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Tenement Museum CART Captioned Hard Times tour
May 2, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Free
An Educator will lead a tour which will be remotely transcribed in real time by a CART captioner. The captions will be accessed via visitors’ smart phones. The Museum will provide a few devices to borrow. Each tour is an hour and a half long, followed by a reception featuring local Lower East Side foods.
Hard Times
2nd floor | Recommended Ages 8 and up
Discover how immigrants survived economic depressions at 97 Orchard Street between 1863 and 1935. Visit the restored homes of the German-Jewish Gumpertz family, whose patriarch disappeared during the Panic of 1873, and the Italian-Catholic Baldizzi family, who lived through the Great Depression.
TICKETS ARE FREE
All are welcome, but space is limited, so reservations are required.
To make a reservation, email ezeira@tenement.org, or call 1-877-975-3786.