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
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
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

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
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.
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.
Adults: $20
Students: $15
Seniors(65+): $15
Members: Free
To Buy Tickets By Phone, call 866-606-7232
All tours can be conducted in selected foreign languages upon request.
10am - 6pm
7 days a week
Location: 108 Orchard Street