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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The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

March 1, 2017

A tour group gathers near the Survivor Tree at the 9/11 Memorial at dusk. The Callery pear tree became known as the “Survivor Tree” after living through the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks despite being burned and broken.

Healing a City and Nation with Design

February 28, 2017

Architects shape more than skylines. They transform neighborhoods, cities and societies. For Handel Architects, the firm that designed the 9/11 Memorial, they also helped rebuild a city and heal a nation after 9/11.

24 Years Later: Ceremony Commemorates 1993 WTC Bombing

February 27, 2017

The 24th anniversary of the first attack on the World Trade Center was commemorated with solemn ceremony on the 9/11 Memorial plaza yesterday. The bombing in the WTC parking garage killed six people and injured more than 1,000 people on February 26, 1993.

Ceremony Today Honors Victims of the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing

February 26, 2017

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will hold a ceremony today to honor the six people who were killed in the first attack at the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993.

A Fragment of History

February 25, 2017

Two years after terrorists detonated a van loaded with explosives in the parking garage of the World Trade Center killing six and injuring more than 1,000 innocent people, a memorial fountain, built directly above the blast site, was dedicated and opened to the public.

The Sculptor Who Created The Sphere, a Symbol of Resilience, Dead at 92

February 24, 2017

The sculptor who created The Sphere, the sculptural centerpiece of the World Trade Center site that became a symbol of resilience when it was damaged but left standing on 9/11, has died at 92.

Q & A: Museum Docents Share Their Experiences Surviving the 1993 and 2001 Attacks

February 24, 2017

Two 9/11 Memorial Museum docents, Vincent Boneski and Myrna Weinstein, are survivors of both the Feb. 26, 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center and the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks at the site.

The Twisted Hunk of Metal that Helped Bring the 1993 WTC Bombers to Justice

February 24, 2017

When the story of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing arrests is told much is made of how authorities were waiting for one of the plotters when he returned to the rental company in Jersey City looking to get his $400 deposit back for the truck that was packed with explosives.

New 1993 WTC Bombing Artifacts Donated to 9/11 Museum

February 23, 2017

With the 24th anniversary of 1993 World Trade Center bombing approaching, 9/11 Memorial Museum curators accepted two new artifacts into the permanent collection related to this attack. The first is a shard of window glass from the North Tower.

Welcoming Back Tenants After The 1993 Bombing

February 22, 2017

In the wake of the 1993 bombing, which killed six people, injured more than a 1,000 and forced nearly 50,000 tenants to evacuate the World Trade Center, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey worked to help tenants maintain a sense of optimism and solidarity when returning back to work.