The MEMO Blog

Artifacts in the Museum’s collection help to convey the agency’s storied history, from the construction of the World Trade Center to the civilians and first responders who showed courage and selflessness on September 11, 2001, to the Port Authority's continued partnership with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.

Learn about the importance of trees to the sustainable design of the 9/11 Memorial plaza.

On September 11, 2001, poet, journalist, and activist Kevin Powell had just spoken at an event in Syracuse, New York, and planned to fly back to his home in Brooklyn, until a friend called him with the news that the Twin Towers were on fire.

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, April 28, at 12 p.m. ET, for "10 Years Later: Operation Neptune Spear," our next program in the When the World Changes digital conversation series.

Registration is now open for Anniversary in the Schools, an annual program in commemoration of the 9/11 attacks.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 9/11 Memorial & Museum Nationwide Run/Walk on Sunday, April 25. Together we achieved our goal of collectively running and walking 20,000 miles to remember those killed nearly 20 years ago and to honor the heroes who put their own lives at risk to save others. 

This Earth Day we look to highlight and celebrate the 9/11 Memorial plaza, which was designed to conserve energy, water, and other resources and was conceived as one of the most sustainable plazas ever constructed.

Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, April 21, at 2 p.m., for “Al-Qaeda’s Next Leader?” our next program in the When the World Changes digital conversation series.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum acknowledges the passing of Dr. Vartan Gregorian, a founding trustee of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, the chair of the jury that selected the 9/11 Memorial & Museum design, and a lifelong advocate for education, philanthropy, and human freedom.

Each participant in the 9/11 Memorial & Museum's Nationwide Run/Walk brings their own personal connection to 9/11 and this event—like Tom Frost, father of Lisa Anne Frost, a passenger on the ill-fated Flight 175.