Group Tours-----Tenement Museum

These are tours for adult groups. If you are bringing a K-12 group, click the tab above.

Hard Times

Discover how immigrants survived economic depressions at 97 Orchard Street between 1863 and 1935. Visit the restored homes of the German-Jewish Gumpertz family ... 1 HR / Ages 8+ / 2nd Floor

Hard Times:
Tour & Discussion

Spend extended time inside the Gumpertz and Baldizzi apartments and join in a discussion about themes arising from the tour. 2 HR / Ages 12+ / 2nd Floor

Sweatshop Workers

Pay a visit to the Levine family's garment workshop and the Rogarshevskys' Sabbath table at the turn of the 20th century ... 1 HR / Ages 8+ / 3rd Floor

Sweatshop Workers:
Tour & Discussions

Spend extended time inside the Levine and Rogarshevsky apartments and join in a discussion about themes arising from the tour. 2 HR / Ages 12+ / 3rd Floor

Irish Outsiders

Experience the heart of the immigrant saga through the music of Irish America, then tour the restored home of the Moore family ... 1 HR / Ages 12+ / 4th Floor

Victoria Confino

Visit the apartment of a Greek Sephardic family and meet a costumed interpreter playing 14-year-old Victoria Confino ... 1 HR / Ages 5+ / 1st Floor

Due to construction work in 97 Orchard Street (our restored tenement building), there is a possibility that your group will not be able to visit the Confino apartment on the 1st floor. In the event that your visit is impacted by this work, your group will visit with Victoria in an alternative space on the 5th floor. Regardless where your program takes place, your group will explore the tenement, learn about immigrant daily life, and have a hands-on, interactive experience.

**If you know that stairs may be an issue for your group, PLEASE let us know as soon as possible so that an alternative programmatic option can be found. Again, due to the unpredictable nature of this construction project, your group may not be affected at all.

Outside the Home

See the Lower East Side through the eyes of the immigrants who have lived here for 150 years. Discover the towering Jarmulowsky Bank building ... 1.5 HR / Ages 8+

Then & now

For generations of immigrants, the Lower East Side wasn't just a place to find a cheap home. It was also where they learned how to start a business ... 2 HR / Ages 8+

Foods of the lower East Side

Taste dumplings, fried plantains, cream puffs and more while exploring the immigrant experience and some of the ways immigrant foods have shaped American food. 2 HR / Ages 8+

Teacher Workshop

Visit the restored homes of German-Jewish and Italian Catholic families during the Panic of 1873 and the Great Depression. For pre-arranged groups only. Each workshop 3HR, 10-15 Educators Per Workshop

Tenement Touch Tour

Combine one of our tenement tours with handling objects, verbal imaging and an architectural model of 97 Orchard. For visitors with Visual Impairments. This tour is only available for five or more people.

Due to the generosity of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, the Tenement Museum is pleased to offer a limited number of free tickets for underserved populations throughout New York City. To apply to be a part of our Good Neighbor program, please complete and return the application found here.

For more information on Distance Learning and Virtual Visit programs, please check our Accessible Tours and Services.

Adults- $14.00, $22 for 2 programs
Seniors-$12.00, $19.00 for 2 programs
College Students $12.00, $19.00 for 2 programs
K-12 Students- $10.00, $16 for 2 programs
NYC Public Schools- $7.00, $11.00 for Chaperones

All tours can be conducted in selected foreign languages upon request.

Please consult our Group Tours FAQs. If you still have questions, call 212-431-0233 x241 or email groups(at)tenement.org.

Reservation requests are required and must be made at least 3 weeks in advance. Programs often fill up several months in advance. Please make your request as soon as possible.

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3rd Choice:

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Most programs last 1 to 2 hours. Length depends on the tour(s) you chose and your group size.

Except for the walking tour, all tours focus on our historic tenement. All tours guides. The Confino Program and Tenement Inspector Tour both feature costumed interpreters.

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Submitting this application does not mean you have a confirmed tour. We will contact you shortly after you submit this form to either confirm or reschedule your tour.

These K-12 tours use history to teach students about contemporary issues. All tours comply with New York State Learning Standards and facilitate the New Jersey Core Proficiencies for basic social studies skills, attitudes and knowledge.

Meet the Residents: Living History Programs

Living history programs use costumed interpreters to bring past residents of 97 Orchard Street to life. Students meet interpreters portraying actual residents and hear first-hand about their experiences.

