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…
Immigration Policy
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
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
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
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
Tenement Talk: Three Historians Walk Into a Saloon – 1870
Professor Ngai welcomes Eric Foner and Leslie Harris to discuss the Fifteenth...
Immigration Policy
Tenement Talk: Immigration Today
Watch a panel discussion that moves beyond politics to discuss the demographics of the new...
Immigration Policy
Tenement Talk: Making Americans
Starting from her own classroom in Lowell, Massachusetts, teacher and author Jessica...
Women's History
Tenement Talk: Shanda
Author Letty Cottin Pogrebin is joined by Tenement Museum President Annie Polland in our...
Lower East Side History
Tenement Concert: Songs of Yiddish New York
We partnered with the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research for a night exploring Jewish...
Immigration History
Tenement Talk: The People’s Tongue
What is American English, and what does the language tell us about who Americans are, were...
Jewish History & Culture
Tenement Talk: The Last Million
Acclaimed historian and bestselling author David Nasaw discusses his latest book with Mark...
Immigration Policy
Tenement Talk: 35 Years of Immigrant Power
In honor of NYIC’s 35th Anniversary, explore the story of immigrant New York through the...
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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.