The MEMO Blog

Each year, the 9/11 Memorial Museum rotates the objects on display in its In Memoriam gallery. The objects on view once belonged to, or were created in memory of, the victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and Feb. 26, 1993.

School may be out for summer, but visitors bringing kids to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum can still find ways to keep them learning and engaged.

Alice M. Greenwald, president and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, shares her support of Jon Stewart's advocacy for those who are sick and dying from 9/11-related illnesses.

To mark the third anniversary of the Pulse nightclub attack, visitors were encouraged to tie a ribbon around the Survivor Tree. 

Following the 9/11 attacks, New York City Department of Sanitation Supervisor Joseph D’Aleo went to Ground Zero daily. He oversaw refuse hauling, dumpster removal and recycling procedures at the site. He also ensured that flagged truckloads of material were removed to Fresh Kills landfill for further sifting and cleared others for disposal at a Manhattan facility.

Interpretive Guide Katie Curran knows the benefit of participating in a 9/11 Memorial tour: "You will see the 2,983 names, but you might not know their stories."

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum dedicated the Memorial Glade on the 17th anniversary of the official end of the recovery mission at Ground Zero.

After Mitch Rosen retired from the Port Authority Police Department in 2006, Rosen finally had time to dedicate a favorite hobby: creating highly realistic drawings which also demonstrated his police officer’s attentiveness to details.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is pleased to share the 2018 Year in Review, which offers a look back at 12 months of innovative programming and commemoration.

The son and wife of the late FDNY firefighter John McNamara, laid some of the final cobblestones on the 9/11 Memorial Glade.