The MEMO Blog

Twenty-seven years ago, terrorists detonated an explosive-filled van on the B2 level of the underground parking garage in the North Tower of the World Trade Center. While the terrorists’ mission to destroy the towers failed, six people were killed in the attack and hundreds were injured. We share this history from the events of the day to the investigation inside the 9/11 Memorial Museum through artifacts and firsthand accounts.

Today we honor the six victims of the first attack on the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993.

A 9/11 family member reflects on how seemingly ordinary objects, like a floppy disk currently on view in the memorial exhibition, provide a tangible connection to our collective past.

On Thursday, February 20, Mary McCord of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection and Seamus Hughes of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism will discuss what constitutes “domestic terrorism” and the challenges in prosecuting it during a public program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

This Valentine’s Day we celebrate the marriage of Gene Cassara and Barbara Murphy, who renewed their wedding vows atop the World Trade Center in an unforgettable ceremony seven months before 9/11.

On Monday, Joana Cook spoke about her research, her experience of 9/11, and the role of women in modern counterterrorism efforts in a public program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

A conservator at the 9/11 Memorial Museum reflects on the challenges poses by displaying a drawing inscribed on a Magna Doodle in the Museum's "In Memoriam" gallery.

On Saturday, February 1, the 9/11 Memorial Museum celebrated the opening of the new special exhibition, K-9 Courage, with a family-friendly K-9 festival.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum's winter/spring 2020 fall public programming season kicks off on Monday, February 10, with A Woman's Place: U.S. Counterterrorism Since 9/11. 

In the coming months, the 9/11 Memorial will be featured in several popular television shows. The Memorial plays a different role in each program, but its ongoing presence in the cultural landscape builds public awareness around the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s mission and demonstrates how this sacred space is an essential part of the fabric of life in New York City.