9/11 Memorial Will Be Closed July 10 Due To Inclement Weather
Due to a tropical storm warning affecting the tristate area, the 9/11 Memorial plaza will be closed on Friday, July 10.
Behind the Lens: A Light in the Sky
Behind the Lens: A Light in the Sky
Photo by Jin S. Lee
In this series, 9/11 Memorial & Museum staff photographer Jin S. Lee shares his view of select photographs taken on the site.
This unique view from deep within the South Pool—30 feet below street level—shows the lights from the rim of the pool creating a square patch of light in the overcast night sky. Because of the way the lights are positioned in the original footprints of South Pool, the reflection can only be seen from within the pools.
By Jin S. Lee, Director of Photography, 9/11 Memorial & Museum
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A Tree, Gone; Its Roots, Enduring
In 2016, this arresting maquette was donated to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum by the sculptor, thereby preserving a bronzed fraction of the storied sycamore near its original habitat outside St. Paul’s Chapel. Today, Trinity Root endures, virtually, as an exemplar of Response Art shared in Inside the Collection.