Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site

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 history. The museum shares these stories through guided tours of recreated tenement apartments, neighborhood walking tours, and virtual tours and programs.

Parlor at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum

Inside the Levine Parlor

A room with wooden floors, blue wall paper, two windows, some furniture and a dress hanging.

The Lower East Side Tenement Musuem

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum as seen from Delancy Street.

A four story red brick building against a blue sky with white puffy clouds

The Visitor Center

Spring in bloom at the entrance to the Tenement Museum visitor center.

A flowering white tree in front of the entrance to the visitor center

Interior of Rogarshevsky Kitchen

The interior of the Rogarshevsky's tenement kitchen.

A tenement kitchen with cast iron posts, old stove, and a bed next to the stove

Interior of Rogarshevsky Kitchen

The interior of the Rogarshevsky's tenement kitchen.

A tenement kitchen with cast iron posts, old stove, and a bed next to the stove