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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This week, the 9/11 Memorial Museum welcomed its 500,000th tour participant. This milestone was reached just three years after the Museum’s opening.
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.
On this World Photo Day, the 9/11 Memorial highlights this stunning shot from the Memorial’s Director of Photography, Jin Lee.
With more than 37 years of service, Lorraine G. Bay was one of United Airlines’ most experienced flight attendants.
Over 150 FDNY probationary EMTs and 50 medics encircled the South Pool of the 9/11 Memorial on Wednesday to lay a wreath in memory of the 343 members of the FDNY who were killed in the line of duty on 9/11.
LeRoy W. Homer Jr.'s lifelong passion for flight began early, with the assembly of model airplane kits and trips to the local airport on Long Island to watch planes take off and land.
John Seelie, a Pearl Harbor survivor who visited the 9/11 Memorial three months ago, has died at 94.
This father and son visited the 9/11 Memorial this summer with Long Beach Waterfront Warriors, a nonprofit group that provides relaxing beach vacations and other activities to wounded, ill and injured combat veterans and their families.
During the early morning hours of Aug. 7, 1974, 24-year-old French high-wire artist Philippe Petit took his position at 1,350 feet above ground on the edge of the South Tower.
Interpreting the Last Column: In this series, 9/11 Memorial & Museum exhibitions staff share the stories behind the markings and tributes placed on the Last Column.
