The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

An aerial photo of the 9/11 Memorial on a fall day shows the colorful yellow and orange leaves on trees planted throughout the plaza. Shadows and sunlight fall across the reflecting pools and buildings of the Memorial.
Aerial shot of the 9/11 Memorial. Photo by Jin Lee.

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

The View: A bird’s-eye view of the 9/11 Memorial shows the changing seasonal colors. Every autumn, each of the 416 swamp white oak trees on the 9/11 Memorial turn rich shades of amber and brown.

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Thanksgiving Message to the ‘Real Heroes’

A child’s drawing created at Trinity Church after 9/11 shows an animal saying the words “Good work.” A message above the drawing of the animal reads: “Happy Thanksgiving! You are the heroes! Thank you for cleaning up! You saved a lot of lives! Thank you!”

The rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero were a nonstop operation for nine months. It took that time to remove about 1.8 million tons of material from the World Trade Center site.

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Talking to Kids About Tragedy

Education specialist Emily Stupfel stands with a young man and young woman who are part of the ambassador program in Foundation Hall.

In the wake of the attacks in Paris, France, conversations around how to explain acts of terrorism to children have undoubtedly picked up in many classrooms.

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