Under One Roof Tenement Museum

Under one roof at nyc s tenement museum.

Under one roof tenement museum.

Under one roof discover stories of lower east side arrivals who lived at 103 orchard street in the 1950s through the 1980s and worked in the neighborhood s garment industry. Under one roof carries the immigration story into the present with the experiences of newcomers who settled on the lower east side after world war ii. 1 877 975 3786 the call center is open mon sat. They ve recovered and restored a 150 year old tenement building and there are different tours that take place on different floors of the building.

The apartments they grew up in between the 1950s and 1970s have been recreated as the newest exhibit in the tenement museum called under one roof it confronts the fact that immigration is and. Visit the homes of bella epstein whose parents built a new life on the lower east side after the holocaust jose and andy velez whose mother left puerto rico for garment work and the wong siblings whose stories of their mother and other garment workers are highlighted in an interactive recreated chinatown garment shop. New tour at tenement museum under one roof see 6 553 traveler reviews 399 candid photos and great deals for new york city ny at tripadvisor. Subscribe to our newsletter sign up.

This is an unusual type of museum it s only accessible by guided tour but it s worth it. Tenement museum become a member donate. A storyteller s society only virtual tour of under one roof which tells the stories of immigrants migrants and refugees in the 20th century. Lower east side tenement museum 103 orchard street new york ny 10002 telephone.

The tenement museum celebrates the enduring stories that define and strengthen what it means to be american.