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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A replica of a World Trade Center restaurant carpet, which was designed to look like the island of Manhattan, has been donated to the 9/11 Memorial Museum's collection.The Domaine du Cellier aux Moines in Givry, France, donated the replica Manhattan carpe
Sean Anderson, the 9/11 Memorial's chief technology officer, recently gave CNET's Daniel Terdiman a rundown of the tech being used at the memorial. From an app for finding names on the memorial to a specially-designed we
"We mourn with you. We thank all those who have worked so heroically to save lives and to solve crime - those here in Oklahoma and those who are all across this great land, and many who left their own lives to come here to work hand in hand with you. We p
The 9/11 Memorial Guide, which was developed by Local Projects and allows users to explore the Memorial's names arrangement, has been nominated for best online guide in the 16th Annual Webby Awards. Hailed as the "Internet's highest honor" by Th
New York resident Doreen Lynn Saunders watched the horrific events of September 11, 2001 unfold from her office building in midtown Manhattan. Like so many across the country and around the world, she felt an immediate impulse to commemorate those who los
Visitors to the national 9/11 Memorial who are old enough to recall horrific images of the burning towers, the collapse of the buildings and the tall piles of debris. They know, too, not only of the devastating loss of innocent lives and the impact on
StoryCorps and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum have won a 71st Annual George Foster Peabody Award for work commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.The award recognizes the work of the "September 11th Initiative,
Because of the dedication of a University of Virginia student, a tangible reminder of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks is now part of the Charlottesville campus. The student, Evan Davis, secured a piece of World Trade Center steel that is being used for a
“We are shipbuilders. We remember.” These humble words etched on a dedication placard appear at the center of this handsome commemorative wreath recently gifted to the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Ingalls Shipbuilding, a leading manufacturer of warships th
9/11 Memorial Museum curators need your help. They are calling on those who best knew the victims of the 2001 and 1993 attacks to help build a special museum exhibition. The In Memoriam exhibition, which honors the lives of the 2,983 victims, will f
