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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Join thousands of students and teachers from around the world to commemorate the 19th anniversary of 9/11 by registering for this free program.
We will welcome Secretary Jeh Johnson, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (2013–2017) to our digital program “Homeland Security in a Time of Crisis,” on June 19.
A photograph of three firefighters hoisting an American flag above the scorched ruins and persistent fires of the World Trade Center site became a symbol of hope and rebuilding in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. But soon after its raising, the flag disappeared from Ground Zero.
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.
On Monday, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum continued its new digital public program series by welcoming Will Chesney, former Navy SEAL and author of the new book No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid.
Will Chesney, former Navy SEAL and author of the new book No Ordinary Dog: My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid, will participate in a digital public program on Monday, June 8, at 3 p.m. (ET).
A letter from 9/11 Memorial & Museum President and CEO Alice M. Greenwald to staff, which responds to the events of recent days, publicly denounces racism in all forms, and expresses gratitude for the diverse perspectives within our organization.
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.
