These are tours for adult groups. If you are bringing a K-12 group, click the tab above.
Experience the immigrant saga through the music of Irish America. Then visit the 1869 home of the Moores, Irish immigrants coping with the death of a child.
See the garment factory and homes of two Jewish families who lived in the tenement during the “great wave” of immigration to America.
Visit the apartments of a German-Jewish family surviving the Panic of 1873 and a Sicilian-Catholic family living during the Great Depression.
Meet Victoria Confino, a 14-year old Sephardic-Jewish immigrant played by a costumed interpreter. This interactive tour visits her family’s apartment, set during 1916.
See buildings and sites that evoke the Lower East Side’s past and present. This tour does not enter 97 Orchard or other buildings.
Combine your tenement tour with an in-depth, facilitator-led discussion of contemporary issues, including today's immigration debate.
Visit the restored homes of German-Jewish and Italian Catholic families during the Panic of 1873 and the Great Depression. For pre-arranged groups only.
This workshop series uses the stories of immigrants past and present to each English to adult ESOL learners. Each workshop includes a guided tour.
Combine one of our tenement tours with handling objects, verbal imaging and an architectural model of 97 Orchard. For visitors with Visual Impairments
Adults: $10; $18 for 2 programs
Seniors (65+) & College Students: $8; $15 for 2 programs
K-12 Students: $6; $12 for 2 programs (weekdays); $8; $15 for 2 programs (weekends)
Please consult our FAQs. If you still have questions, call 212-431-0233 x241 or email groups(at)tenement.org.
Reservation requests are required and must be made at least 3 weeks in advance. Programs often fill up several months in advance. Please make your request as soon as possible.
These K-12 tours use history to teach students about contemporary issues.
All tours comply with New York State Learning Standards and facilitate the New Jersey Core Proficiencies for basic social studies skills, attitudes and knowledge.
Meet Victoria Confino, a 14-year old Sephardic-Jewish immigrant played by a costumed interpreter. This interactive tour visits her family’s apartment, set during 1916.
See the garment factory and homes of two Jewish families who lived in the tenement during the “great wave” of immigration to America.
Visit the apartments of a German-Jewish family surviving the Panic of 1873 and a Sicilian-Catholic family living during the Great Depression.
Experience the immigrant saga through the music of Irish America. Then visit the 1869 home of the Moores, Irish immigrants coping with the death of a child.
See buildings and sites that evoke the Lower East Side’s past and present. This tour does not enter 97 Orchard or other buildings.
Students learn about housing laws by assuming the roles of housing inspectors in 1906. Features costumed interpreters who play a tenant and landlord.
These four workshops deal with connections between immigrants past and present. Students also tour the tenement and explore issues related to discrimination, housing and workplace rights.
Combine any of our tenement tours with handling objects, verbal imaging and an architectural model of 97 Orchard. For Visitors with Visual Impairments
K-12 Students: $6; $12 for 2 programs (weekdays);$8; $15 for 2 programs (weekends)
Adults: $10; $18 for 2 programs
Please consult our FAQs. If you still have questions, call 212-431-0233 x241 or email groups(at)tenement.org.
Reservation requests are required and must be made at least 3 weeks in advance. Programs often fill up several months in advance. Please make your request as soon as possible.
