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Tenement Museum

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NEH Doles Out $33M for 245 Projects, Including Archive for Looted Syrian Archeological Site

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

The total represents a modest increase from the $28.4 million that was doled out to 239 projects in 2021.

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After Layoffs, Tenement Museum Union Files Complaint With National Labor Relations Board

by Hakim Bishara July 31, 2020November 5, 2020

A complaint by UAW Local 2110 on behalf of the staffers accuses the museum of laying off workers without notice or severance and withholding information from the union.

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Tenement Museum Lays Off 76 Workers, Including Entire Staff of Part-time Educators

by Hakim Bishara July 22, 2020November 5, 2020

The group of 71 educators constitutes 92% of the museum’s education staff.

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Tenement Museum Workers Vote to Unionize

by Hakim Bishara April 18, 2019March 8, 2023

The workers report low wages, scarce benefits, and unstable working conditions, calling the conditions unfitting of a museum that was founded to celebrate the labor struggles of immigrant families.

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The Tenement Museum Maps a Century of Deadly Diseases and Their Human Stories

Avatar photo by Allison Meier November 14, 2018

In a new tour, the Tenement Museum explores New York’s contagious history, from tuberculosis to the AIDS crisis, through three families.

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Cultural Institutions and Organizations Condemn Trump’s Travel Ban

Avatar photo by Allison Meier February 2, 2017February 14, 2017

Following President Trump’s executive order limiting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries, cultural groups and organizations have issued statements against the ban.

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After the Election, US Museums Affirm Their Roles as Safe, Open Spaces

Avatar photo by Allison Meier November 18, 2016

The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tenement Museum, and Japanese American National Museum are among those speaking out.

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A Rare Night of Reversing the Tenement Museum’s No Photography Rule

Avatar photo by Allison Meier February 11, 2015February 13, 2015

Photography is strictly prohibited in the apartments of the Tenement Museum, where 19th- to early 20th-century immigrant living is recreated amid unrestored spaces.

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