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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Section by section, panels of smooth dark granite is being installed in the north pool of the 9/11 Memorial. Nearly 4,000 of these panels - each weighing about 420 pounds - will fill the memorial pool. The two memorial pools, roughly about an acre in si
They are used to running into burning houses.Now a group of firefighters from Down Under will run from the coast of Los Angeles to the island of Manhattan in support of the nearly 3,000 victims - including "411 first responders" who died on Sept. 11. The
Does memory have a lifespan? If so, does it correspond to the life of a person remembering? These may seem like abstract questions, but they have a very practical reality when planning for a memorial museum – an institution that is responsible for ex
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing, an act of domestic terrorism that killed 168 people. A memorial was erected in Oklahoma's capital city in their honor. In late 2009, 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels traveled to
Hundreds of tons of remnant steel from the 2001 World Trade Center disaster has arrived home. That home may not be where you think. According to an Associated Press report by Joann Loviglio, more than two dozen flatbed trucks loaded with 500 tons of
The Alliance for the Arts, which advocates for New York City's cultural institutions, took notice of some newcomers that "attract big audiences." One of those cultural newcomers was the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site located at 20 Vesey St., a few yards from
(Audio) Join the 9/11 Memorial for an evening of discussionA diverse panel of experts will discuss the pending 9/11 terror trials and Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at 6:30 p.m., April 28, at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St.The ev
"You looking at me?"Maybe Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro, who delivered that classic line decades ago, would now proudly say: "Hey, take a look at this." De Niro and leading film producer Jane Rosenthal, who are board members on the foundatio
This is a big week here; baseball season has officially started. There are several die hard New York Yankees fans on staff: 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels being the most enthusiastic, by far.As work continues on the 9/11 Memorial Museum, after a whi
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is trying to bring a space shuttle to New York City to have it prominently displayed alongside The USS Intrepid on the city's west side. The museum supported the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in getti
