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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More than 2.8 million visitors from every U.S. state and from countries around the globe have visited the 9/11 Memorial in downtown New York City. The national tribute honors the 2,983 men, women and children killed in the Sept. 11 attacks and the 1993 Wo
The 9/11 Memorial is continuing to find ways to connect supporters and visitors through sharing photos, stories and memories. Virtual bulletin board Pinterest is the newest addition to the 9/11 Memorial’s online community. Follow the 9/11 Memo
Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: View
They came hours after the collapse of the north tower, the last of the two iconic skyscrapers to fall. They would remain at Ground Zero for nearly a year. First responders, construction workers, relief workers, engineers and contractors from New Yor
The Ketterer family of Long Island, N.Y., has received a WTC-inspired motorcycle designed by Paul Teutul Jr. of Discovery Channel's "American Chopper." The Ketterers had their family name pulled in a Jan. 20 raffle drawing for the one-of-a-kind chop
At the time of its completion, One World Trade Center, or what is commonly known as the Freedom Tower, will soon scrape the New York City skyline at 1,776 feet. The height of the tower symbolically represents the year that Continental Congressformally ado
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels today announced a special event recognizing the 10th anniversary of May 30, 2002, which marked the formal end of cleanup operations at Ground Zero. The event, to be held at the 9/11 Memori
The 2012 TED Conference in California brought together some of “the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers.” Each was challenged to give the talk of their lives on a breadth of content including science, business, the arts and the global issues
Preserving the history of 9/11 is both an honor and a challenge for those of us who work at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. As assistant exhibition media curator, part of my job is to gather photographs, video and other media to document
Today I will stand on the National September 11 Memorial with a group of men and women representing our armed forces. A number of them bear the distinction of having served as U.S. Navy SEALs. They are on the first part of a walking relay to Dallas, Texas
