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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Brett Velicovich is a drone expert, former U.S. Army intelligence, founder of the African Eye Project and author of “Drone Warrior: An Elite Soldier's Inside Account of the Hunt for America's Most Dangerous Enemies.” Tonight at 7 p.m. at the 9/11 Memorial
The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.
At an outdoor commemoration ceremony last month in her hometown of Beacon, N.Y., Nancy Yambem spoke of the compassion that people extended to one another in the days and weeks after 9/11.
More than 300 FDNY probationary firefighters processioned around the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial on Friday to pay tribute to fallen members of the department and to take in the enormity of the space and the events that unfolded here 16 years ago.
CNN commentator Haroon Moghul spoke at the 9/11 Memorial Museum on Wednesday night in an intimate and engaging conversation about struggling with his Muslim-American identity after 9/11.
FBI Director Christopher Wray visited the 9/11 Memorial Museum on Monday night and addressed how the agency responded immediately after 9/11 and how the FBI has evolved in the 16 years since the attack.
Lifelong Brooklynite Donald DiFranco was a tech-savvy handyman who helped his family with tasks ranging from home renovations to tax returns. A broadcast engineer at WABC-TV for 13 years, he was responsible for the station’s transmitter on the 110th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower.
The artifacts shared with visitors in the Museum’s In Memoriam gallery help reveal the lives and personal stories of 2,983 people killed in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and Feb. 26, 1993.
More than 30,000 people took part in the 16th annual Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk on Sunday, recreating the heroic run of a firefighter who gave his life after racing to the Twin Towers to save lives on 9/11.
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is among the world’s top museums, according to TripAdvisor’s 2017 Travelers' Choice Awards. The 9/11 Memorial & Museum ranked sixth place overall for the second year in a row.
