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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Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comSee Shep Smith discuss the 9/11 Memorial’s grassroots fundraising campaign on the weekly Fox News report Rise of FreedomBusinesses join the Signs of Support campaign by donating and affixing a “We Support the 9/1
9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels explains in the Downtown Express why in less than six months, "a new era will begin in lower Manhattan, one that pays tribute to its past as it looks toward the future."Click here to read the recent article.By 9/11 Memo
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
Discovery, which is working on a special series about rebuilding the World Trade Center site, shares a video clip about the 9/11 Memorial. It shows memorial architect Michael Arad reviewing the stone that is lining the twin reflecting pools of the memori
After Sept. 11, ironworker Kevin Quinn helped cut and clear the burning steel remains of the twin towers, according to the Discovery Channel. Quinn has returned to help rebuild the World Trade Center site, while confronting "painful memories when he spo
Showtime and Oscilloscope are partnering on the release of director Jim Whitaker's documentary about the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks called "Rebirth," according to TheWrap.com.Oscilloscope will release the film in theatres in August, and Showtime wil
A ground breaking of the 911 Responders Remembered Park is set for tomorrow in the Suffolk County community of Nesconset, according to a 9/11 advocacy group.Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Suffolk Legis. John Kennedy (R-Nesconset) and othe
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has many reasons to recognize the Alliance for Downtown New York, or ADNY, as the April 2011 Spotlight Business. The ADNY recently joined Signs of Support and made a contribution on behalf of its membership
As first reported by DNAinfo's Julie Shapiro, the 9/11 Memorial is planning for a visitors plaza to be constructed on the site where the former Deutsche Bank building once stood.Updated: The New York Daily News describes the street level plaza as having
Oral history recordings are usually long, detailed accounts. Lately, the sessions have resulted in only a few words – three or four words to be exact.That’s because a team of oral historians and other museum staff are having the reading of the names of Se
