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 U.S. Department of Defense arranged for 9/11 victims’ families, first responders and others to view a live feed of the Sept. 11 trial at Fort Hamilton Army Base in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. That courtesy was extended to the 9/11 Memorial Museum staff,
The U.S. Department of Defense arranged for 9/11 victims’ families, first responders and others to view a live feed of the Sept. 11 trial at Fort Hamilton Army Base in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. That courtesy wa
The 9/11 Memorial Museum continues to collect recorded remembrances from family, friends and coworkers in memory of those so senselessly murdered in the terrorist attacks of 2001 and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. These spoken memories will be core
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt today visited the National September 11 Memorial, where she handed over a Danish flag found in the ruins of the World Trade Center, to the National September 11 Memorial Museum.The Prime Minister also laid flow
The video series “9/11 Decisions” has been completed and will be featured in original films made for the 9/11 Memorial Museum. The interviews will play in the auditorium in the Museum as part of daily programming. The series of i
Among the staggering statistics resulting from the 9/11 attacks are those associated with New York City’s fire department. On Sept. 11, at the World Trade Center, it suffered the loss of 343 firefighters, whose deaths represented 4,400 years of cumulative
Faced with an attack on the United States of unprecedented scope and brutality, how did government leaders respond on 9/11? How do these leaders look back on their decisions years later? These questions form the core of a film the 9/11 Memoria
Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: Viewing
The National September 11 Memorial today marked its first year of operation at the World Trade Center site, where millions of visitors have paid their respects to the nearly 3,000 victims of the September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993 attacks. The 9/11 M
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum today launched a planning guide to help communities, schools and individuals worldwide develop their own commemorations for the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. The downloadable guide, whic
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