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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The 9/11 Memorial & Museum will hold its 5th annual 5K Run/Walk and Community Day on Sun., April 23, 2017. The run begins at Pier 26 in Tribeca and goes through scenic Battery Park along the waterfront esplanade before finishing near the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is proud to share the 2016 Year in Review, a look back at 12 months of innovative programming and commemoration that helped mark the 15th anniversary of the 2001 attacks.
Artist Donna Levinstone has always been drawn to clouds, for her they symbolize hope and have been a big part of her work. On Sept. 11, Levinstone was in her studio on the Upper East Side and witnessed one plane and then another crash into the World Trade Center.
As winter settles in New York City, we look back seven years ago to January of 2010 when the World Trade Center site and the 9/11 Memorial were being built.
The views from the Top of the World Observatories were unrivaled. On a clear day, visitors could see for miles and soak in 360-degree views of New Jersey, Brooklyn, Long Island and beyond.
Canine recovery workers searched tirelessly in the aftermath of 9/11 to recover victims’ remains.
After an early morning rain last Wednesday, a 9/11 Memorial staff member took this photograph showing light from the Memorial pools reflecting overhead.
Rutgers University professor Bruce Chadwick visited the 9/11 Memorial Museum recently and shared his experience with History News Network, calling the site “somber and yet sensational.”
When Monica Rodriquez Smith woke to report to the World Trade Center, she was aglow with excitement and eagerly anticipating motherhood. She was expecting her first child, a boy, and that day, February 26, 1993, was to be her last day of work before taking maternity leave.
Since its inception, the 9/11 Memorial Museum has searched for photographs of all 2,983 victims of the attack to display in a portrait wall at the museum.
