A Tenement Story
Print and e-Book
A visually compelling experience, A Tenement Story is the culmination of over 30 years of dedicated stewardship of two tenement buildings on Orchard Street through vivid photographs of the last two centuries.
Notes from the Tenement
The Tenement Museum tells the uniquely American stories of immigrants, migrants, and refugees in the ongoing creation of our nation.
From curious anecdotes and fun recipes to scholarly research and deep dives, get a behind-the-scenes look at special Museum content on our blog – curated by our historians and staff.
Blog Archive | Mar 28, 2017
Meet the Staff: Jamie Salen, Marketing Manager
Published in January 2017 This month, we profile our Marketing Manager, Jamie Salen,...
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Charlie Scheidt: Immigrant Foods and Immigrant Values
The Tenement Museum stands as a monument to the notion that immigrants built America....
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Practicing Facilitation
Originally posted on Medium, February 17, 2017. How we talk about things matters. We are...
Blog Archive | Mar 1, 2017
Becoming “Nuyorican”
For the other parts of this series highlighting the new ethnic groups featured in...
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Immigrants Then, Immigrants Now: A Shared American Dream
Originally posted at The Huffington Post on February 12, 2017 The Tenement Museum’s...
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Take a Picture, It’ll Last Longer
The little girls are adorable, standing on the sidewalk, smiling big, the chrome trim of...
Blog Archive | Feb 1, 2017
The Truman Directive: December 1945
“This could be the mezuzah we put up because we never lived without a mezuzah to protect...
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A Special Message from the Tenement Museum President, Dr. Morris J. Vogel
It’s been a difficult weekend for all of us. We’ve watched in horror as an executive...
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Made of Star Stuff, And Some Other Stuff, Too
Last year, in the middle of a wet November day, I received a phone call from my mother...
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The Yoga Connection
The vast majority of people in the United States have heard of, if not practiced, some...
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History in Technicolor: the Continuing Story of American Immigration
The Tenement Museum is not an old dog. In the grand scheme of New York City cultural...
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The Tenement Museum Plays Its Hits 2016 Edition
It’s been a busy year at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, and 2017 is shaping up...
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Your Story, Our Story
A Digital Collection
Your Story, Our Story features objects that tell personal stories of American immigration and migration. The Tenement Museum invites people across the country to share these mementos and stories in our online digital storytelling exhibit.