Posted in African American history, Education, Historical research, Interpretation, Marketing, Uncategorized, tagged Belle Grove, Chesterwood, Cliveden, Drayton Hall, Interpretation and Education Fund, James Madison's Montpelier, Lyndhurst, Pope-Leighey House, Tenement Museum, Woodlawn on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to announce the awards from the Interpretation and Education Fund, providing more than $55,000 to eight National Trust Historic Sites.
$10,000 to Woodlawn/Pope-Leighey House for researching and developing interpretive resources for the mid-19th century history of Woodlawn and supporting a public program at Pope-Leighey House to interpret the [...]
Posted in Fundraising, Marketing, tagged admission, Tenement, Tenement Museum on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Historic sites typically offer a single established price for admission, with discounts based on age, group size (e.g., ten or more), and affiliation (e.g., auto club, student, military). In order to maximize income and manage attendance (e.g., reduce crowding, increase quiet months), I’ve noticed a few entreprenuerial sites have adjusted their prices based on [...]
Posted in Buildings, Collections, Education, Governance, Historical research, Interpretation, Staff, Training, tagged Belle Grove, Drayton Hall, President Lincoln's Cottage, Randi Korn, Tenement Museum, Woodlawn on September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
National Trust Historic Sites will have a strong presence at the annual meeting of the American Association for State and Local History this week in Rochester, New York. Longtime member Jim Vaughan, Vice President of Historic Sites, will be there along with Stacey Hawkins (Woodlawn/Pope-Leighey House), George McDaniel (Drayton Hall), Renee Epps (Tenement Museum), Erin [...]
Posted in Internet, tagged Tenement Museum on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, a National Trust Historic Site in New York, has completely redesigned its Web site at www.tenement.org. Visit and you’ll discover:
a virtual tour of a tenement building
an online shop with Yiddish gifts and NYC mugs
animated e-cards to send to friends
a webcomic documentary about immigrant lives in nyc
others places you can [...]
Posted in Interpretation, Marketing, tagged Television, Tenement Museum, Today Show on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Starting today, the Today Show is featuring a weeklong series with hosts Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Ann Curry, and Al Roker tracing their heritage and family histories. The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, a National Trust Historic Site in New York City, will be featured in Matt Lauer’s segment on Tuesday, August 26 sometime during [...]
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