The Lower East Side Tenement Museum features a five-story brick tenement building that was home to an estimated 7,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 1935. This building, located at 97 ...

The Tenement Museum in Manhattan’s Lower East Side kicked off a “Lived Religion” series on Sept. 22 by immersing visitors into the High Holidays celebrations and shared apartments of 20th-century ...

In an interview, he revealed the Indian ragas, indie movies, comedy shows and museums in the city that stayed with him. By Melena Ryzik As the season of Nutcrackers, Messiahs, Scrooges and Santas ...

March 1, 2009, New York, NY— On April 21, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum will host a fundraiser honoring three individuals whose work has had a remarkable impact on the organization. The gala, ...

The online exhibit Folk Songs for the Five Points uses sounds and voices from Manhattan's Lower East Side to create a musical snapshot. David... Tenement Museum: The Sounds of Urban Life What does a ...

The Tenement Museum on New York's lower east side is known for telling the stories of American immigrants through its ...

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Editor’s note: This story has been updated. The new version can be seen here. For many of us, staycations are this year’s vacations. Instead of the cottages and castles of the Continent, visit one of ...