Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site

National Historic Site · NY · nps.gov page

A room with wooden floors, blue wall paper, two windows, some furniture and a dress hanging. — Inside the Levine ParlorPhoto: Courtesy of the 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.

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A four story red brick building against a blue sky with white puffy clouds — The Lower East Side Tenement Museum as seen from Delancy Street.Photo: Tenement Museum

A flowering white tree in front of the entrance to the visitor center — Spring in bloom at the entrance to the Tenement Museum visitor center.Photo: Tenement Museum

A tenement kitchen with cast iron posts, old stove, and a bed next to the stove — The interior of the Rogarshevsky's tenement kitchen.Photo: Tenement Musuem

Park information and photos come from the National Park Service. This is not an official NPS site.