Past Public Programs

Welcome to the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s Public Programs Archive, where you can explore past programs and learn more about the continuing impact of 9/11 on the world today.

Three men and a woman take part in a moderated discussion on stage at the Museum. The woman is speaking, second from the left, as the three men listen. The black silhouettes of audience members are in the foreground.
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  • November 13: Attack on Paris

    Award-winning "9/11" documentarians Jules and Gédéon Naudet discuss their latest Netflix project, a three-part documentary chronicling the terrorist attacks in Paris.

    Monday, September 24, 2018
    Three men in suits sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage. Behind them "9/11 Memorial & Museum #museumtalk" is projected on a screen behind them.

  • The New World Trade Center

    World-renowned architect and World Trade Center master planner Daniel Libeskind and 9/11 Memorial architect Michael Arad examine the evolution and revitalization of the World Trade Center site since...

    Thursday, June 21, 2018
    In this wide-angle photograph, three men sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage. The heads of the audience members appear in silhouette in the foreground.

  • The Future of al-Qaeda

    Al-Qaeda remains an active threat to American security, adapting their operations and priorities in the Middle East. Anne Stenersen of the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment examines al-Qaeda’s...

    Tuesday, May 22, 2018
    A female speaker gestures with her hands on a blue-lit auditorium stage while the male moderator looks on.

  • Saudi Arabia: Change and Uncertainty

    With a new Crown Prince driving political, economic, and cultural change in Saudi Arabia, are the kingdom's leaders turning a new page? Middle East policy analyst Christopher Blanchard unpacks...

    Thursday, May 10, 2018
    Two men sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage. One gestures with his hands.

  • Pakistan, Then and Now

    America has long relied on Pakistan for military and intelligence support in the War on Terror, but relations have grown increasingly frayed. C. Christine Fair of Georgetown University discusses...

    Wednesday, April 18, 2018
    A public program participant sits on a blue-lit auditorium stage and gestures with her hands. The program moderator sits and listens with his back to the camera.

  • Iran: Deal or No Deal?

    Iran is an influential power in the Middle East, but many of its policies threaten U.S. interests and the stability of the region. Karim Sadjadpour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace...

    Thursday, April 12, 2018
    Two men in suits, a public program participant and a moderator, sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage. The program participant gestures with his hands while speaking out to the audience, whose heads appear in silhouette. The moderator looks on.

  • Radicalization and De-Radicalization

    After 9/11, 45 percent of terrorism cases are thought to have involved online radicalization. In 2017, that number increased to 90 percent. Daniel Koehler, founder and director of the German Institute...

    Thursday, March 22, 2018
    The public program participant gestures with his hands while addressing the moderator.

  • The Looming Tower

    Lawrence Wright, former FBI Supervisory Special Agent Ali Soufan and cast member Wrenn Schmidt discuss Hulu’s “The Looming Tower” series adapted from Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the...

    Tuesday, March 13, 2018
    Three men and a woman take part in a moderated discussion on stage at the Museum. The woman is speaking, second from the left, as the three men listen. The black silhouettes of audience members are in the foreground.

  • The Nuclear Threat in an Age of Terrorism

    North Korea’s continued development of its nuclear capabilities has made the threat of nuclear terrorism an increasing global security concern. Graham Allison, a leading analyst of U.S. national...

    Thursday, March 8, 2018
    Two men sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage. One man gestures with his hands and addresses the audience, who appear in the foreground in silhouette.

  • Prosecuting the 1993 Bombers

    The February 26, 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center marked the first time the Twin Towers were attacked by terrorists. Former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White oversaw the prosecution of the plotters.

    Thursday, February 22, 2018
    Former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White of the Southern District of New York speaks with Clifford Chanin, the executive vice president and deputy director for museum programs, onstage at the Museum Auditorium. White gestures as she speaks to Chanin, who is holding a clipboard in one hand and a pen in the other.

  • VICE News on HBO: Reporting from the Front Lines

    Producers from “VICE” on HBO share behind-the-scenes insights from the show’s fifth season, which features coverage of Mosul’s journey to liberation from ISIS and what the future holds for Iraqi...

    Tuesday, February 13, 2018
    Two men and a woman sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage. The woman in the center gestures with her hands and addresses the moderator, whose back is to the camera.

  • Why Yemen Matters

    Dr. Sheila Carapico, professor of political science and international studies at the University of Richmond, reflects on the long crisis in Yemen and examines the regional and global impact of U.S...

    Monday, December 11, 2017
    Dr. Sheila Carapico, professor of political science and international studies at the University of Richmond, speaks to Clifford Chanin, the executive vice president and deputy director for museum programs, as the two of them sit onstage in the Museum Auditorium.

  • General Michael Hayden on the War on Terror

    Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden discusses the current state of the War on Terror, cybersecurity, and Russian interference.

    Wednesday, December 6, 2017
    Former CIA director and retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden gestures with both hands onstage as part of the public program, General Michael Hayden on the War on Terror. He is seated next to Clifford Chanin, the executive vice president and deputy director for museum programs, who is smiling as he looks out at the audience.

  • Deciphering Jihadi Culture

    Thomas Hegghammer, senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, and Cole Bunzel, scholar of jihadi ideology at Princeton University, examine how terrorist groups like ISIS...

    Thursday, November 30, 2017
    Three men in suits sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage. The man in the center gestures with his hands as the two men on either side of him look on and listen. The heads of the audience members appear in the foreground in silhouette.

  • My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad

    Souad Mekhennet, a correspondent for The Washington Post, reflects in her memoir I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad on her encounters with some of the most notorious...

    Monday, November 13, 2017
    In this close-cropped photograph, a woman sits in front of a blue background and gestures with her left hand as she speaks.

  • What Russia Wants

    Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and its increasingly assertive foreign policy in the Middle East directly challenge American influence. Stephen Sestanovich of the Council...

    Wednesday, November 1, 2017
    In this close-cropped photograph, two men sit on an auditorium stage. One man in a suit and orange tie gestures by pointing both index fingers to the right while the other man, whose back is to the camera, listens.

  • Drone Warrior

    Technology has revolutionized America’s ability to surveil, track and eliminate terrorists. Brett Velicovich discusses the complexity of drone operations in his new book, Drone Warrior, and shares his...

    Tuesday, October 17, 2017
    In this photograph, a man in a suit and red tie sits on a blue-lit auditorium stage, with “9/11 Memorial & Museum #911museumtalk” projected onto the wall behind him. He is shown in profile, gesturing with his hands to an unseen audience.

  • How to Be a Muslim

    In his memoir How to Be a Muslim: An American Story, hailed as “profound and intimate” by The Washington Post, frequent CNN commentator Haroon Moghul reveals how he struggled with his Muslim-American...

    Wednesday, October 4, 2017
    Author and news commentator Haroon Moghul gestures as he speaks onstage at the Museum Auditorium. In the foreground is Clifford Chanin, the executive vice president and deputy director for museum programs.

  • A Conversation with FBI Director Christopher Wray

    The 9/11 attacks prompted significant changes in the FBI’s counterterrorism operations in the U.S. and around the world. FBI Director Christopher Wray reflects on the Bureau’s ever-evolving fight...

    Monday, October 2, 2017
    A man stands at a podium and addresses an unseen audience.

  • The Latest in the Middle East with Bernard Haykel

    Middle East expert Bernard Haykel returns to the 9/11 Memorial Museum to disentangle the latest turns in the region. From upheaval in the Saudi royal family, to the shifting alliances in Syria and the...

    Thursday, September 28, 2017
    Two men speak on a blue-lit auditorium stage. The heads of the audience members appear in silhouette in the foreground.