Upcoming Events

There’s always something happening at the Tenement Museum! Stay tuned for upcoming program announcements by signing up for our weekly newsletter. And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel, where you can explore our archive of past virtual tours, Tenement Talks, and educational videos!

Wooden box of miscellaneous tools, playing cards, etc.
Date: September 2, 2021

Virtual Curator Tour: In Praise of Stuff

Explore how the Museum brings the stories of our tenement families to life through the...

beneath the linoleum
Date: August 17, 2021

Member Virtual Tour – Beneath the Linoleum: Tenement Kitchens

This special Member virtual event offers an exclusive peek under the kitchen floors of the...

collage of tenement kitchens
Date: August 11, 2021

Virtual Tour: Tenement Kitchens

A virtual tour exploring how immigrant women fed their families during the 19th and 20th...

Entryway of 97 Orchard Street with cream-colored wallpaper, a white tiled hallway floor, and a wooden staircase leading up.
Date: July 21, 2021

Member Virtual Tour: Exploring a Tenement

This special Member virtual event looks at the process and philosophy behind the...

Wooden box of miscellaneous tools, playing cards, etc.
Date: June 23, 2021

Member Virtual Tour: In Praise of Stuff

This special Member virtual event looks at two families, the Rogarshevskys and the...

Virtual Tour - Piecing it Together: Tenements, Factories & Unions
Date: May 19, 2021

Member Virtual Tour: Piecing It Together

This special Member virtual event looks at two families, the Rogarshevskys and the...

Becoming Loisiada Event Promo
Date: May 25, 2021

Becoming Loisaida: Spanish Caribbean Food & Family on the Lower East Side

Join Essex Market and the Tenement Museum for a celebration through food of the past...

Reclaiming Black Spaces Image
Date: May 13, 2021

Virtual Tour: Reclaiming Black Spaces

The debut launch of our newest Virtual Tour: Reclaiming Black Spaces on YouTube Live on...

Garment Factory
Date: April 21, 2021

Member Virtual Tour: The Wong Family

Join us for a special Member virtual visit to the home of the the Wongs, a Chinese...

Virtual Tour - Piecing it Together: Tenements, Factories & Unions
Date: March 25, 2021

Virtual Tour – Piecing it Together: Tenements, Factories & Unions

A virtual tour exploring the importance of the garment industry and the role of labor...

Tenement Kitchen with Pink Walls
Date: March 24, 2021

Member Virtual Tour: The Saez Velez Family

Join us on a virtual visit to the 1960s home of the Saez Velez family, who migrated from...

Tenement living room, Epstein Family Bedroom
Date: February 24, 2021

Member Virtual Tour: The Epstein Family

Join us on a virtual visit to the home of the Epstein Family in the 1950s, where Kalman...

Our virtual programs are made possible with support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and Con Edison. Additional support is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the National Park Service, and the National Park Foundation.

Past Events Visual

Watch our past virtual events

Find free recordings of our past virtual events in our video library — including everything from our riveting Tenement Talks and special virtual tours to our Tenement Concert series streamed live from inside our tenement apartments!