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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.
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Latest Posts
9/11 Family Members Key to Memorial Exhibition
April 22, 2011
The 9/11 Memorial Museum recently reached out to Sept. 11 victims’ families assuring that work will continue beyond an April 30 deadline for accepting important materials for the planned memorial exhibition. The memorial museum was gracious
9/11 Memorial Board Members De Niro, Rosenthal Keep Tribeca Film Festival Thriving
April 20, 2011
The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off today. The well-known movie celebration was founded by 9/11 Memorial Board members Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal. The festival, still going after 10 years, was created to help revitalize the lower Manhattan com
Today is the 16th Anniversary of Oklahoma City Bombing
April 19, 2011
Today marks the 16th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, an act of domestic terrorism that killed 168 people.A memorial was erected in Oklahoma’s capital city in their honor. In late 2009, 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels traveled to that m
Former Radical Combating Extremism is Part of 9/11 Speakers Series
April 15, 2011
On April 28, come hear Maajid Nawaz, an ex-member of an Islamist extremist group, detail his personal experience with the radicalization process and explain how he works to confront it.RSVP>>now for this free event that’s part of the “9/11, Today
ABNY Breakfast with Memorial Pres. Joe Daniels (Update)
April 14, 2011
Today marks 150 days until the 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site opens to families on the 10-year anniversary. In 151 days, it then opens to the world. Next month, join the man who's at the helm of the organization building this national tribut
9/11 Relief Group Recounts Work in Haiti
April 14, 2011
The H.E.A.R.T. 9/11 team has returned from Fond Parisien, Haiti after successfully accomplishing a goal of building 50 homes in six days. The days begin at 5 a.m., predawn, when all the workers meet for breakfast under a dark, star-filled sky. After eat
Taste of Tribeca to Feature 9/11 Memorial Supporters
April 13, 2011
Taste of Tribeca, the annual outdoor food festival in lower Manhattan, showcases local restaurant favorites while raising money for P.S. 150 and P.S. 234.A handful of restaurant participants support the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Please
VIDEO: FOX News' Shep Smith Reports on SOS Campaign
April 12, 2011
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comSee Shep Smith discuss the 9/11 Memorial’s grassroots fundraising campaign on the weekly Fox News report Rise of FreedomBusinesses join the Signs of Support campaign by donating and affixing a “We Support the 9/1
Building a Future, Never Forgetting the Past
April 11, 2011
9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels explains in the Downtown Express why in less than six months, "a new era will begin in lower Manhattan, one that pays tribute to its past as it looks toward the future."Click here to read the recent article.By 9/11 Memo
