Project Rebirth camera provides new view inside 9/11 Memorial Museum being built at WTC site

This week, our team was down in the World Trade Center site to look at the placement for the Project Rebirth camera that has been recording the progress of construction around the Survivors' Stair at the future 9/11 Memorial Museum.  There are currently 14 Project Rebirth cameras located around the WTC site to chronicle the reconstruction efforts.

This historic stair was the last remnant of the North Tower to be cleared from the site and became a symbol of survival for the tens of thousands who used stairs to escape the World Trade Center towers on 9/11. After the Stair was returned to the World Trade Center site in 2009, this special camera has been capturing the building of the museum around this important artifact - from viewing open sky, to the closing structure of steel girders for the Memorial Plaza above, and finally the finishing of interior concrete.

As the building of the 9/11 Museum continues apace, our camera will be moved to a new location, making way for continuing construction, with a wider vantage point to keep recording the progress in 35 mm film.  The above photo shows the perspective of the new location. Stay updated on Project Rebirth on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ProjectRebirth

Also, the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St., features an exclusive segment of Project Rebirth.

By Caitlin Olson

Olson is the Executive Director of Project Rebirth