Through interactive tours of the tenement buildings and Lower East Side neighborhood, students investigate universal themes of cultural identity, discrimination, and human rights. All programs are led by skilled Educators who engage students in activities, storytelling, and conversation to connect their experiences to the past.
All programs are aligned with the National Education Standards, the C3 framework, and multi-state Social Studies Scope and Sequence.
*Adult chaperones are required for every group and are included in the attendee count.
After submitting your request online or through email, our Guest Services staff will help determine what program is best for your students based on what they’re learning in class.
To make a reservation, please complete the school group request form or contact us.
Interactive apartment tours invite students to explore historically recreated spaces in restored tenement buildings and discover how im/migrants experienced life in these homes and built communities here in the 19th and 20th centuries. Tours are guided by Educators who use storytelling, activities, and objects to engage with history.
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We also offer a hybrid apartment and walking tour, Tenement Women: 1902!
Discover the city by visiting historical sites in the dynamic and ever-changing Lower East Side and learn about the people and neighborhoods that made New York City what it is today. Walking tours take place outside (rain or shine) and do not enter the tenement buildings.
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Students meet interpreters portraying actual residents and hear first-hand about their experiences. Ask Victoria and Bridget questions and hear stories about their homes, their journey to the United States, and what life was like on the Lower East Side as an immigrant in the 19th and 20th centuries. Available on a limited basis.
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Group reservations are required and must be made at least 2 weeks in advance.
School group programs are available Monday through Friday at 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, or 4:00 PM. Our group sales staff will contact you with availability and specific program recommendations within 3 business days of your submitted request.
Note: Reservation requests do not guarantee booking. If you wish to book a tour for a time outside of our normal business hours (10 AM – 5 PM), on weekends, or on holidays, please note that premium rates will apply.
If you need assistance with booking a group, please contact [email protected] or call (646) 518-3002.