Ellis Island Museum Third Floor

After immigration reception was moved to new york city proper in 1943 ellis island continued to serve as a detention station for aliens and deportees until 1954 and was reopened to sightseers in 1976 by the national.

Ellis island museum third floor.

The ellis island immigration museum opened on september 10 1990 replacing the american museum of immigration on liberty island which closed in 1991. While the majority of the records can be found online some can only be explored by visiting the museum s bob hope memorial library located on the building s third floor. Learn about the special rotating exhibits that are on ellis island. Bringing ellis back to life.

Barry moreno historian and librarian at the ellis island immigration museum says most ellis island passengers in 1907 came from europe with italians comprising the largest number of immigrants. Check out the exhibits on display on the third floor of the museum. Ellis island chronicles located in the east wing on the third floor of the museum relates the history of ellis island. It describes the island s expansion from an uninhabited 3 3 acre sand bank to a 27 5 acre complex of brick and stone buildings that served as the united states principal gateway for over three tumultuous decades.

19 the museum contains several exhibits across three floors of the main building with a first floor expansion into the kitchen laundry building. As you enter the museum through the historic baggage room you will find introductory exhibits about immigration to the united states and signage to guide you during your visit. The first floor of the museum is a bustling place just as it was a century ago when the building was an immigration station. Silent voices is my favorite exhibit at the ellis island national museum of immigration.

This is a collection of photos from various photographers and actual items old beds typewriters musical instruments that were taken from the dilapidated buildings on ellis island before a renovation of the main building began in 1984. On the third floor you ll find the bob hope memorial library named after bob hope the english actor who went through ellis island in 1908 when he was five. The oral history project is overseen by the ellis island national museum of immigration. Gift shop ellis island cafe theater.

President ceo the statue of liberty ellis island foundation words and images by immigrants were discovered during the centennial restoration project. Learn about the variety of exhibits on the ground floor of ellis island. Exploring the ellis island museum. Photographs of ellis island 1902 1913 the new york public library.