 Chartered in 1988, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum illustrates the life of the people who lived in the tenement building at 97 Orchard, home to an estimated 7000 people from over 20 nations between 1863-1935. It also illustrates the changing streetscape and neighborhood of the Lower East Side. The Museum also houses a theater at the 90 Orchard Street location. 

 Reflecting 19th and early 20th century living conditions and the changing notions of what constitutes acceptable housing.  

From over 20 nations, between 1863 and 2011 in the two buildings 

Promotes tolerance and historical perspective on the&amp;nbsp;immigrant experience 

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

 Nick Leahy of Perkins Eastman discusses his work on the Lower East Side Tenement Museum. 