Jane Moore Hanrahan

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Experience the heart of the immigrant saga through the music of Irish America, then tour the restored home of the Moore family, Irish-Catholic immigrants coping with the death of a child in 1869. Compare their struggle to keep their family healthy with that of the Katz family, Russian-Jewish immigrants who lived in our tenement in the 1930s.

This tour goes to the 4th floor of our tenement, which is 61 steps up, then 53 steps down.

See how we restored the Moore's 1869 home. Visit our Flickr page.

Length: Approximately 1 hour

Tickets Adults: $17 Students: $13 Seniors: $13 Members: Free Buy Tickets

Tour Times Tour Times: Monday: 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 3:30 & 4:30pm Tues - Fri: 12noon, 1:30pm, 3pm, and 4:30pm Sat & Sun: 11am, 12:30 pm, 2pm, 3:30pm and 5pm

Fanny Rogarshevsky

Celebrate the 1897 birth of Max Levine in the apartment/garment shop run by his parents, Jennie and Harris from Poland. Then pay a shiva (bereavement) call to the Rogarshevsky family, mourning the loss of their father, Abraham, who worked as a presser in a garment factory until succumbing to tuberculosis in 1918.

This tour is suitable for children 8 years & older.

Length: Approximately 1 hour

Tickets Adults: $17 Students: $13 Seniors: $13 Members: Free Buy Tickets

Tour Times Regular Hours (year-round): Monday: This tour is available only for groups of 10 or more Tues-Fri: Every 40 minutes beginning at 11:20am, last tour at 5:00 Sat & Sun: Every 30 minutes beginning at 11:15, last tour at 4:45 Twilight Thursdays: Evening tours at 5:45, 6:30 and 7:15pm. American Sign Language Tours Sunday, February 3rd: 1:15pm Ticket Information

Natalie Gumpertz

Visit the apartments of the German-Jewish Gumpertz family in the 1870s and the Sicilian-Catholic Baldizzi family in the 1930s, and learn about the networks of support that were available to them during hard times. Discuss the development of social welfare in the United States, and compare the options that people had in the past to those that are available today.

This tour is suitable for children 8 years & older.

Length: Approximately 1 hour.

Tickets Adults: $17 Students: $13 Seniors: $13 Members: Free Buy Tickets

Tour Times Regular Hours (year-round): Monday: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm Tues-Fri: Every 40 minutes beginning at 11:20; last tour at 5:00pm Twilight Thursdays: Evening tours at 5:45, 6:30 and 7:15pm. Sat & Sun: Every 30 minutes beginning at 11:00, last tour at 4:30 American Sign Language Tours Date & Time: December 2nd: 1pm Ticket Information

Victoria Confino, upper right, and friends

Perfect for kids and families, this "living history" apartment is based on the Sephardic-Jewish Confino family from Kastoria (once part of the Ottoman Empire, now in Greece). A costumed interpreter dressed as teenage Victoria Confino circa 1916 welcomes visitors as though they were newly arrived immigrants, teaching them how to adapt to America. The Confino tour is a hands-on experience and visitors can touch any items in the apartment.

This tour is suitable for children 5 years and older.

Length: Approximately 1 hour.

Tickets Adults: $17 Students: $13 Seniors: $13 Members: Free Buy Tickets

Tour Times Tues-Fri: 1, 2, and 3pm Sat & Sun: 1, 2 & 3pm This tour is not available on Mondays American Sign Language Tours January 6th: 1pm Ticket Information

In collaboration with local residents, The Tenement has created a walking tour that looks at the neighborhood’s past and present, focusing on specific sites in both historical and contemporary contexts.

Please note: This tour does not go inside the tenement at 97 Orchard Street

This tour is suitable for children 8 years & older.

This tour is wheelchair accessible.

Length: Approximately 90 minutes.

Tickets Adults: $17 Students: $13 Seniors: $13 Members: Free Buy Tickets

Tour Times Regular Hours: Sat & Sun: 1 & 3pm. This tour is offered from April through December.

Following selected tours is a rare opportunity to explore topics stemming from The Tenement experience and to express opinions on pressing contemporary issues. Take advantage of this dynamic, free program by joining us for conversation, snacks and beverages. Location: 97 Orchard St.

Tickets and Times Kitchen Conversations only occur after selected tours. There is no additional charge for participating in a Kitchen Conversation. To reserve space for a Kitchen Conversation, purchase tickets for one of the following tours: Tuesday-Friday After the 1pm Getting By tour. Buy Tickets After the 2:40 Piecing It Together tour. Buy Tickets Saturdays: After the 12:00 Confino tour. Buy Tickets After the 1:30 Getting By tour. Buy Tickets Sundays: After the 12:00 Confino tour. Buy Tickets After the 1:15 Piecing It Together tour. Buy Tickets American Sign Language Tours Sunday, November 4th: 1:15pm Ticket Information