Communities

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum works in partnership with many communities impacted by 9/11, recognizing the sacrifice and selflessness of rescue and recovery workers, service members, and veterans. We collaborate with family members, survivors, witnesses, and artists in acts of commemoration and remembrance.

A firefighter in a formal outfit and hat looks at victims’ names on a bronze parapet. Rays of sunlight come through a gap in buildings and shine down on him and a reflecting pool. In the darkened distance are trees and building facades.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

Below is information for family members of individuals who died on 9/11 or from a 9/11-related illness;  rescue, recovery, or relief workers; survivors of the attacks; and United States service members or veterans. 

Family Members

In focus to the right are two hands holding a firefighter helmet with the number 37 and the word lieutenant on it. Out of focus to the left is a woman holding a framed photo of a man.

Please visit the dedicated area of our website for the loved ones of those killed in the attacks of September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993. It includes information on how to plan a visit, find a name on the Memorial, join the 9/11 families mailing list, and give to the collection.

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Rescue and Recovery Workers

Several members of the FDNY and the family members place blue ribbons on a black railing at the foot of the Last Column.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum holds commemorative events and provides health resources for rescue and recovery workers. If you or a loved one are experiencing adverse health effects related to 9/11, health resources and services are available through the World Trade Center Health Program. More than 90,000 people across all 50 states are already enrolled.

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Survivors

A person’s hands are placed on a bronze parapet covered in raindrops. The knuckles of the index fingers are bent against the parapet next to two victims’ names.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

The Witnesses & Survivors Registry documents firsthand experiences of the 9/11 attacks and the World Trade Center bombing on February 26, 1993. If you were in close proximity to the sites of the attacks, or if you consider yourself a survivor for another reason, we welcome you to join the Registry.

If you or a loved one are experiencing adverse health effects related to 9/11, health resources and services are available through the World Trade Center Health Program. More than 90,000 people across all 50 states are already enrolled.

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Service Members and Veterans

The white-gloved hands of people in black uniforms grip a folded American flag during a ceremony. Spots of sunlight and shadows fall on the flag.
Photo by Jin S. Lee

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum recognizes the courage, selflessness, and sacrifice of the people who answered the call to serve or continued their military careers after the attacks.

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Artists

A painting features translucent Twin Towers against a black and dark blue sky. The Twin Towers are surrounded by neighboring buildings of lower Manhattan, lit up at night.
"Thousands of Yellow Ribbons" by Miki Karni 

The Museum offers an online digital database, gathering place, and virtual gallery for artists to register their visual art, poetry, and music created in response to 9/11.

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Become a Member

A man holds a boy as the two observe an object out of view in Foundation Hall. The two of them are framed by a piece of bent structural beam from the World Trade Center.

Support our mission and receive exclusive admission benefits including free and expedited entry for you and your guests. 

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9/11 Memorial Glade

Six stone monoliths border the pathway of the 9/11 Memorial Glade. There are three monoliths on each side of the path. Trees with bright green leaves stand to the left and right of the path.

The Glade honors those who are sick or have died from exposure to toxins in the aftermath of 9/11.

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