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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Before the towers came down, former Battery Park City resident Jeffrey Keating used to cut through the World Trade Center plaza daily to attend his classes at Pace University.
Everyone who was alive that day, and many who were not yet born, has a story to tell about September 11. The War Horse is creating a home for these personal stories.
Interpreting the Last Column: In this series, 9/11 Memorial & Museum exhibitions staff share the stories behind the markings and tributes placed on the Last Column.
Stephen Sestanovich, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, spoke at the 9/11 Memorial Museum on Wednesday night about Russia and its impact on America, Europe and the Middle East in the years following 9/11.
A moment of silence was observed and tokens of remembrance were left at the Survivor Tree as more than 300 people gathered on the 9/11 Memorial Plaza Wednesday afternoon to pay tribute to the eight people killed in a terror attack in lower Manhattan on Monday.
In the months following the 9/11 attacks, feelings of gratitude and admiration for the tireless first responders were palpable across the country.
A visit to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum largely confronts the notion of absence. Save for dear memories, the victims are physically absent from their family and friends’ lives.
The nearly 3,000 names inscribed on the 9/11 Memorial are arranged in accordance with the victims’ relationships, the companies they worked for and where they were on 9/11.
In the warm night air of Orlando, we experienced a humbling and solemn moment standing amid the flowers, candles and heartfelt notes of the still-burgeoning memorial that encircles the Pulse nightclub.
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is excited to announce that student workshops and student tours are now free for all New York City schools for the remainder of the 2017–2018 school year, thanks to generous support from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
