Museum Unveils Exhibit Exploring Raid of bin Laden's Compound
The 9/11 Memorial Museum has opened a new exhibit focusing on the search for and ultimate killing of Osama bin Laden.
New York Times Blog Tells Story of Museum Artifact
The story of a piece of paper – or more specifically, a Port Authority spreadsheet from the inside of a World Trade Center office on 9/11 – was the focus of a New York Times City Room blog post on Sept. 7.
Written by Stephanie Zessos, the post highlights the piece of paper’s journey. It started inside a Twin Towers office and was blown to a building’s roof in Tribeca, where the blogger’s partner John then kept it in his closet for years. Ultimately, the paper was donated to the 9/11 Memorial Museum, where its original owner and the individual who donated it met each other in person.
Read the full post here.
By Jordan Friedman, 9/11 Memorial Research and Digital Projects Associate
The 9/11 Memorial Museum has opened a new exhibit focusing on the search for and ultimate killing of Osama bin Laden.
Honoring the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and aboard Flight 93, the 9/11 Memorial hosted a commemoration ceremony on the plaza yesterday morning.