Tenement Museum Under One Roof

It had tenants from 1863 to 2011 though the museum dates from 1888 and it was offically established in 1992.

Tenement museum under one roof.

Under one roof 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. The tenement museum celebrates the enduring stories that define and strengthen what it means to be american. The lower east side is rapidly gentrifying many prosperous. Subscribe to our newsletter sign up.

Included with storyteller s society membership all storyteller s society members are invited to a special virtual tour of under one roof. The under one roof guided tour at 103 orchard street shares the stories of newer families who came to the lower east side after world war ii seeking a new chapter in their lives. Under one roof see 6 553 traveler reviews 399 candid photos and great deals for new york city ny at tripadvisor. Under one roof at nyc s tenement museum.

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. Lower east side tenement museum 103 orchard street new york ny 10002 telephone. The tenement museum can only be visited by guided tour. The apartments they grew up in between the 1950s and 1970s have been recreated as the newest exhibit in the tenement museum called under one roof it confronts the fact that immigration is and.

This tour carries the immigration story into the present with the experiences of newcomers who settled on the lower east side after world war ii. The tenement museum is now a national historic site. 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.