Calendar of Events

From Tenement Talks to tastings, discussions, and special programs, there’s something to interest everyone. Browse our calendar of events below for your next experience!

Date: October 17, 2019

Black Placemaking: Reinterpreting Lower East Side History

Black histories have often been overlooked by the forces of preservation. How are cultural...

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Thursday Evening Tours

The lights stay on after dark on Thursday evenings at the Tenement Museum! Explore the regularly scheduled evening tours below:

A Day in the Life: Rogarshevskys

1st, 2nd, & 3rd Thursdays of October

Explore the story of the Rogarshevsky family by taking a journey through the Lower East Side and visiting their 1911 recreated home in 97 Orchard Street. This is a hybrid walking/apartment tour.

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Life and Death at the Tenement

1st & 3rd Thursdays of the month

Explore themes of disease, medicine, immigration, and reform in the lives of the former residents of the Museum’s two tenement buildings.

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Tastings at the Tenement

1st, 2nd, & 5th Thursday of the month

Taste a variety of foods from our neighborhood and discuss the role of food in immigration history, the neighborhood, and wider American culture.

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Exploring 97 Orchard Street

Every Thursday evening

Explore the curation and preservation of 97 Orchard Street, a historic tenement and discover how landlords and tenants left their mark on the building.

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Tenement Bedrooms

1st & last Thursday of the month

Take an intimate look at the most private space of a home: the bedroom, which holds the stories of childbirth, contraception, and everything in between.

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Questions?

For more information about any of our events, please submit an inquiry using our contact form.

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