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.

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Video: Jon Stewart Featured in 'A Place of Remembrance'

August 10, 2011

 The official book of the National September 11 Memorial (9/11 Memorial) is available in bookstores nationwide. "A Place of Remembrance" ($19.95) is a book that honors those who were lost, celebrates the spirit of hope in the aftermath of the attacks

Army Sgt. Serving in Afghanistan Honors Wish of 9/11 Victim's Father

August 9, 2011

"I wanted to honor the love between a father and his daughter," Army 1st Sgt. Mark Baker said about his decision to pin to his gear a pair of American Airline wings in honor of flight attendant Sara Low, who was killed on Flight 11 on Sept. 11,

9/11 Memorial Museum Provides Educators Teaching Tools Through Webinar

August 7, 2011

The National September 11 Memorial Museum has helped organize the “September 11: Teaching Contemporary” online conference, providing educators nationwide tools to teach 9/11 in their classrooms. The two-day webinar on Aug. 3 and Aug. 4 was jointly organi

Video: WTC 'Reborn'

August 5, 2011

From early 2002 through 2009, the film "Rebirth" chronicled the lives of five people directly affected by 9/11. The documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011. Upcoming theatrical premieres include:  Aug. 26, Los Angeles

The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial

August 5, 2011

Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Throu

9/11 Memorial is Nearly Ready to Welcome Visitors

August 3, 2011

A MSNBC.com photoblog shows how far progress has come at the World Trade Center site. Nothing is more evident of this progress than the 9/11 Memorial, which opens in September.  Join us as we honor, remember and reunite.Reserve your visit f

Lower Manhattan: We Are Here

August 2, 2011

Mayor Bloomberg: "The southern tip of Manhattan has held a unique position of importance in North America and the world at large."Lower Manhattan has more to see, more to do and more in New York to experience than any other single square mile in America.

9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels: WTC Cross is 'Part of History' (Updated)

July 28, 2011

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comToday, 9/11 President Joe Daniels appeared on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" to defend the important artifact recently installed in the 9/11 Memorial Museum, which you can read more about here.Update: Read more ab

'WTC Cross' is Installed in 9/11 Memorial Museum (Updated)

July 23, 2011

The intersecting steel beam that came to be known as the World Trade Center Cross was lowered today by crane into the 9/11 Memorial Museum. First encountered by construction worker Frank Silecchia in the vicinity of where 6 World Trade Center had stood, t

The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial

July 18, 2011

Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Throu