Tours for K-12 students use history to teach about New York and immigration.
All tours comply with NY State Learning Standards and facilitate the New Jersey Core Proficiencies for basic social studies skills, attitudes and knowledge.
Due to the generosity of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the Tenement Museum is pleased to offer a limited number of free tickets for underserved populations throughout New York City. To apply to be a part of our Good Neighbor program, please complete and return the application found here.
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.
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.
See buildings and sites that evoke the Lower East Side�s immigrant 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.
This workshop series is specially designed for transitional bilingual education, dual language, and ESL classes. In each workshop, students tour the tenement, learn new English vocabulary, and discuss how their immigrant experiences compare to those of immigrants past.
Adults: $10. $18 for 2 programsStudents/Seniors:
Weekdays: $6. $12 for 2 programs
Weekends: $8. $15 for 2 programs
The FAQ page is the easiest way to get help.
To contact us directly, 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.
