Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site

Lower East Side Tenement Museum
The Tenement Museum tells the stories of working-class tenement residents, who moved to New York City from other countries and other parts of the country. Their work helped build the city and nation, and their stories help us understand our history. The museum shares these stories through guided tours of recreated tenement apartments, neighborhood walking tours, and virtual tours and programs.
Map showing location of park.
National Park Service Director Chuck Sams visits with uniformed national park rangers at Hamilton Grange National Memorial in Harlem
NPS Director kicks off National Park Week with a visit to national parks in Manhattan
National parks in New York City were in the spotlight as the National Park Service kicks-off National Park Week, which runs April 20 through 28. National Park Service Director Chuck Sams began a weeklong coast-to-coast tour with visits to Hamiliton Grange and General Grant national memorials, two of the dozen national parks in the immediate New York City area. The national parks in New York City provided opportunities to reflect on the origins of the United States and the tremendous contributions of people, whether well-known or unknown, to the American story.
A room with wooden floors, blue wall paper, two windows, some furniture and a dress hanging.
Photo by Courtesy of the Tenement Museum
A four story red brick building against a blue sky with white puffy clouds
Photo by Tenement Museum
A flowering white tree in front of the entrance to the visitor center
Photo by Tenement Museum
A tenement kitchen with cast iron posts, old stove, and a bed next to the stove
Photo by Tenement Musuem
A tenement kitchen with cast iron posts, old stove, and a bed next to the stove
Photo by Tenement Musuem