Upcoming Public Programs
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s public programs explore a range of topics reflecting on the ongoing impacts and continued resonance of the attacks, their historical context, and their aftermath.
Through Their Eyes: Therapeutic Art for Grieving Children
Thursday, March 6, 2025,
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. ET
Following the 9/11 attacks, young people around the world created art in response to the violence they had witnessed. This program will explore the role of art-making and art therapy to process grief and trauma, with a focus on two organizations created in the wake of 9/11: The World Trade Center Family Center and America’s Camp, a summer sleepaway camp for young relatives of 9/11 victims. Moderated by Executive Vice President of Collections & Chief Curator Dr. Jan Ramirez, this discussion brings together America’s Camp artist-in-residence Traci Molloy, clinical psychologist and WTC Family Center consultant Dr. Tom Demaria, and 9/11family member Amy Gardner, who participated in art activities offered through both organizations.
This program was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and is presented as a complement to the Museum’s new exhibition Drawing Meaning: Trauma and Children’s Art After 9/11, opening on February 19, 2025, in the South Tower Gallery.
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.