This museum immerses students in U.S. history: 'You can smell it, touch it, see it'

At New York City's Tenement Museum, high schoolers explore the American experience through the eyes of one 1860s-era Black family.
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The best of New York City’s tiny bizarre hidden museums

New York can be a magical place for museumgoers. It can also be overwhelming and overcrowded at times, especially at the biggest, most famous museums. Luckily, the city has scores of great museums to ...
WESA

Two Joseph Moores — one Black, one white — inspire NY Tenement Museum to explore Black history

New York City’s Tenement Museum is expanding its mission. When it opened 1988, the museum devoted the Orchard Street tenement building to recreating the immigrant experience by exploring the lives of ...
Seattle Times

NYC has scores of small, specialized or quirky museums. Here are some highlights

New York can be a magical place for museumgoers. It can also be overwhelming and overcrowded at times, especially at the biggest, most famous museums. Luckily, the city has scores of great museums to ...
The Forward

Acknowledging the Tenement Museum

Earlier this week Debra Spark wrote about meeting Adin Steinsaltz and why she makes her characters Jewish. Her blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My ...
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This museum immerses students in U.S. history: 'You can smell it, touch it, see it'

At New York City's Tenement Museum, high schoolers explore the American experience through the eyes of one 1860s-era Black family. This museum immerses students in U.S. history: 'You can smell it, ...