An American flag and other memorabilia is on display as part of the sports-themed exhibition Comeback Season: Sports After 9/11.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

Past Exhibitions

The 9/11 Memorial Museum presents a series of changing exhibitions that explore themes relating to 9/11 and its aftermath. Browse through our archive of past exhibitions.

Witness at Ground Zero: Photographs by Stephane Sednaoui

Several large photographs mounted on a gallery wall behind rusted steel beams.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

This exhibition drew on an archive of more than 500 pictures taken by French photographer and video director Stephane Sednaoui between September 12 and 16, 2001, when he volunteered in the rescue efforts at Ground Zero.

May 2014–November 2024

K-9 Courage

Photo by Jin S. Lee

K-9 Courage, in the Museum’s South Tower Gallery, honored the hundreds of dogs that participated in the response to the 9/11 attacks.

January 2020-March 2023

Revealed: The Hunt for Bin Laden

Image of the exhibition in gallery
Photo by C&G Partners

Based on unprecedented access to the agencies and people who conducted the hunt, Revealed: The Hunt for Bin Laden examines the intelligence and military activities that led to a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden was killed nearly 10 years after 9/11.

November 2019–January 2022

Skywalkers:

A Portrait of Mohawk Ironworkers at the World Trade Center

Men and women looks at a large black-and-white photograph and 16 tintype photographs displayed on a blue wall, which is part of the special exhibition “Skywalkers: A Portrait of the Mohawk Ironworker at the World Trade Center.”
Photo by Jin S. Lee

An exhibition of tintype photographs by artist Melissa Cacciola introduced some of the Native American Mohawk ironworkers, renowned for the ability to work fearlessly at great heights, who helped build the Twin Towers, aided rescue and recovery operations at Ground Zero, and worked to rebuild the new World Trade Center site.

November 2018January 2020

Comeback Season: Sports After 9/11

A large photograph of Rangers Captain Mark Messier appears beside two jerseys in the exhibition Comeback Season: Sports After 9/11.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

A special exhibition that explored how sports and athletes helped to unite the country, consoled a grieving nation, and gave us a reason to cheer again following the 2001 attacks.

June 2018May 2019

Cover Stories: Remembering the Twin Towers on The New Yorker

Images of Twin Towers–themed New Yorker covers are displayed on a wall as part of the exhibition Cover Stories.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

An exhibition of New Yorker magazine cover illustrations by 25 artists spanning more than four decades of the evolving New York City skyline.

May 2017–November 2018

Rendering the Unthinkable: Artists Respond to 9/11

Artworks by 13 New York City artists are displayed on two adjacent walls as part of the exhibition Rendering the Unthinkable: Artists Respond to 9/11.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

A special exhibition featuring a selection of artworks by 13 New York City artists deeply affected by 9/11. 

September 2016–January 2018

A collection of photographs documenting the work of dedicated men and women at Ground Zero after 9/11 are displayed as part of the exhibition Hope at Ground Zero: FEMA Photographs by Andrea Booher.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

Hope at Ground Zero: FEMA Photographs by Andrea Booher

A collection of photographs documenting the work of dedicated men and women at Ground Zero after 9/11. 

May 2016–May 2017

A house painted in the design of a large American flag is seen in a rural, autumn setting. The photograph is part of the exhibition Beyond Ground Zero: 9/11 and the American Landscape, Photographs by Jonathan C. Hyman.
Photo by Jonathan C. Hyman

Beyond Ground Zero: 9/11 and the American Landscape, Photographs by Jonathan C. Hyman

A collection of photographs documenting improvised memorials that emerged in public and private spaces within days of the attacks, and continually for years thereafter. 

May 2015–May 2016

Exhibitions

Visitors walk down a dimly lit hall. Beside them is a large map of the Eastern United States that shows the routes the hijacked planes took on 9/11.

The Museum tells the story of 9/11 through interactive technology, personal narratives, and both monumental and intimate artifacts.

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Audio Guide

A woman holds up a listening device playing the 9/11 Memorial & Museum Audio Guide.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum Audio Guide provides themed audio tours featuring stories from the day of 9/11 and the recovery at Ground Zero.

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