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.
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U.S. government officials recently presented Congressional Gold Medals to the heads of each of the three major 9/11 memorials, including Joe Daniels, president and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial, who received the award on behalf of the organization.
More than one million visitors from all 50 states and more than 130 countries have come to the 9/11 Memorial Museum since its May 15 opening, the museum announced Tuesday.
The new "Explore 9/11" app is now available. Download it for free on the App Store.
Honoring the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and aboard Flight 93, the 9/11 Memorial hosted a commemoration ceremony on the plaza yesterday morning.
The story of a piece of paper – or more specifically, a Port Authority spreadsheet from the inside of a World Trade Center office on 9/11 – was the focus of a New York Times City Room blog post on Sept. 7.
The 9/11 Memorial Museum has opened a new exhibit focusing on the search for and ultimate killing of Osama bin Laden.
There are many ways to honor 9/11 around your community and across the nation, including volunteer projects, moments of silence, 5K memorial runs and stair climbs.Learn more about how you can commemorate 9/11 here.
The New York Giants visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum on Wednesday, Aug. 20, where players toured the museum and heard testimonials about 9/11.
Magazines. Food. Laundry detergent. Gun-cleaning supplies. Those are among the various items that Christie Coombs, whose husband Jeff Coombs died on Flight 11 on Sept. 11, 2001, is including in more than 25 care packages she’s sending to troops in Afghanistan.
“It was a weird day at school,” recalls Visitor Services Volunteer Maggie Jacobsen, who was among the many students in her third grade class to be picked up early on Sept. 11, 2001.
