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In Their Honor: 25 Years of 9/11-Inspired Service
In Their Honor: 25 Years of 9/11-Inspired Service examines the enduring impact of the countless acts of service that followed September 11. Individuals and communities transformed grief into action, and their efforts have touched lives across the country and around the world.
In the wake of the loss and destruction of September 11, 2001, many people felt compelled to help. Individual acts of service in response to 9/11 have rippled out over a quarter of a century as more have been called to action by both the tragedy and courage of that day. This exhibition highlights stories of lives that altered course in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and in the years later. Some changed professions or pursued careers in service of their community or country. Others continued to volunteer, taking lessons from their 9/11 service around the world. Organizations that started with an act of 9/11-related service continue their work with expanded missions. A quarter century later, an enduring legacy of 9/11 is the acts of compassion and service it inspired.
On view through January 2030.
The Feathers of the Phoenix
In 2006, staff at America’s Camp worked with children who had family members who were victims of the 9/11 attacks to create a composite artwork in the form of a papier-mâché phoenix sculpture with a 15-foot wingspan. Drawing on the myth of a phoenix reborn from the ashes, the work symbolized a path out of grief, while each child’s artwork honored a loved one.
Visitors can view additional content, including high-resolution scans of the individual artworks, artist statements, and both archival and contemporary photographs of the artists' journeys.
Photograph by David E. Starke
In-gallery interactive displays invite visitors to view a digital 3D model of the Phoenix and learn more about the story of each maker, their relationship to 9/11, their personal service trajectory, and their connections to other members of the America’s Camp community.
Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum, Gift of America’s Camp Foundation on behalf of the children and volunteer staff of America’s Camp and Traci Molloy, artistic director.
Presentation of "The Feathers of the Phoenix" is made possible with the support of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund.
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Presentation of In Their Honor: 25 Years of 9/11-Inspired Service has been made possible by Underwriting Sustainers Bank of America and The Starr Foundation with additional support from Presenting Sustainers 9/11 Day and AmeriCorps, Barasch & McGarry, BNY, Hagerty Consulting, MetLife Foundation, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, and Tunnel to Towers Foundation, and Annual Sustainers Agnes Gund and Gay Lutton.