Guided School Tours

Gallery Programs

Family Journeys gallery program available Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am - 11:00 am beginning April 2008.  All other gallery programs are temporarily unavailable.

Family Journeys:  The Chinese American Experience

Through an examination of personal artifacts, photographs, documents and oral histories from the Museum’s collection, students will explore the Chinese American experience from past to present. Students will learn about successive waves of Chinese immigrants, their motivations for coming, where they settled, how they were treated, how they adapted to their new life, and how they shaped American society. Hands-on activities with primary sources will encourage students to delve deeper into pertinent themes and to make connections with their personal experience.

Fee: $2 per student; $4 per adult

Walking Tours

Walking Tours, appropriate for people of all ages, are currently available from Mondays to Fridays from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.  For more inquiries, please call our Education Department at: (212) 619-4785 ext. 112. 

Chinatown:  A Walk Through History

Uncover the history of one of New York City’s oldest neighborhoods!  This walking tour focuses on how everyday buildings and places of historical significance reflect and shape a community from its origins as a Native American village of Werpoes Hill in 1600 to one of the fastest growing immigrant communities of present day New York City. Highlighted sites include the oldest row house in Manhattan, a Catholic church, the oldest general store in Chinatown and a Chinese eatery that catered to the needs of Chinatown’s turn-of-the-century “bachelor society.”

Fee: $9 per adult; $5 per student/senior 

From Coffeehouses to Banquet Halls

Restaurants have played a major role in Chinatown history since the early settlements. The earliest Chinese eateries in New York catered strictly to the needs of Chinatown’s turn-of-the-century “bachelor society.” Over time, however, Chinatown’s restaurant industry would reflect the neighborhood’s changing immigrant population and needs. Through present-day and historical food-related sites, this themed walking tour will trace the evolution of Chinese American eateries and food ways in Chinatown, and highlight the ways in which these eateries have both reflected and shaped this community.

Fee: $9 per adult; $5 per student/senior