The MEMO Blog

The official blog of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum features stories of commemoration and memorialization, and information on our public programs, special events, and ways to get involved.

Dozens of square tiles that are varying shades of blue are seen up close in Memorial Hall.
Photo by Dan Winters

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Museum to Hold New 'K-9 for Kids' Program

February 6, 2015

The 9/11 Memorial Museum will hold a new program on the first Saturday of each month in which children will have the opportunity to interact with Chance, a trained disaster relief canine, and his handler and certified trauma responder, Frank Shane.

Laptop Artifact Depicts Connection Between 1993 Attack, 9/11

February 5, 2015

The laptop computer of Ramzi Yousef, who was convicted for his involvement in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, currently sits in the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s Historical Exhibition.

February Talks to Focus on 1993 WTC Bombing

February 4, 2015

The 9/11 Memorial Museum is holding special talks every Tuesday and Thursday this month that will focus on the 1993 World Trade Center bombing to honor its anniversary on Feb. 26.

Interactive Highlights Museum Accomplishments Since Opening

February 3, 2015

A newly launched interactive graphic available on the 9/11 Memorial’s website explores the institution’s accomplishments since its May 2014 opening.

Exhibit Examines Post-9/11 World Trade Center Ironworkers

February 2, 2015

A new exhibit on the 67th floor of 4 World Trade Center explores the legacy of Mohawk Ironworkers who were involved in post-9/11 rescue efforts and the rebuilding of several World Trade Center buildings.

Media Outlets Honor Museum Architecture

January 30, 2015

Contract magazine named architectural firm Davis Brody Bond as the winner in the “public/civic space” category of its annual Interiors Awards at a ceremony Friday morning for its work on the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

Fort Hood Receives Survivor Tree Seedlings

January 30, 2015

Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas is the latest community to receive seedlings from the Survivor Tree on the 9/11 Memorial.

Foreign Dignitaries Pay Respects at Memorial, Museum

January 29, 2015

Foreign dignitaries from France and Israel recently paid their respects at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

Jeopardy! to Feature 9/11 Memorial Museum

January 26, 2015

The game show Jeopardy! will include the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and the events before and after September 11, 2001 as a category on its Thursday, January 29 episode.

A Look at the Museum’s Memorial Hall

January 23, 2015

“No Day Shall Erase You From the Memory of Time.” This quote from Book IX of "The Aeneid" by the Roman poet Virgil suggests the transformative potential of remembrance and is indicative of the museum’s mission to honor and remember the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. Each letter was forged from pieces of recovered World Trade Center steel by New Mexico artist Tom Joyce.