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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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Web-based 9/11 Timeline Designers Dug Deep to Find Unique 'Style of Experience'

March 13, 2011

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum a few weeks ago released an interactive 9/11 timeline, a Web-based educational tool that creates a unique multimedia landscape using Sept. 11-related images, audio and video. The reception to the interactive

VIDEO: Fox's Shep Smith Describes Dealing with Emotions While Covering Tragedy

March 11, 2011

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comThe above video courtesy of Fox News is part 2 of 5.The National September 11 Memorial & Museum's 9/11, Today and Tomorrow speakers series entered its second year with a 2011 event featuring veteran ancho

CNN: 7 Years Later, Powerful Memories of Madrid Terror Train Bombings Linger (Update)

March 11, 2011

 Today marks the seventh anniversary of the March 11, 2004, coordinated Madrid train bombings that killed 191 commuters and sent shock waves of terror across Spain.Updated: According to the Canadian Press, Spaniards placed flowers at attack sites and

VIDEO: 9/11, Today and Tomorrow, Sitting Down with Fox Anchor Shepard Smith

March 10, 2011

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comThe above video courtesy of Fox News is part 1 of 5.The National September 11 Memorial & Museum's 9/11, Today and Tomorrow speakers series entered its second year with a 2011 event featuring veteran anchor S

9/11 Commemorative Medal Designs Narrowed, Awaiting U.S. Treasury Approval

March 10, 2011

 The Commission of Fine Arts, or CFA, and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee recently reviewed the 10 obverse design candidates and 16 reverse design candidates for the National September 11 Memorial & Museum’s commemorative medal, reports M

VIDEO: Historians Collect 9/11 Stories From Witnesses

March 9, 2011

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comIn this short Web clip for the Fox News Channel, see oral historian Jenny Pachucki of the 9/11 Memorial Museum discuss the process of collecting recorded memories of  9/11 survivors, first responders and other wi

RSVP Now For Tonight's Event with Fox News Anchor Shepard Smith

March 9, 2011

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith tonight will discuss his experiences covering disasters in a world before and after Sept. 11 at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site, 20 Vesey St.It's not too late to  RSVP>>  for this even

VIDEO: 9/11 Memorial Museum Director, 'You're here where it happened'

March 8, 2011

 As part of an upcoming broadcast series documenting the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site, 9/11 Memorial Museum Director Alice Greenwald sits down with the Discovery Channel at an airport hangar in Queens, where recovered WTC steel has been store

Fox News' Shepard Smith kicks off 9/11 lecture series, RSVP Now

March 7, 2011

Come see veteran Fox News anchor Shepard Smith discuss his experience covering disasters in a world before and after 9/11, and offer perspectives on the role of journalism in an evolving digital landscape. Smith's event begans at 6:30 p.m. Wed., March 9 a

Redeveloping WTC site to attract visitors across globe

March 4, 2011

Newspapers and magazines across the globe are pinpointing the 9/11 Memorial as a top destination for 2011. The Sydney Morning Heraldis the latest to promote the World Trade Center site as a place to visit, citing its "feverish" pace of construction and pl