[infoshare] Fw: Upcoming Touch Tours at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum

From: "Maria" <malyn87@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Info" <infoshare@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 22:27:58 -0400

Hi folks,
Below is another touch tour opportunity.  Read on.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Sarah Litvin 
To: Rachael Grygorcewicz 
Cc: Sarah Litvin 
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 4:54 PM
Subject: Upcoming Touch Tours at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum


Space is limited, so remember to reserve your tickets for our upcoming touch 
tours!

 

Please make your reservation by 5 pm on Monday, May 10th for next week's tour, 
and no later than Thursday, June 10th at 5 pm for June's tour.

 

 


     
       
     TOUCH TOURS

      Created for those who are blind or with low vision, touch tours provide 
handling objects and extensive descriptive narration.

      Tuesday, May 11 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.

       
      
     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.

       

       

       
      
     

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah Litvin

Education Associate

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

91 Orchard Street

New York, NY 10002

Tel: 212-431-0233 ext. 232

www.tenement.org

 

Revealing the Past. Challenging the Future.

 



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