I have been to the Tenement Museum twice, and recomended it to several friends. It’s a fantastic place to see and hear how immigrants lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I highly recomend taking a tour, especially if your family came to America through New York.
Earlier this month, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum was one of ten museums and libraries awarded the 2008 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the country’s “highest honor for institutions that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities.” The Institute of Museum and Library Services honors these institutions for “reach[ing] out to people of all ages and backgrounds and invite them to explore our wonderfully diverse history, culture, and literature.”
