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Exhibitions
The Museum tells the story of 9/11 through artifacts, imagery, personal stories, and interactive technology. Learn about the core exhibitions, special exhibitions, and rotating galleries in the Museum’s 110,000 square feet of space and get a preview into special upcoming exhibitions that will be available this year to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
September 11, 2001
Historical Exhibition
Photograph by Jin S. Lee
This historical exhibition presents the story of 9/11 using artifacts, images, first-person testimony, and archival audio and video recordings. The exhibition is made up of three parts: the Events of the Day, as they unfolded; Before 9/11, which provides the historical context leading up to the attacks; and After 9/11, which addresses the immediate aftermath and ongoing repercussions of the terrorist attacks.
Core exhibition
In Memoriam
Memorial Exhibition
Photograph by Dan Winters
The memorial exhibition honors the 2,977 individuals killed as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, at this site as well as at the Pentagon and in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It also honors the six individuals killed in the terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993.
Core exhibition
Drawing Meaning: Trauma and Children’s Art After 9/11
Special Exhibition
Photograph by David E. Starke
Drawing Meaning: Trauma and Children’s Art After 9/11 examines how young artists from around the world used art to heal themselves and others as they expressed complex thoughts and feelings about the attacks.
Faces of Ground Zero: Photographs by Joe McNally
Museum Installation
Photograph by David E. Starke
Faces of Ground Zero: Photographs by Joe McNally is installed in the Museum’s North Tower Excavation. In the weeks following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, New York–based photographer Joe McNally captured people who reported to Ground Zero in the immediate aftermath of the attacks to aid in rescue, recovery, and relief efforts.
Our Flag Was Still There
Museum Installation
Soldiers lower the American flag from the side of the Pentagon, October 11, 2001.
Photograph by Jim Garamone, Department of Defense
In recognition of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the installation Our Flag was Still There presents a collection of American flags and highlights additional objects exemplifying the significance of the flag as a symbol of the strength of American ideals in the face of adversity.
2026 Exhibitions & Installations
The World’s Game: Soccer and 9/11
With billions of fans and nearly 250 million players worldwide, soccer transcends languages, cultures, and borders. Soccer is a passion that connects the world, especially every four years when the World Cup is played. In 2026, the United States, Canada, and Mexico co-host the World Cup, with the final game held only miles from the World Trade Center site. Immediately after 9/11, soccer seasons nationwide were suspended. When play resumed, the game took on new symbolic weight. From fundraising matches to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where the U.S. made a surprising quarterfinal run, soccer offered a space for remembrance and resilience. The global soccer community, as it so often has, rallied to support those most affected. Through August 2026.
Responding In Ink: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and 9/11
On 9/11, the scenes playing out at the attack sites saw no fictional superheroes come to the rescue, only real people helping however they could. In the immediate aftermath and in the decades since, comic artists have used their work to grapple with the same shock, horror, and grief the public felt, as well as to educate and respond to the attacks. This exhibition delves into the ways they have done so. Opening August 2026
In Their Honor: 25 Years of 9/11-Inspired Service
As a generation comes of age with no lived memory of September 11, In Their Honor: 25 Years of 9/11-Inspired Service explores a legacy from the catastrophe of 9/11 that has endured: purposeful dedication to acts of service. Opening September 2026