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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At first I felt I couldn't possibly donate anything. Everything still felt like him. I could look at the last package of Wrigley’s spearmint gum that was still in the house when we lost him.
This year at the 9/11 Memorial Museum marked five years since the dedication of the memorial and two years since the museum opened.
Each year millions of people gather in Times Square and around their televisions to watch the famous ball drop as a symbol of the beginning of the New Year. On Dec. 31, 2001, this ritual took on a whole new meaning as spectators looked to 2002 to bring cl
As New York City transforms each year to welcome the holiday season, the World Trade Center follows. Even from its early beginnings when the Twin Towers were under construction, workers hoisted a Christmas tree high up the North Tower so they could mark t
On Feb. 26, 1993, Port Authority Police Department Officer Thomas McHale Jr. visited a doctor’s office at the World Trade Center complex for a sprained ankle.
Last week, we welcomed U.S. Secret Service K-9 Hurricane and his handler Uniformed Division Officer-Technician Marshall J. Mirarchi to the 9/11 Memorial before being honored by Animal Medical Center of New York at their annual TOP DOG Gala.
Jon Stewart, 9/11 Memorial & Museum board member and first responder advocate, hosted a Facebook Live event from the museum on Sunday to urge an additional 30,000 eligible 9/11 responders and survivors to enroll in the World Trade Center Health Program.
In the spirit of giving for the holiday season, a recent visitor to the 9/11 Memorial Museum made a generous donation of $500 to the non-profit.
In partnership with the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund, the inaugural Never Forget Tribute Classic on Dec. 10 raised scholarship funds for the children of victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Madeline Amy Sweeney found her calling as a flight attendant a year after graduating from college. The Long Island native drove from Boston to California to start a career in fashion, and after a year, decided to instead become a flight attendant in Dallas.
