Visit the homes of German-Jewish & Italian Catholic families surviving the Panic of 1873 and the Great Depression.

See the homes & garment shop of Jewish families who lived in the tenement during the "great wave" of immigration to America.

Visit the 1869 home of the Moores, Irish immigrants coping with the death of a child.

Getting By: Immigrants Weathering Hard Times

Discover how immigrants survived economic depressions at 97 Orchard Street between 1863 and 1935. Visit the restored homes of the German-Jewish Gumpertz family, whose patriarch disappeared during the Panic of 1873, and the Italian-Catholic Baldizzi family, who lived through the Great Depression.

This tour lasts 60 minutes.
Recommended for ages 8 & up.
This tour goes to the 2nd Floor: 24 steps up, 23 down

Piecing It Together: Immigrants In The Garment Industry

Visit the restored homes of two Eastern European Jewish families who lived in 97 Orchard Street at the turn of the 20th century, when the neighborhood was the most densely populated place on earth. See how the Levine family operated a garment factory in their own apartment, then pay a shiva (bereavement) call to the Rogarshevsky family as they mourn the loss of their father from the "tailors' disease."

This tour lasts 60 minutes.
Recommended for ages 8 & up.
This tour goes to the 3rd Floor: 38 steps up, 31 down

The Moore Family Tour

Experience the heart of the immigrant saga through the music of Irish America, then tour the restored home of the Moore family, Irish-Catholic immigrants coping with the death of a child in 1869. Compare the Moore's struggle to keep their family healthy with that of the Katz family, Russian-Jewish immigrants who left their 'mark' on our building in the 1930s.

This tour lasts 60 minutes
Recommended for ages 12 & up.
This tour goes to the 4th Floor: 61 steps up, 53 down

Meet Victoria Confino, a teen-age, Greek Sephardic immigrant played by a costumed interpreter. Set during 1916. Perfect for families.

Visit Lower East Side sites important to immigrants past & present. This tour does not enter the tenement at 97 Orchard.

Explore Lower East Side life from 1935 to present in this walking tour that crosses Delancey.

During this two-hour tour, get an in-depth look at Getting By: Immigrants Weathering Hard Times.

Confino Family
Living History Program

Visit the apartment of a Greek Sephardic family and meet a costumed interpreter playing 14-year-old Victoria Confino, who lived in the tenement in 1916. Visitors take on the role of newly arrived immigrants, and ask Victoria questions about adjusting to life on the Lower East Side . Designed for families, this tour allows visitors to handle household objects and listen to music on an authentic wind-up Victrola.

This tour lasts 60 minutes.
Recommended for ages 5 & up.
This tour goes to the 1st Floor: 9 steps up, 7 down

Made possible by the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation

Immigrant Soles:
A Neighborhood Walking Tour

Take a neighborhood walking tour and learn what you might have seen and experienced negotiating the streets of the Lower East Side a hundred years ago. Explore the day-to-day challenges and opportunities immigrants might have faced as you visit sites where they worshipped, studied, conducted commerce, and debated politics. Please note this tour does not enter any buildings, including 97 Orchard Street.

This tour lasts 90 minutes and is conducted rain or shine.
Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Next Steps
A Neighborhood Walking Tour

Getting By:
Past and Present

During this two-hour tour, get an in-depth look at Getting By: Immigrants Weathering Hard Times. Using the stories of two immigrant families from Germany and Sicily as a starting point, explore and discuss how housing and social welfare have changed over the years. Spend extended time inside two restored apartments and join in a conversation about the themes arising from the tour. You are encouraged to share your own experiences, thoughts, and family histories with a trained educator and your fellow visitors. Don't miss this unique opportunity!

2 hours. Ages 12+

Please be advised that the museum shop will be closed for inventory on July 1st. The Tenement Museum will remain open for tours. Please go to 91 Orchard Street for tickets.