Virtual Curator Tour: In Praise of Stuff

Explore how the Museum brings the stories of our tenement families to life through the objects in our collections on this virtual curator-led tour of our newest digital exhibit, In Praise of Stuff: The Tenement Museum’s Collections. Join Collections Manager Lana Dubin as she gives you a look at the everyday items that were either left behind in the buildings, heirlooms donated by the families of former residents, stories relayed to us through oral histories, or antiques purchased in order to accurately recreate a space. This exhibit takes you through the spaces of three different families in three different time periods – the Levine family in the 1890s, the Baldizzi family in the 1930s, and the Saez Velez family in the 1960s – to give you a behind the scenes glimpse at the “stuff” that comprises our one of a kind museum collection.