The Twin Towers of the original World Trade Center site with yellow flowers in the foreground. Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum, Photograph by Kerri Courtney.
Today marks 45 years since the dedication of the original World Trade Center on April 4, 1973.Read more
Meredith Bergmann's sculpture at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Sharing the Memorials Registry is a series devoted to highlighting the diverse ways in which individuals and communities commemorate the 9/11 victims through the creation of public memorials.Read more
Left: Photograph by Joel Meyerowitz, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery. Right: detail of the “L.U. #3 I.B.E.W. 17 Lost” marking on the Last Column.
Interpreting the Last Column: In this series, 9/11 Memorial & Museum exhibitions staff share the stories behind the markings and tributes placed on the Last Column.Read more
Yamel Josefina Merino. Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum.
EMT Yamel Josefina Merino was just 24 years old on Sept. 11, 2001, but she had already earned accolades and respect for her work as a first responder.Read more
Christine Egan at Pond Inlet, Nunavut. Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum.
Egan, who worked as a nurse serving First Nations and Inuit people in remote northern Canada, was visiting her brother on the 104th floor of the South Tower on 9/11.Read more
The New York Knicks will host a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on April 7, 2018, to honor the 343 firefighters who selflessly gave their lives on 9/11.Read more
Graham Allison, a leading analyst of U.S. national security and defense policy, discusses North Korea's nuclear program as he is interviewed by Clifford Chanin, executive vice president and deputy director for museum programs at 9/11 Memorial Museum. Photo by Monika Graff, 9/11 Memorial.
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s spring 2018 public programming schedule will include informed discussions with experts on al-Qaeda and Iran’s nuclear program; the United States’ evolving relationships with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia; and the revitalization of the World Trade Center site in the 16 years since the attacks.Read more