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.
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FDNY chaplain Father Mychal Judge’s compassion extended far beyond the fire department. Judge made a point of remembering personal details about each person he met and providing all with spiritual support.
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.
Ground zero was not just another construction site, it was sacred ground. The steel beams in the debris pile and other remnants of the collapsed Twin Towers took on a special significance.
On the anniversary of Sept. 11, educators and docents from the 9/11 Memorial Museum traveled throughout the five boroughs to teach students about the attacks in a new program called Anniversary in the Schools.
The third class of the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s Ambassador Program will meet for the first time this evening.
The 14th anniversary of 9/11 received a wide variety of media coverage across the country and beyond.
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.
For 14 years family members of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed have gathered together to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
At just 24 years old, Philippe Petit made history on August 7, 1974 when he walked between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on a cable wire.
Six months after the Twin Towers fell, they returned in the form of two blue beams of light illuminating the Manhattan skyline. Since then, they have lit the sky annually as a Sept. 11 commemoration known as Tribute in Light.
