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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A 9/11 Waterfall Flows in Brooklyn

April 2, 2010

In case you missed it, there were a series of successful tests of a mock-up section of the 9/11 Memorial waterfalls in Brooklyn earlier this year. The Associated Press reported on the mock-up waterfall demonstration. The 30-foot mock-up is no longer at th

Touching debut of '9/11, Today and Tomorrow' speakers series, RSVP now for next event (Updated)

April 1, 2010

StoryCorps founder Dave Isay opened the new "9/11, Today and Tomorrow" speakers series at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site with powerful audio recordings that triggered emotion, drew smiles and inspired hope.  One of the recordings was a heartfelt remembr

Tribute of Light Will continue to shine

April 1, 2010

In case you missed it. The beacon known as the Tribute in Light will burn bright through the 10th anniversary of the 2001 attacks thanks to funding secured by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, or LMDC.LMDC also approved additional funding for t

New Speakers Series debuts tonight (UPDATED)

March 31, 2010

Tonight at 6:30 p.m. StoryCorps founder Dave Isay kick starts the new "9/11, Today and Tomorrow" speakers series at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site. The entire speakers series can be viewed in HD online at THIRTEEN Forum and downloaded for free at Apple's

Leading the transition from plan to reality

March 31, 2010

Meet James T. Connors, a commercial real estate veteran with more than two decades of experience. He has been appointed as Executive Vice President of Operations for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels said

Join the 500,000 others, visit 9/11 Memorial Preview Site

March 30, 2010

Meet Birgit Weschollek of Herne, Germany.  She's seen here with a yellow arrow pointing her out (The arrow was added by 9/11 Memorial staff).  In late March, Birgit became the 500,000th visitor of the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, which opened August 2009 o

Inspiring 9/11 art

March 30, 2010

      The events of 9/11 inspired many things, from charitable donations to a need to volunteer. But they also inspired a wealth of artwork documenting what transpired before, on and after 9/11.  So many people were move

9/11 Memorial reaches major construction milestone (UPDATED X2)

March 29, 2010

The 9/11 Memorial pools - each about an acre in size - are now completely framed in steel.  9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels said the construction achievement is "a true marker of progress at the World Trade Center site with these two pools helping to

The Passion Behind Building the 9/11 Memorial Museum

March 29, 2010

9/11 Memorial Museum Director Alice M. Greenwald recently wrote in Curator: The Museum Journal about the challenges of building a museum in a location where thousands of people were killed in an unprecedented event that altered the course of humanity. The

Take Part and Vote Now for the 9/11 Memorial

March 27, 2010

Get out the VOTE for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Your votes could help the nonprofit receive $200,000 from American Express through the Members Project, but we need your support.American Express and TakePart partnered to create the Me