The Tenement Museum

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkbp:accreditation gptkb:American_Alliance_of_Museums
gptkbp:address gptkb:103_Orchard_Street,_New_York,_NY_10002
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 200,000
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_for_Museum_and_Library_Service
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:103_Orchard_Street
gptkb:97_Orchard_Street
gptkbp:COVID19Impact temporarily closed in 2020
gptkbp:director gptkb:Annie_Polland
gptkbp:exhibits oral histories
restored apartments
interactive tours
gptkbp:featuredIn books
documentaries
news articles
gptkbp:focus immigration history
urban history
working-class life
gptkbp:founded 1988
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Ruth_Abram
gptkb:Anita_Jacobson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Tenement Museum
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lower_East_Side,_Manhattan,_New_York_City
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:NPR
gptkb:PBS
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:membership gptkb:American_Alliance_of_Museums
gptkbp:mission to preserve and interpret 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
gptkbp:nonProfitStatus yes
gptkbp:notableCollection photographs
documents
artifacts from immigrant families
gptkbp:offers walking tours
virtual tours
gptkbp:offersProgram public programs
school tours
teacher resources
gptkbp:publicTransit Subway: Delancey St/Essex St
gptkbp:recognizedBy National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:reopened 2021
gptkbp:subject American history
tenement life
immigrant families
gptkbp:type gptkb:historic_house
gptkbp:visitor_experience guided tours only
gptkbp:website https://www.tenement.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Manhattan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6