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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There are indelible images that mark moments of rupture. They stay with us, engraved in our mind’s eye, precisely because they capture the unthinkable; because they signal a profound and forever irreversible shift in our expectations of the possible.
Last week the 9/11 Memorial Museum launched its newest digital exhibition detailing the remarkable history of the planning, construction, and operation of the World Trade Center site.
The 9/11 Memorial Museum partners with organizations in the tri-state area to coordinate free museum visits on Mondays.
During the holidays, visitors will leave tributes in the form of flowers and photos, and even more practical items, like gloves and cold-weather gear, that one might give to a loved one during the holiday season.
On Thursday, December 17, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum continued its digital public program series When the World Changes with Ambassador Richard Olson, former U.S. State Department diplomat and now a senior advisor at the United States Institute of Peace.
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum will be closed on Thursday, December 17 as a major snow storm affects the tri-state area.
Former U.S. State Department diplomat and current senior advisor at the United States Institute of Peace, Ambassador Richard Olson will participate in the virtual public program "The Long War in Afghanistan: How Does it End?" on December 17.
Though some of the tiles in Spencer Finch's “Trying to Remember the Color of the Sky on That September Morning” might appear to share the same color, in fact, they’re each a distinct shade of blue made to represent the collective memory of the blue sky above New York City that morning.
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is updating its operating hours for the Memorial and the Museum.
Today the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is participating in Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving. The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is a nonprofit institution that relies solely on the support of visitors and generous donors.
