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.
New York City History
The Legacy of America's First Black Doctor
by Lewis Hine Immigration is very much on everyone’s mind this week with the announcement of the Trump Administration’s decision to end President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
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An Updated History of the Undocumented Immigrant
Immigration is very much on everyone’s mind this week with the announcement of the...
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Joys and Sorrows: Lewis Hine at Ellis Island
Lewis Hine was a social photographer, whose work literally changed the world. His most...
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The Life of a City: Early Films of New York City
A young man tosses an apple in the air as he chats with a vendor. Pushcarts are piled high...
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Did You Know: LES Stories
Did you know that the Lower East Side is home to the oldest Jewish cemetery in America,...
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Look For the Union Label: Chinese Immigration in America
For the other parts of this series highlighting the new ethnic groups featured in Under...
Blog Archive | Apr 4, 2017
Of Memory and Survival: The Jewish American Identity
For the other parts of this series highlighting the new ethnic groups featured in...
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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....
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...
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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The Perils of Assimilation: How what we eat makes us American, for better or worse.
Sarah Lohman is an educator at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, a culinary...
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Bowery Mission and Modern Hard Times
A few weeks ago I contacted the Bowery Mission in the hopes that a member of their staff...
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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.