Lower East Side Tenement Museum
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 Lower East Side Tenement Museum application |
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 Lower East Side Tenement Museum case study |
- Title
- Lower East Side Tenement Museum
- Description
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2001 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Silver Medal
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum in Manhattan is a tenement building preserving the history of immigrant and migrant experiences. The museum presents their stories to promote tolerance, historical perspective, and public dialogue on contemporary issues. The building itself housed nearly 7,000 people from over 20 countries between 1863 and 1935. Its preservation and dedication to educating the public about the immigrant experience challenges the assumptions of what buildings and stories are worth preserving.
The museum offers a variety of programs including interpretive and hands-on experiences, classes and workshops, and community services. Visitors are asked to set aside their assumptions and listen to stories of first-hand experiences of life as an immigrant in a low-income neighborhood on the Lower East Side. The museum fosters understanding and empathy while celebrating the bravery and resilience of the working class residents who have played such a profound role in shaping America’s identity. - Coverage
- New York, NY
- Date
- 1988
- Subject
- historic preservation
- museums
- tenement houses
- youth programs
- educational programs
- Contributor
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National Park Service
- Contributor
- en Public Agency
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Le/Saltzman Architects
- Contributor
- en Architect
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Andrew S. Dolkart
- Contributor
- en Professional Consultant
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Pamela Keech
- Contributor
- en Professional Consultant
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Chinese-American Planning Council
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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University Settlement Society of New York
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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City College, City University of New York
- Contributor
- en Community Group
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St. Augustine's Episcopal Church
- Contributor
- en Community Group
- Rights
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