The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

Artist Frank Dammers and the Dutch consul general stand beside a painting of the lower Manhattan skyline, including One World Trade Center, at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
Artist Frank Dammers and Dutch Consul General at the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Photo by Jin Lee.

The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

The View: Last Friday the 9/11 Memorial Museum welcomed the Dutch Consulate General Dolph Hogewoning and artist Frank Dammers with a ceremony honoring the recent acquisition of his painting “Freedom America” into the permanent collection. 

 

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New on View: Helmet Belonging to Firefighter Mickey Kross Who Survived Tower Collapse

FDNY Lieutenant Mickey Kross’ helmet is displayed on a white surface at the Museum. It is equipped with a flashlight and a visor. The number 16 is on the front of it.

One of the first artifacts donated to the 9/11 Memorial Museum recently went on view in the museum’s historic exhibition: an FDNY fire helmet Lt. Mickey Kross wore when he responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11.

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Picture Tells More Than a Thousand Words

A large framed photo on a white wall shows the lower Manhattan skyline on the morning of 9/11 before the Twin Towers before the attacks.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, photographer David Monderer set out to capture the grand New York City skyline from the recently opened pedestrian walkway on the Manhattan Bridge.

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