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

A man, woman boy stand at interactive screens beside a steel beam in Foundation Hall. The slurry wall towers above them.
9/11 Memorial Museum guests at the interactive beam in Foundation Hall. 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: Visitors leave messages of remembrance, hope and love at the interactive registry known as the Signing Steel. Located in Foundation Hall, visitors are encouraged to leave a message near a recovered piece of World Trade Center steel to be stored in a digital archive.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

 

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