Digital Exhibits
Visit our interactive, digital exhibits, which provide a fascinating, in-depth historical look at life on the Lower East Side. Current exhibits include Brick by Brick: The Many Lives of 103 Orchard Street and In Praise of Stuff: The Tenement Museum’s Collections.
Videos
Movies, documentaries, book talks, panel discussions, and more! Check out our archive of educational programming — made for researching students, history lovers, and the curious-minded.
Featured Video
Behind the Scenes: Researching a New Tenement Family
Enjoy a special behind-the-scenes conversation on the research for the Museum’s newest exhibit, A Union of Hope: 1869! Marquis Taylor, Lead Researcher, will share highlights from his work over the…
Lower East Side History
2024 Gala | Generation to Generation: A Nation of Grandchildren
The Tenement Museum’s Gala this year on May 2nd, titled Generation to Generation: A...
Music
Virtual Tenement Concert – New York in Yiddish Song: In A Dark Blue Night
We partnered up again with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research for a night exploring...
Black History & Culture
Virtual Visit: Joseph and Rachel Moore’s Apartment
Check out the Tenement Museum’s newest recreated apartment in an intimate visit to...
Irish History & Culture
Virtual Tenement Talk – Plentiful Country
Enjoy a timely conversation with award-winning author Tyler Anbinder about his new release...
Women's History
Virtual Tenement Talk – Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood
In honor of Women’s History Month, enjoy a conversation about 'Relinquished', a new book...
Immigration Policy
Virtual Tenement Talk: Three Historians Walk Into a Saloon – 1965
Our current immigration system traces its roots back nearly 60 years to the Hart-Celler...
Immigration Policy
Virtual Tenement Talk: Three Historians Walk Into a Saloon – 1948
Enjoy the fourth installment of our 'Three Historians Walk Into A Saloon' mini-series,...
Immigration Policy
Virtual Tenement Talk: Three Historians Walk Into a Saloon – 1924
Between 1880 and 1924, 23 million immigrants entered the country, and New York’s...
Immigration Policy
Virtual Tenement Talk: Three Historians Walk Into a Saloon – 1882
Enjoy a scholarly discussion on the rising anti-immigrant sentiment of the 19th century,...
Immigration Policy
Virtual Tenement Talk: Three Historians Walk Into a Saloon – 1870
Professor Ngai welcomes Eric Foner and Leslie Harris to discuss the Fifteenth...
Immigration Policy
Virtual Tenement Talk: Immigration Today
Watch a panel discussion that moves beyond politics to discuss the demographics of the new...
Immigration Policy
Virtual Tenement Talk: Making Americans
Starting from her own classroom in Lowell, Massachusetts, teacher and author Jessica...
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Blog ⋅ Notes from the Tenement
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.