From director Sara Colangelo and writer/producer Max Borenstein, “Worth” tells the story of Kenneth Feinberg (played by Academy Award nominee Michael Keaton), who was appointed by Congress to oversee the U.S. government’s September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Actor Laura Benanti, 9/11 family member and activist Charles Wolf, and Feinberg’s colleague Camille Biros joins Colangelo, Borenstein, Feinberg, and Keaton in a lively discussion as they reflect upon the process of sharing this complex story 20 years after the attacks.

Robert M. Gates, former secretary of defense, and Leon E. Panetta, former director of the CIA, discuss how policy, intelligence, and military decision-making converged during the hunt for bin Laden.

Ali Soufan, former FBI special agent and now chairman and chief executive officer of The Soufan Group, shares what is known about Saif al-`Adl and discusses the future of al-Qaeda.

Join us for this two-hour workshop that includes a virtual tour of the Museum.

As a part of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s programming for Women’s History Month, we will offer a live virtual tour of the 9/11 Memorial, highlighting some of the women affected by the 9/11 attacks and their stories,

In March 2001, the Taliban ordered and directed the demolition of two treasured symbols of Afghanistan’s pre-Islamic heritage: the Bamiyan Buddhas. Twenty years later, Dr. Morwari Zafar, an anthropologist with experience in international development and national security, and currently an adjunct lecturer at George Washington University’s Center for Security Studies, reflects on the relationship between al-Qaeda and the Taliban during this time and discusses the significance of cultural heritage in defining a country’s national identity.

In the aftermath of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Asha Rangappa, former FBI special agent and now senior lecturer on national security law at Yale University, and Greg Ehrie, 22-year veteran of the FBI and now vice president for law enforcement & analysis at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), reflect upon the national security challenges domestic terrorism poses for our national security.

Thomas Hegghammer, a senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, discusses the early history and ideology of al-Qaeda.

Ambassador Richard Olson, former U.S. State Department diplomat and now a senior advisor at the United States Institute of Peace, discusses the profound challenges and opportunities in the ongoing diplomatic efforts, in light of the start of American troop withdrawals.

In recent years, the number of foreign terrorist attacks against the United States has decreased. Given this, Jeh Johnson, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and 9/11 Memorial & Museum trustee, asks our distinguished panelists to reflect upon whether Americans are really safer now, or has the threat changed? Secretary Johnson is joined by former Acting Director of the CIA Michael Morell, former Congresswoman and now Director, President and CEO of the Wilson Center Jane Harman, Admiral William H.