpreters, tastings of their communities' typical foods, and neighborhood walks, and provides a variety of educational programs for visitors of all ages.
Tenement Museum New York City, 103 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002, Phone: 212-982-8420