Partners in Preservation

Locations and times vary. Help your favorite historic site win part of a $3 million grant from American Express at this citywide open house. Forty organizations will waive entrance fees and offer special activities as they compete for shares of the money. Hopeful recipients include the Louis Armstrong House Museum, which will serve live music, docent-lead tours and Satchmo’s favorite dish, red beans ’n’ rice, as well as a chance to win a trip for two to New Orleans. Guests can contribute to the Apollo Theater’s legacy with short videos describing their favorite memory of the Harlem landmark or enter a quiz to see who can remember the most Apollo legends. The Tenement Museum will preview its new exhibition, “Shop Life,” which will examine the businesses of immigrants who settled on the Lower East Side. After partaking in the programs, vote for your favorite site at partnersinpreservation.com; the poll will help determine the sum each institution receives.