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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During this year’s New York City Department of Education Chancellor’s Day, the 9/11 Memorial Museum offered educators a full-day professional development conference to help teach 9/11 to students.
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.
The artifacts shared with visitors in the Museum’s In Memoriam gallery help tell the stories of the lives of 2,983 people killed in the attacks on September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993.
The 9/11 Memorial hosted a special music program on Wednesday featuring staggered performances of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier,” known by musicians as “the WTC,” on four grand pianos placed at the four corners of the Memorial Plaza.
Michael Arad, the designer of the 9/11 Memorial, will oversee the creation of a memorial in remembrance of the nine victims of the June 2015 shooting massacre at AME Emanuel Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Today marks the 240th anniversary of the official adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the United States of America.
In this series, 9/11 Memorial & Museum staff photographer Jin Lee shares his view of select photographs taken on the site. A tribute for the victims of the Orlando nightclub attack was held on the 9/11 Memorial almost one year ago.
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.
Members of the British Army Rugby Union visited the 9/11 Memorial & Museum on Wednesday and were presented with Stars of Hope that were painted by children in response to recent terrorist attacks in England.
For those who call New York City and the surrounding areas home, we remember how the clear blue sky that Tuesday morning quickly turned gray, the sirens echoing through the streets and the feeling of sadness and uncertainty that filled our collective hearts.
