The MEMO Blog

Artist Ken Rush's painting “The World Trade Center and the Brooklyn Bridge” was recently acquired by the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Rush reflects on the architectural significance of the Twin Towers.

Last week, Nada Bakos spoke about her time as a former CIA analyst and targeting officer in a public program at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

Thanksgiving can be bittersweet for 9/11 family members, as they remember time spent with those they’ve lost. These three accounts show how our Thanksgiving traditions are both unique and universal in their power to comfort and heal.

An in-depth look at the history of the slurry wall method.

On Monday, November 25, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will host Nada Bakos, author of The Targeter: My Life in the CIA, Hunting Terrorists and Challenging the White House, in a public program in the Museum Auditorium.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is partnering with NCSS to provide educators from across the country with resources and strategies to tackle a variety of 9/11-related content areas.

On Tuesday, November 19, at 7 p.m., the 9/11 Memorial & Museum will host the first public program to complement the newly opened special exhibition Revealed: The Hunt for Bin Laden.

Vietnam War Army veteran and New York State National Guardsman Kevin Mroczkowski donated the black leather combat boots he wore at Ground Zero to the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, David Tessler, public policy manager on the Dangerous Organization team at Facebook, and Joan Donovan, director of the Technology and Social Change Research Project at the Harvard Kennedy School, discussed the challenges that Facebook and other social media platforms face in countering violent extremism.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum paid tribute to those who served and those who are currently serving in the U.S. armed forces with a ceremony held on the Memorial plaza this morning.