The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum
The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum
![An aerial photo of the 9/11 Memorial on a fall day shows the colorful yellow and orange leaves on trees planted throughout the plaza. Shadows and sunlight fall across the reflecting pools and buildings of the Memorial.](/sites/default/files/styles/standard/public/paragraph/blog-page-introduction/2020-02/FALLARIELS_02.jpg?itok=cAlkYsyG)
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: A bird’s-eye view of the 9/11 Memorial shows the changing seasonal colors. Every autumn, each of the 416 swamp white oak trees on the 9/11 Memorial turn rich shades of amber and brown.
By 9/11 Memorial Staff
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Thanksgiving Message to the ‘Real Heroes’
![A child’s drawing created at Trinity Church after 9/11 shows an animal saying the words “Good work.” A message above the drawing of the animal reads: “Happy Thanksgiving! You are the heroes! Thank you for cleaning up! You saved a lot of lives! Thank you!”](/sites/default/files/images/Thanksgiving_Cow.jpg)
The rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero were a nonstop operation for nine months. It took that time to remove about 1.8 million tons of material from the World Trade Center site.
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Talking to Kids About Tragedy
![Education specialist Emily Stupfel stands with a young man and young woman who are part of the ambassador program in Foundation Hall.](/sites/default/files/images/JL_AMBASSPROG_10_1571.jpg)
In the wake of the attacks in Paris, France, conversations around how to explain acts of terrorism to children have undoubtedly picked up in many classrooms.