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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In the days following 9/11, chefs, charitable organizations, and volunteers with a zest for cooking answered the call to help their fellow New Yorkers, joining together as a community to share food for both body and soul.
During the program, Cardillo described his time in the Obama administration in the weeks leading to Operation Neptune Spear. He offered several observations about leadership and collaboration in the government that were shaped by the team’s experience of 9/11.
On May 1, 2011, people gathered to celebrate in Times Square upon news of the death of Osama bin Laden. A few miles away in Brooklyn, Cheryl Stewart had a sign in her front yard that read, “Where is Osama bin Laden?” A tally on the sign counted the number of days the world’s most elusive terrorist remained free.
Outside of the sacred space of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum itself, one of the most beloved, moving, and memorable ways the institution fulfills its mission to commemorate the 2,983 people killed in the 9/11 and February 26, 1993 attacks is Tribute in Light.
On 9/11, more than 250 flights forced to divert to Canada because of the closing of American airspace. Thirty-eight commercial flights touched down in the small town of Gander in one day.
At the heart of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s mission is the promise to commemorate the 2,983 killed as a result of the 9/11 and February 26, 1993 attacks. The Memorial and the Museum fulfills this sacred responsibility in many ways—through memorialization, through education and, in some cases, through artistic expression.
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is pleased to launch a new, online public programs series that advances our mission to commemorate, educate, and inspire during our temporary closure. This series kicks off Friday, May 1, with “Nine Years Later: Finding Osama bin Laden.”
This simple act of leaving a tribute on the 9/11 Memorial speaks to the thoughtfulness of our visitors whose displays of creativity help us all to remember.
Although the public is not able to visit the site during this temporary closure, this Earth Day we look to celebrate the 9/11 Memorial plaza as one of the most sustainable plazas ever constructed, designed to conserve energy, water, and other resources.
Although the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is temporarily closed, we are still recruiting for volunteer positions, and we celebrate the 312 volunteers who play a crucial role in fulfilling our mission during the annual National Volunteer Week.
