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.
Latest Posts
Sharing the Memorials Registry: "Eleven Tears" in Lower Manhattan
March 12, 2018
Eleven Tears was commissioned by the American Express Corporation in memory of 11 employees who died on 9/11. Located in the ground floor lobby of Three World Financial Center, the memorial is within view of the Trade Center site.
New on View: Torild Stray’s New York Metamorphosis
March 9, 2018
Norwegian-born artist Torild Stray’s charcoal drawing New York Metamorphosis was officially dedicated in the 9/11 Memorial Museum on March 5 at a ceremony attended by Stray and the Norwegian Consul General in New York Harriet E. Berg.
The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum
March 8, 2018
A group of 55 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the school in Parkland, Fla., where 17 people were killed by a gunman on Feb. 14, 2018, visited the 9/11 Memorial & Museum yesterday morning.
Giving the Collection a Lift: Uncovering the Design History of the World Trade Center’s Elevators
March 7, 2018
From the outset, elevators functioned as the vital circulatory system of the World Trade Center and played a significant role in the efficient functioning of these quarter-mile high workplaces.
Remembering Keithroy Marcellus Maynard, Devoted Father and Vulcan Society Member
February 28, 2018
Born on the small Caribbean island of Montserrat, Keithroy Marcellus Maynard moved to New York City when he was 13.
25th Anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center Attack Commemorated
February 27, 2018
The families of victims, survivors, downtown residents and city and state officials gathered at the 9/11 Memorial plaza on Monday to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing with a moment of silence, the tolling of a bell and the reading of the names of the six victims of the first terror attack at the site.
Remembering “Commuter Landscape,” a PATH Station Mural Destroyed in the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing
February 23, 2018
For artist Cynthia Mailman, winning a public art competition to paint a 54-foot-long mural ringing the walls of the World Trade Center PATH train terminal was providential.
A Timeline: February 26, 1993
February 23, 2018
On the morning of Feb. 26, 1993, about 50,000 people were in the World Trade Center complex, with more than 40,000 people in the Twin Towers.
1993 World Trade Center Bombing Investigation
February 22, 2018
After the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, President Bill Clinton pledged full federal support for the investigation, saying in his weekly radio address, “Working together, we’ll find out who was involved and why this happened.”