The MEMO Blog

Dr. Arthur Gudeon organized a podiatry clinic inside St. Paul’s Chapel, a church adjacent to the World Trade Center site that had been transformed into a relief center for the Ground Zero workforce.

The second program in our new digital conversation series will be “Rescue and Recovery,” with Dr. Kerry Kelly, former chief medical officer for the FDNY (1994–2018), on Friday, May 29, at 2 p.m. (ET).

Eighteen years ago, before learning his name or that his pictures were from a larger family of faces, I saw two photographs by Holger Keifel clipped to a hanging line inside a SoHo storefront.

The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

David Stern's "The Gatherings," featured in the Museum collection's response art gallery, testifies to the urgency and irrepressibility of art-making as a reply to crisis.

While we will not be able to gather together in person in observance of the 18th anniversary of the end of the rescue and recovery effort at Ground Zero, please join us on for a special digital commemorative ceremony on Saturday, May 30, at 11 a.m. (ET).

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum has created a series of reversible masks to support frontline responders and the institution during this temporary closure.

FEMA handler Dave Richards of Utah Task Force 1 and his FEMA-certified K-9, Cowboy, arrived in New York City on September 16, 2001, just five days after the attacks.

The 9/11 Memorial Museum’s Reflecting On 9/11 gallery space and recording booths give visitors a chance to privately unpack their thoughts and feelings after visiting the historical exhibition. Today we highlight a few of the many heartfelt tributes to the essential workers who helped rebuild New York City after 9/11.

We invite you to share your own message of gratitude and appreciation for those on the frontline by participating in our “Dear Hero” campaign.