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 National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site has reached a major milestone of welcoming more than one million visitors since opening to the general public on Sept. 12, after its dedication for victims' families on the 10th anniversary
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
Waterford and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum officials joined in Times Square today to announce that the museum will be accepting a collection of 195 “Hope for Healing” Waterford crystal triangles from the Times Square Ball, w
In October, Travel + Leisure magazine asked its readers to vote for their favorite new landmarks, and the National September 11 Memorial was honored with a nomination as the best new park or public space. Read more about it here.The January issue of the m
Read NewsCore's Jan Cawley's story about 9/11 tributes of "holiday greens, wreaths, red berries and bows" appearing at the 9/11 Memorial.The memorial encourages visitors to leave tributes and some are added to the 9/11 Memorial Museum collection, curators
Earlier this week, staff and exhibition designers for the 9/11 Memorial Museum previewed one of the first exhibits that would be experienced after entering the museum. The “We Remember” exhibit is a multimedia soundscape display that conveys the glob
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
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. More than 2,400 perished during the bombing of the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. President Roosevelt declared December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." Toda
Self-described political junkie, intrepid explorer and photographer Chase Guttman recently visited the 9/11 Memorial. Read Guttman’s report and memories of being a kindergartener on 9/11, and see photos of his visit, all at huffingtonpost.com.
We at the Downtown Alliance, the business improvement district for lower Manhattan, know the number one place visitors come to lower Manhattan to see is the National September 11 Memorial (9/11 Memorial). And there's more to explore down here.With so much
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