9/11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM EXPANDS FREE ADMISSION PROGRAM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, January 13, 2025
9/11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM EXPANDS FREE ADMISSION PROGRAM FOR NEW YORKERS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 2, 2025
NEW YORK – Made possible by a philanthropic grant of $500,000 from Carnegie Corporation of New York, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is expanding free hours for New Yorkers to visit the Museum on the first Sunday of each month in 2025. Initially offered on a limited basis in 2024 to mark a decade since the Museum’s dedication, this program provides New Yorkers a special opportunity to see the Museum with one another and reconnect with the feeling of community and cohesion that blanketed our city and nation in the wake of 9/11. The modification of this offering to now take place on Sundays for a full year with widened hours will create the opportunity to welcome thousands more — many for the first time — who work, live, and study in the city of New York.
“We are grateful for Carnegie Corporation of New York's sustained support of our outreach to New Yorkers and the over 100 million Americans too young to remember 9/11. This program allows New Yorkers to get free admission and offers our neighbors across the city a chance to remember and experience the history of the day together in community with each other”, said Beth Hillman, President & CEO of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
“The 9/11 Memorial & Museum bears powerful witness to a day that Americans will always remember. The attack struck at the heart of this country, and this city, so it is really unfortunate that only about six percent of visitors to the Museum are New Yorkers,” said Dame Louise Richardson, president of Carnegie. “We invite New Yorkers to avail of the free admission, encourage their children in the interactive activities, and remember the tragedy of those who died and the heroism of those who tried to save them.”
All interested visitors who work, live, or study in New York City and the surrounding area should be prepared to show a valid ID upon entry. Tickets become available on a rolling basis each month. Museum admission is always free for 9/11 family members and individuals eligible for the WTC (World Trade Center) Health program. For more information or to reserve New York First Sunday tickets, please visit 911memorial.org/visit/new-york-first-sundays.
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ABOUT CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
Carnegie Corporation of New York was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding. Today the foundation works to reduce political polarization through philanthropic support for the issues that Carnegie considered most important: education, democracy, and peace.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL & MUSEUM
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is the country’s principal institution concerned with exploring 9/11, documenting its impact, and examining its continuing significance. This mission is advanced through commemoration, education, and inspiration. Located on eight of the 16 acres of the World Trade Center site, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum remembers and honors the 2,938 lives lost on September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993. Through exhibitions, a wide variety of programs, and commemorative events, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum seeks to educate the public – particularly the 100 million Americans born since the attacks or those too young to remember – about the consequences of terrorism and its impact on individuals and communities. Through preserving and sharing stories of resilience, compassion, and service, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum hopes to inspire individuals to build a more compassionate and secure world. 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.
For more information or to reserve a ticket to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, please visit 911memorial.org.
MEDIA INQUIRIES
Erin Gaddis | (214) 673-9435 | press@911memorial.org
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