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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Latest Posts
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Installation of “K-9 Courage”
July 8, 2020
Every exhibition at the Museum is researched, written, designed, and produced by a dedicated team. A lot of detail goes into making an exhibition, and this post shows some of the process of bringing K-9 Courage to life.
9/11 Memorial to Launch Virtual Tours
July 7, 2020
While state and federal guidelines prohibit group tours, we are offering Virtual 9/11 Memorial Tours every morning beginning Thursday, July 9, 2020.
Visiting the 9/11 Memorial: What You Need to Know
July 2, 2020
On Sunday, the 9/11 Memorial will reopen to the general public with new operational safeguards following a months-long closure because of the health crisis. Here's what you need to know.
After Special July 4 Opening Ceremony, 9/11 Memorial Open to the Public on Sunday
July 2, 2020
After a special Independence Day opening for 9/11 families and the extended 9/11 community, as well as workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 9/11 Memorial will reopen to the public on Sunday.
Remembering Milton Glaser, Designer for Windows on the World and Creator of “‘I ♥ NY” Logo
July 2, 2020
With sadness and respect, the 9/11 Memorial Museum notes the death last week of Milton Glaser, on June 26. Illustrator, graphics designer, art director, teacher, founder of a succession of creative enterprises, and recipient of the National Medal of Arts (2009), Glaser was the consummate New Yorker.
9/11 Memorial Museum Launches Digital Exhibition for “Revealed: The Hunt for Bin Laden”
June 25, 2020
This digital exhibition reconstructs what the U.S. government knew about Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda in the years prior to the 9/11 attacks, and the 10 years of inter-agency efforts that led to the raid on bin Laden's Abbottabad compound.
Jeh Johnson Discusses Crisis Management, Homeland Security, and Policing and Race in America
June 24, 2020
On Friday, June 19, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum continued its digital public program series When the World Changes with Jeh Johnson, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2013–2017).
Museum Partners with USO and Tunnel to Towers to Deliver Masks to Frontline Responders
June 24, 2020
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum partnered with the USO of Metropolitan New York and the Stephen Siller Tunnels to Towers Foundation earlier this month to deliver more than 1,000 masks to frontline responders across the city.
Almost 20 Years After 9/11, “The Fathers’ Eight” Stand as a Trio of Dads
June 19, 2020
The Band of Dads spent months at Ground Zero searching for their missing sons who had followed them into the uniformed rescue services.