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Lower East Side Tenement Museum

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a museum and National Historic Site located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street on the of in , United States.
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  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM—5:30 PM
    Friday and Saturday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Manhattan, New York City
  • Also known as: “Tenement Museum”
  • Address: 103 Orchard Street, New York, NY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New York University and Brooklyn Bridge.

University
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is a private research university in , New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institution near based on a curriculum focused on a secular education. is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Lower East Side Tenement Museum.

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The is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in , spanning the between the boroughs of and . Opened on May 24, 1883, the was the first fixed crossing of the East River. is situated 1 mile south of Lower East Side Tenement Museum.

Museum
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The of Contemporary Art is a at 235 Bowery, on the of in New York City. It was founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker. is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Lower East Side Tenement Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lower East Side and Chinatown.

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The of is a mix of old and new, bohemian and upscale: you can find trendy bars and music venues, a venerable old no-nonsense place that just might serve up the best pastrami sandwich in the world, and great bialys.

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's famous is a lively neighborhood, full of good values in restaurants and food shopping. Also on sale are cheap knockoffs of designer labels made in , and all sorts of trinkets and toys.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in in , once known for its Italian American population. It is bounded on the west by and , on the south by , on the east by the Bowery and , and on the north by .

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

Latitude
40.71878° or 40° 43′ 8″ north
Longitude
-73.99003° or 73° 59′ 24″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87G8P295+GX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368061660
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6343736
Wiki­data ID
Q901533
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Lower East Side Tenement Museum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Lower East Side Tenement Museum”
  • Catalan: “Museu Tenement”
  • Chinese: “下东城廉租公寓博物馆”
  • French: “Tenement Museum”
  • German: “Lower East Side Tenement Museum”
  • Japanese: “テネメント博物館”
  • Japanese: “ロウアー・イースト・サイド・テネメント・ミュージアム”
  • Japanese: “ロウワー・イースト・サイド・テネメント記念館”
  • Korean: “로어이스트사이드 주택박물관”
  • Spanish: “Museo Lower East Side Tenement”
  • Spanish: “Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street”
  • Swedish: “Lower East Side Tenement Museum”
  • Swedish: “Tenement Museum”

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