----- Original Message ----- From: Tenement Museum To: malyn87@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:26 PM Subject: Upcoming American Sign Language & Touch Tours TOUR TICKETS $20 adults $15 students/seniors To purchase tickets, contact Rachael Grygorcewicz, Director of Visitor Services at: 212-431-0233 x249 RGrygorcewicz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Tickets may also be available for walk-up purchase; call 212-982-8420 by noon on the day of the tour to check availability. All are welcome, but space is limited, so order tickets early. Directions to the Tenement Museum Visitor Center, 108 Orchard Street at Delancey. The closest accessible subway is West 4th Street B/D/F/V/A/C/E. ACCESSIBILITY The Museum's historic tenement is not wheelchair or walker accessible. Click here for information on the Museum's programs for visitors with mobility impairments. To see how many stairs visitors climb on each tour, visit the tours page. QUESTIONS More information about each tour can be found on our website. All tours begin at 108 Orchard Street. Contact Sarah Litvin, Education Associate for Access, by calling or emailing: 212.431.0322 ext 232 TTY 212.431.0714 slitvin@xxxxxxxxxxxx TOUCH TOURS Created for those who are blind or with low vision, touch tours provide handling objects and extensive descriptive narration. Sunday, February 7 at 3:00 PM Confino Family Living History Program: Visit the home of Victoria Confino and learn how her Sephardic-Jewish family adapted to life on the Lower East Side. Tuesday, May 10 at 4:30 PM Getting By: Explore how two immigrant families survived two economic depressions. Sunday, June 13 at 4:45 PM Piecing it Together: Learn how immigrants made a life for themselves on the economic margins of the garment industry. Sunday, July 18 at 3:15 PM The Moores: An Irish Family in America: Experience the heart of the immigrant saga through the music of Irish America, then tour the restored home of the Moore family. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION An ASL-fluent guide will accompany these two tours to offer translation services. Wednesday, February 3 at 3:15 PM Wednesday, February 3 at 4:15 PM Piecing it Together: Learn how immigrants made a life for themselves on the economic margins of the garment industry. AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE TOURS An ASL-fluent guide will lead these tours. There will be no spoken English translation. Sunday, February 21 at 4:45 PM Piecing it Together: Learn how immigrants made a life for themselves on the economic margins of the garment industry. Sunday, April 11 at 5:00 PM Getting By: Explore how two immigrant families survived two economic depressions. Tuesday, August 17 at 5:00 PM Piecing it Together: Learn how immigrants made a life for themselves on the economic margins of the garment industry. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change email address / Leave mailing list Powered by YourMailingListProvider -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2634 - Release Date: 01/20/10 09:12:00