Victoria Confino

Play the part of a new immigrant family in 1916 searching for your first home. Get help from Victoria Confino, a 14-year-old immigrant who lives at 97 Orchard Street. Students ask Victoria questions to prepare them for their new lives in America and learn about the universal immigrant experience of starting your life over. Grades K-12

Bridget Moore

Travel back to 1868 and help Bridget Moore prepare for her housewarming party. Students talk to Bridget about her experience as one of only two Irish families at 97 Orchard Street, and draw connections between Bridget's experience and homesickness and discrimination today. Grades K-6

Tenement Inspectors

Take on the role of housing inspectors in 1906. Interview a tenant and a landlord and investigate 97 Orchard Street to determine if the building is up to code. As students debate who is responsible for taking care of the building, they think critically about safety and gain the tools to inspect their own homes today. Grades 4-8

Tour the building: Explore Family Stories

Interactive building tours tell the stories of immigrant families that lived at 97 Orchard Street. Educators use storytelling, activities, and objects to engage with history.

Hard Times

See how life at 97 Orchard Street differed for a German- Jewish family in the 1870s and a Sicilian-Catholic family during the 1930s. As students explore the Gumpertz and Baldizzi apartments, they learn how families cope with hard times and who they can turn to for help. Grades 1-12

Irish Outsiders

Experience the immigrant saga through the music of Irish America. Visit the 1869 home of the Moores, Irish immigrants coping with the death of a child and explore issues of discrimination, healthcare, and survival. Grades 7-12

Sweatshop Workers

Visit the homes of two Jewish families who lived at 97 Orchard Street during the great wave of immigration. Learn about the jobs the Levine and Rogarshevsky families found in the garment industry and how work influences family's home, cultural traditions, and social lives. Grades 1-12

Neighborhood Walking Tours

Neighborhood walking tours explore the Lower East Side and uncover the history and culture within the city streets. Walking tours take place outside, rain or shine and do not enter the tenement building.

Taste of Tenement

Elementary school students embark on a culinary journey. As they investigate the neighborhood restaurants and markets, they sample foods and learn about the role immigrants play within American food culture. Grades 1-6

Foods of the lower East Side

Students investigate the food culture of the Lower East Side. As they sample local treats representative of the neighborhood’s rich history, they explore the interplay between American and immigrant foodways. Grades 7-12

Outside the home

Investigate communal spaces and places central to immigrant life a century ago. Sites include the towering Jarmulowsky Bank building, where immigrants deposited (and eventually lost) their life savings; the Jewish Daily Forward building, where socialists fought for worker rights; and PS 42, where generations of immigrants learned how to be "American". Grades 5-12

Then and now

Every few years, a new wave of people and buildings transforms the Lower East Side. Learn how to read the history of change in the neighborhood. Visit a tenement that became a Chinese laundry, a synagogue that became a church, and a public school that became a Latino cultural center. Grades 5-12

ESOL Workshops

Shared Journeys

Free ESOL workshops for high school students provide a unique context for English language learning, help students place their own immigration experience within a broader historical and political framework, and promotes critical engagement with civic issues. Grades 9-12

Off-site Programs

Virtual Visit with Victoria

Assume the role of a new immigrant family in 1916 and use videoconferencing to virtually "visit" a costumed interpreter portraying 14-year-old Victoria Confino in her tenement apartment. Ask questions about Victoria's family, home, and life on the Lower East Side. For more information, visit http://www.cilc.org/search/content-providerprogram.aspx?id=2553 Grades 7-12

All tours can be conducted in selected foreign languages upon request.

Please consult our Group Tours FAQs. If you still have questions, call 212-431-0233 x241 or email groups(at)tenement.org.

Reservation requests are required and must be made at least 3 weeks in advance. Programs often fill up several months in advance. Please make your request as soon as possible.

1st Choice:

Click Calendar Above

2nd Choice:

Click Calendar Above

3rd Choice:

Click Calendar Above

Most programs last 1 to 2 hours. Length depends on the tour(s) you chose and your group size.

All tours are led by experienced educators. The Meet the Resident series also feature constumed interpreters. Please note that walking tours take place outside and do not include a visit to the tenement building.

* -- Notes a required field.

Group Name: *

Size (min. 15): *

Number of students:

Number of chaperones:

Grade Level: *

Contact Name (group leader): *

Contact Email: *

Teacher's Name (if not group leader):

Phone Number: *
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State: *

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Does your class require special accommodation?
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Please describe any special consideration that would best prepare us for working with your students (learning styles, physical needs, cognitive and sensory challenges). The more information you provide, the better we will be able to support your students' unique needs.

Primarily speak a language other than English?
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No

If yes, which language:

Have any access needs?
Yes
No

If yes, please specify:

Have any members with learning disabilities?
Yes
No

If yes, please specify:

Other comments or questions about your group tour:

Submitting this application does not mean you have a confirmed tour. We will contact you shortly after you submit this form to either confirm or reschedule your tour.