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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A stuffed bear and two dinosaurs that belonged to Zoe and Dana Falkenberg, who were killed on Flight 77 with their parents as they began a family adventure, are among items newly on display at the Museum. The toys powerfully encapsulate the tragedy of 9/11.
With the 21st anniversary commemoration approaching, find out what you can do to help restore a 9/11 memorial in your area through the Visionary Network's Memorial Beautification Initiative.
Prolific ephemera collector Michael Ragsdale shares an autographed press release about the 2006 premiere of Oliver Stone's World Trade Center film.
Samuel Kaplan's Requiem captures the sad but hopeful spirit of post-9/11 New York. Today, the artist - who died last May - remains an icon of resilience, shaped by a life journey that took him from a childhood in Ukraine to the tragedy of the Holocaust and finally to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on the morning of the attacks.
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, the only house of worship destroyed on 9/11, was consecrated on July 4 after plans to rebuild it were derailed for years.
A letter from a family that recently visited us shares the unexpected response the Museum prompted in their autistic daughter.
Our new blog series "In Their Own Voices" is an expansion of the Q&As we published in May to mark the 20th anniversary of the formal end to rescue and recovery operations at Ground Zero. This monthly series will continue to highlight the diversity and previously unimaginable undertaking of the rescue and recovery community. In its first installment, the Port Authority Police Department's John Ryan tells us about his involvement and his perspectives more than two decades later.
We're thrilled to announce the return this summer of the Art Cart, offering visitors with children free self-guided activities that shed light on the story of 9/11 and uncover unique design elements of the Memorial Plaza.
Works by the Dutch artist Frank Dammers and the American artist Derek Fordjour are newly on view in our Education Center gallery, each infused with definitive post-9/11 themes and its own backstory.
Alice Greenwald, President and CEO, and Clifford Chanin, Executive Vice President and Deputy Director of Museum Programs, talk about the ways their experience with the 9/11 Memorial helped inform the design of Norway's memorial to those killed on the island of Utøya in 2011.
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