Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
Nearly the entire visitor experience to Ellis Island involves the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration that is housed in the Main Immigration Building that operated from 1900 until 1954, then sat abandoned for over 20 years. Restoration of the building and installation of the museum took place between 1986 and 1990. Since then, new wings of the museum have opened, with the latest being the Journeys: New Eras of Immigration that covers immigration history from 1945 to the present day. This section opened in 2015 after being delayed by damage done to the building by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
The Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration is Smithsonian in size and covers three floors. For details on exhibits and services on each floor, see the following web pages:
New Eras of Immigration museum gallery
Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
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Last updated on May 19, 2020
