Lower East Side Tenement Museum New York

Lower East Side Tenement Museum New York

Lower East Side Tenement Museum New York

This Museum is known for its wide range of exhibition on the immigration of foreign people to New York. Due to the fact that this museum is built with the aim of generating public awareness of the hard work done by the foreigners who had built the New York City and make United States a nation of different ethic, this museum is given the status of National Historic Site in the United States.

History

A tenement building was built in 1863 at 97 Orchard Street by Lukas Glockner. The aim behind building this building was to provide cheap accommodation to the immigrants that arrived at Ellis Island. Over seven thousand tenants stayed there in the building.

In 1935, the building was shut down with the introduction of zoning law. According to this law, the owner must refurbish the tenement building. Due to lack of financial resources, the owner could not be able to refurbish the building, so he shut it down.

In 1987, the building was reopened and the restoration started. During the restoration process, the workers come across items which were left behind by the tenants five decades ago. These items are stored by the government as they portray the rich immigration history of U.S. the first four stories of the building were renovated in 1994 and was opened to the public.

What to Do

It is important to take part in public tour, if you want to explore the Lower East Side Tenement. It is hard to get seat in tour during Saturday and Sunday. So, it is suggested to take the tour in weekdays.

Piecing it Together Tour

In this tour both children and adult can participate and it last for one hour. During this tour, the guide will take you to the apartment of Jewish family who arrived in New York City from Poland. They setup a garment factory in a tiny room. Next you will visit an apartment of Lithuanian Jewish family. In the last, you will get to the apartment of Levine and Rogaeshevksky families.

The Getting By Tour

This tour is arranged for children above eight years old. In this tour the guide will bring the children to the apartments of Gumpertz family and Baldizzi family. Gumpertz family was of German Jewish descent while the Baldizzi family was a catholic family belonged to Sicily.

The Confino Living History Tour

This tour is designed for the families having children less than five years of age. In this tour the guide will take you to the apartment of the Confino family, a mixed of Turkish and Jewish race. They were from Sephardic descent. On entering the apartment, you will be greeted by a girl who acts like a Victoria Confino. She will explain to you the things like how the family began their new life in America.

Lower East Side Walking Tour

The main purpose of these tours is to let people know about the differences between the past and present living. In Walking Tour, you will visit several neighborhood places. This tour last for one and a half hour.

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