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Ellis Island: Ellis Island Immigration Museum
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Ellis Island Immigration Museum is part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. It was added to the National Park System in May of 1965 and following an extensive restoration, its main building opened over a quarter century later on September 10, 1990 as a National Museum of Immigration.
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Today, Ellis Island is an Immigration Museum and is part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument. Visitors may enjoy self-guided tours of the museum, located in the main building, where they can view artifacts, photographs, prints, videos, interactive displays, oral histories, and temporary exhibits.
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Forty percent of Americans can trace at least one family member back to the Ellis Island immigration depot. In fact, between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants fleeing European plights like the Irish Potato Famine, were processed through the island after their long trip across the Atlantic Ocean. In celebration of the depot’s centennial in 1992, the Beaux Arts style main building on Ellis Island was restored and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum was opened. The three floors housed inside the brick and limestone walls of the main building now recreate the immigration inspection experience for museum guests. The typical self-guided tour can take a few hours and begins in the baggage room, where immigrants started the immigration process. Next stop: the hearing rooms, where individual cases were considered and the futures of families decided.
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Circle Line provides year-round passenger transportation by boat for park visitors to the Statue of Liberty National Monument on Liberty Island and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum on Ellis Island. Ferry service originates from Battery Park, New York City and from Liberty State Park, Jersey City. Click here for schedule information.
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-- Statue Cruises, the new authorized concessioner of ticket sales and ferry service to the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island Immigration Museum, has launched their ticket sales and trip planning website. Visitors may now purchase tickets online for trips on or after January 1, 2008. The website address is http://www.statuecruises.com/.
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The centerpiece of the restoration project was the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, with 200,000 square feet of exhibit space, restored areas, and educational facilities, including an interactive learning center for children. Two theaters, each accommodating 140 people, feature a documentary film entitled, "Island of Hope, Island of Tears." The Museum is self-guided, though an audio-tour can be rented to help.
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