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Remembering 1993 Victim Robert Kirkpatrick

February 6, 2018

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first attack on the World Trade Center on Feb. 26, 1993, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will be highlighting the stories of victims, survivors and artifacts related to the bombing and the subsequent investigation.

This historical photo shows Robert Kirkpatrick in a white collared shirt in his office at the World Trade Center. Papers and images are tacked onto the wall behind him.

Remembering 1993 Victim John DiGiovanni

February 5, 2018

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first attack on the World Trade Center on Feb. 26, 1993, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will be highlighting the stories of victims, survivors and artifacts related to the bombing and the subsequent investigation.

A surviving fragment of a fountain memorializing the victims of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing is displayed in a box. The name “John” is visible on the fragment.

The 9/11 Memorial Museum Hosts 1993 Bombing Investigators, Law Enforcement and Survivors

February 2, 2018

The 9/11 Memorial Museum kicked off a month-long commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing Thursday night with survivors of the attack and law enforcement officers who brought the perpetrators to justice.

John Anticev and Chuck Stern discuss the World Trade Center with Clifford Chanin during an event at the Museum auditorium.

FBI Model Used in 1993 WTC Bombing Prosecution Now on View

February 1, 2018

When four of the perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing faced trial, prosecutors relied on a model of the underground parking garage where the bomb was detonated. The FBI created the model to demonstrate the scale of the bomb crater that measured 150-feet wide and several stories deep.

A model of the World Trade Center parking garage is shown encased in display glass on a table at the Museum.

9/11 Memorial & Museum Reflects on 2017 in Year in Review

January 31, 2018

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is proud to share the 2017 Year in Review, a look back at 12 months of innovative programming and commemoration.

The North Tower reflecting pool is seen illuminated at night. The Oculus transportation hub and the Museum pavilion are seen in the background, along with other buildings of the lower Manhattan skyline.

New on View: Pages from Lt. William Keegan’s Diary from Ground Zero

January 30, 2018

A diary kept by Port Authority Police Department Lt. William Keegan, on view in the After 9/11 section of the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s historical exhibition, now opens to a set of new pages.

The handwritten notes of Port Authority Police Department Lt. William Keegan are seen in his opened diary.

Commemorative Installation Helps Mark 25th Anniversary of 1993 Attack

January 26, 2018

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will host several events and a special installation recognizing the deadly terror attack.

Two women, one in a white jacket and the other in a black jacket, embrace as they view a name at the Memorial. Flowers have been placed on the bronze parapet where the names are inscribed.

Horse Soldiers Visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum

January 19, 2018

Six soldiers from U.S. Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 595 – now known as the “horse soldiers” – visited the 9/11 Memorial Museum on Tuesday.

Six men known as the “horse soldiers” are seen in front of “De Oppresso Liber,” an 18-foot bronze statue depicting a Green Beret soldier on horseback at Liberty Park near the Memorial.

9/11 Memorial Museum to Host ASL Slam in February

January 17, 2018

The 9/11 Memorial Museum’s winter 2018 public programming season will kick off with a second edition of the ASL Slam on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.

Three men and two women gesture onstage during the ASL Slam at the Museum auditorium.

The Exhibition “Rendering the Unthinkable” in Its Final Week

January 16, 2018

The last day to see “Rendering the Unthinkable,” an exhibition of artwork by 13 artists and their reactions to the events of 9/11, will be Sunday, Jan. 21, 2017.

Visitors walk through “Rendering the Unthinkable,” an exhibition of artwork by 13 artists and their reactions to the events of 9/11. Hundreds of pieces of artwork are seen mounted on the walls of the exhibition as one woman looks on in the foreground.

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