October 31st – Tenement Museum Renovation
The Tenement Museum is housed in a 1863 building on historic Orchard Street on the Lower East Side. Photo via Tenement Museum
Address: 103 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002
Original museum architect: Li/Saltzman Architects (1988)
Renovation architect: Perkins Eastman (2018)
The Tenement Museum has been transformed from dilapidated, structurally compromised tenement buildings built in the 1860s into a cultural destination and civic resource in NYC of immeasurable worth. Come behind the scenes to tour the “forensic architecture” that has translated history into lessons for the future. The Tenement Museum has recently been awarded by the AIANY, The New York Landmarks Conservancy, The Municipal Art Society of New York, Architizer, and many more.
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