Be advised that the NPS has issued alerts for this park.

Health and Safety

Masks are not required but are strongly recommended for all Museum visitors. Children under the age of 5 are not permitted on in-person building tours, but are welcome to attend a neighborhood walking tour or visit us virtually.

Title Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Park Code loea
Description 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 histo...
Location
Contact
877-975-3786, 212-431-0402
lestm@tenement.org
Activities
  • Arts and Culture
  • Guided Tours
  • Living History
  • First Person Interpretation
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store
  • Gift Shop and Souvenirs
Entrance fees
Entrance - Per Person
$30.00
The Museum is only accessible by guided tenement apartment tours or neighborhood walking tours and requires the purchase of the appropriate ticket. The Tenement Museum Does Not Accept NPS Passes. As an affiliated National Park Service site the museum does not accept or sell National Park Passes, or any of the America the Beautiful—the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes.
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Lower East Side Tenement Museum

The Tenement Museum preserves and interprets the history of immigration through the personal experiences of the generations of newcomers who settled in and built lives on Manhattan's Lower East Side, America's iconic immigrant neighborhood; forges emotional connections between visitors and immigrants past and present; and enhances appreciation for the profound role immigration has played and continues to play in shaping America's evolving national identity.
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Visitor Center

  • Visitor Center
  • Located on the corner of Delancey Street, at 103 Orchard Street, you will find the Lower East Side Tenement Museum Visitor Center and Museum Shop. A wheelchair access entrance is located on the Delancey Street side of 103 Orchard Street, with the closest street address being 81 Delancey. All tours begin and end at the Museum Visitor Center and Museum Shop.
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  • Tenement Museum Tours
  • The guided tours currently offered by the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.
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