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.

Dozens of square tiles that are varying shades of blue are seen up close in Memorial Hall.
Photo by Dan Winters

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Come listen to a UNIQUE COLLECTION OF 9/11 AUDIO RECORDINGS (Updated X2)

March 26, 2010

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum and StoryCorps are sharing with the public recorded 9/11 remembrances and a  rotating exhibition of artifacts at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St., in Manhattan. Check out some of those recordings

9/11 Oral Historian Hears Tales of Terror, Stories of Courage

March 26, 2010

We tend to go through a lot of tissues around here. I often joke that the 9/11 Memorial should partner with Kleenex, or I should invest in commercial tissue stock. I am one of two oral historians at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.  I've conducted more than 150

Welcome to THE MEMO, a blog for everyone

March 25, 2010

Walking into the Memorial and Museum offices today, I passed the same wall clock that I pass every day.  Instead of the time, the clock displays the number of days until the permanent, public opening of the Memorial on September 11, 2011. Today, that numb

RSVP Now for new Events at 9/11 Memorial Preview Site

March 25, 2010

Click here now to RSVP your spot for a dynamic new speakers series at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St., Manhattan.The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is hosting a  new speakers series that features StoryCorps founder Dave Isay and

WNET.ORG is bringing new 9/11 speakers series to you

March 25, 2010

From left to right, meet the WNET.ORG THIRTEEN team: Debbie Adler, Bijan Rezvani and Daniel Allen, who are seen here visiting the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site.In a partnership with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, WNET.ORG's THIRTEEN Forum w

Exploring 9/11: The World Before and After (March)

March 25, 2010

Here's the latest in the webcast series by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Featured in this multiple-part video series is award-winning photographer Joel Meyerowitz, whose work has appeared in more than 350 exhibitions in museums and gall