TOUR SERVANT’S QUARTERS APRIL 21–22

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NEW YORK CITY — The Merchant’s House Museum will present a program, “Called by the Bell: A Rare Opportunity to Tour the Servants’ Quarters,” on Saturday and Sunday, April 21–22, noon to 5 pm.

Participants can climb the narrow staircase to see the fourth floor servants’ quarters (normally off limits to visitors), where the young Irish women who served the family lived and did some of their work. The daily chores and general hardship of a life ‘in service’ will be discussed; the event is part of New York City’s fourth annual Immigrant History Week. A guided tour is included with museum admission ($8, $5 students and seniors).

The museum is at 29 East Fourth Street. For more information, 212-777-1089 or www.merchantshouse.org.