Behind the Scenes Virtual Tour of the Tenement Museum

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<ul><li>Uncover the history of 97 Orchard, a 19th-century NYC tenement built by a German immigrant</li><li>Discover how the 158-year-old multi-family home was transformed into The Tenement Museum</li><li>Hear from experts who performed restoration work inside the historic building</li><li>Find out which furnishings and objects are original</li><li>See photographs of the stunning transformation from tenement to museum</li></ul>Built in 1863, 97 Orchard Street wasn’t intended to be a museum. It was tenement—a multi-family residential building built by a German immigrant with the intention to house the ever-growing population of New York City. Once home to thousands of immigrants and migrants, as well as dozens of businesses, the building would be re-made into a museum in 1988 to uncover and share the stories of those who lived and worked there, and illuminate how those experiences have shaped American history and American identity.But how do you turn a five-floor walk-up that is mostly in ruins into a museum? Preserve it as it was found? Restore its original form? Recreate it to a specific moment in time? The answer is yes to all three, and on this virtual tour program, we’ll get a behind the scenes look at the process and philosophy behind the Tenement Museum’s approach to recreating historic spaces. Learn what it takes to recreate apartments that tell the stories of the 1860s and 1930s with before and after photographs, highlights of often-overlooked architectural details, and expert interviews with a restoration carpenter and furnishings curator- folks who did the actual work. If you’ve ever visited a historic building and wondered how the walls were plastered, where a piece of furniture came from, or which objects are original, this program will pull back the linoleum and share those secrets with you.After registering for this event, you will receive an email from: Untapped New York no-reply@livestorm-events.com. This email contains your unique link to access the event, if you can&#x27;t find it, please check your spams. Thank you!

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