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The MEMO Blog
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.
Latest Posts
The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial
May 31, 2012
Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: View
Thanking the Men, Women Behind the WTC Recovery Effort
May 30, 2012
They came hours after the collapse of the north tower, the last of the two iconic skyscrapers to fall. They would remain at Ground Zero for nearly a year. First responders, construction workers, relief workers, engineers and contractors from New Yor
L.I. Family Receives WTC-Inspired Chopper
May 23, 2012
The Ketterer family of Long Island, N.Y., has received a WTC-inspired motorcycle designed by Paul Teutul Jr. of Discovery Channel's "American Chopper." The Ketterers had their family name pulled in a Jan. 20 raffle drawing for the one-of-a-kind chop
Marine Runs 100 Miles in Support of Memorial, Wounded Service Members
May 21, 2012
At the time of its completion, One World Trade Center, or what is commonly known as the Freedom Tower, will soon scrape the New York City skyline at 1,776 feet. The height of the tower symbolically represents the year that Continental Congressformally ado
Tribute in the Making for First Responders, Recovery Workers
May 15, 2012
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels today announced a special event recognizing the 10th anniversary of May 30, 2002, which marked the formal end of cleanup operations at Ground Zero. The event, to be held at the 9/11 Memori
TED Talk Explores 9/11 Memorial Museum
May 8, 2012
The 2012 TED Conference in California brought together some of “the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers.” Each was challenged to give the talk of their lives on a breadth of content including science, business, the arts and the global issues
A Tribute to Remember
May 3, 2012
Preserving the history of 9/11 is both an honor and a challenge for those of us who work at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. As assistant exhibition media curator, part of my job is to gather photographs, video and other media to document
Daniels: 9/11 'Continues to Shape the World in Which we Live'
May 2, 2012
Today I will stand on the National September 11 Memorial with a group of men and women representing our armed forces. A number of them bear the distinction of having served as U.S. Navy SEALs. They are on the first part of a walking relay to Dallas, Texas
Replica of 'Manhattan' Carpet that Once Adorned WTC Restaurant Now Part of Museum Collection
May 1, 2012
A replica of a World Trade Center restaurant carpet, which was designed to look like the island of Manhattan, has been donated to the 9/11 Memorial Museum's collection.The Domaine du Cellier aux Moines in Givry, France, donated the replica Manhattan carpe