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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  • When The Towers Fell

    Rosebud Ben-Oni, Noel Quiñones, and Alice Quinn are joined by Stuyvesant High School scholars to reflect on the 15 years that have passed since the 2001 attacks, through poetry and conversation.

    Tuesday, May 16, 2017
    Four people sit on a blue-lit auditorium stage during a public program.

  • The Horse Soliders

    America’s initial military response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks involved a handful of American Special Operations forces secretly sent into Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

    Tuesday, May 2, 2017
    Former special forces commanders Maj. Mark Nutsch and retired Master Sgt. Scott Neil speak onstage as they take part in the public program, The Horse Soldiers.

  • On Faith and Friendship in an Age of Extremism

    Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, and Samar Kaukab, executive director of Arete at the University of Chicago, discuss how religion and religious leaders...

    Wednesday, April 26, 2017
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  • Covering Catastrophe: Reporting on 9/11

    On 9/11, local journalists suddenly found themselves on the front lines, covering a catastrophe with global and historical significance.

    Thursday, November 17, 2016
    NY1 anchor Kristen Shaughnessy, New York Times correspondent and CNN analyst Maggie Haberman, and Associated Press reporter Deepti Hajela are seen seated onstage at the Museum Auditorium. Haberman is speaking and gesturing as the other participants listen on. Clifford Chanin, the executive vice president and deputy director for museum programs is to their right, listening and holding a clipboard.

  • Peter Bergen: Investigating America's Homegrown Terrorists

    New York Times author and CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen discusses his latest book, United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists.

    Tuesday, November 15, 2016
    New York Times best-selling author and CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen sits next to Clifford Chanin, the executive vice president and deputy director for museum programs, as he speaks onstage at the Museum Auditorium. The heads of several audience members are silhouetted in the foreground.

  • The Architecture of Remembrance

    The principal architects of the 9/11 Memorial, the Flight 93 National Memorial, and the Pentagon Memorial, reflect on the relationship between architecture and more.

    Thursday, October 13, 2016
    Handel Architects LLP partner Michael Arad speaks onstage as he takes part in the public program, The Architecture of Remembrance. Paul Murdoch Architects President Paul Murdoch and KBAS partner Julie Beckman are seated to his left listening on.