The national september 11 memorial and museum will honor the thousands of lives lost in the attacks of september 11, 2001 and february 26, 1993. Governor cuomo, new york state museum, and national. The national september 11 memorial museum is committed to documenting the events, immediate aftermath, and continuing repercussions of the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001 and february 26, 1993. Fifteen years after the terrorist attacks, we return to that moment when the unimaginable became real through works by new york city artists deeply affected by 911. To that end, the memorial museums web archive seeks to identify and preserve web sites that reflect the international scope of this emergent. The pentagon memorial fund is grateful to the following organizations for their contributions that have made this website possible. Ii honor the nearly 3,000 victims of these attacks, those who risked their lives to. Located at the world trade center in new york city, the 9 11 memorial museum tells the. This article adopts a heterotopological approach to the spatial organization of the national september 11 memorial and memorial museum. People tour the national september 11 memorial museum, may 14, 2014. In memoriam, the museums memorial exhibition in the south tower footprint, commemorates the victims of the attacks of september 11, 2001 and february 26, 1993. To enter the national september 11 memorial museum is to step back in time, to that fateful day in 2001. The memorial is located at the world trade center site, the former location of the twin towers that were destroyed during the september.
The national september 11 memorial museum september 11. On the site where the world trade center once stood, the museum joins the 911 memorial in remembering and honoring the victims of what was the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on american soil 911 museum about memorial. Subcommittee on federal lands committee on natural resources friday, september 11. Comments, feedback, or suggestions posted to the memorials social networks are voluntary. National 911 museum to open its first art exhibition this. The 9 11 memorial museum invites visitors to learn about the history of the 9 11 attacks and 1993. The national september 11 memorial museum nbc news. The memorial and museum are located on eight of the 16 acres of the world trade center site. National september 11 memorial and museum at the world. Shocked by the events of september 11, 2001, artists like everyone struggled to make sense of the unfathomable destruction and loss of innocent life witnessed that day. A young visitor learns about the events of september 11 by participating in the 911 memorial art cart.
National september 11 memorial museum dedication ceremony. The world trade center memorial foundation berganti. Ourstory is a series of modules designed to help children and adults. The memorial s twin reflecting pools are each nearly an acre in size and feature the largest manmade waterfalls in north america. National september 11 memorial and museum the national september 11 memorial will open on september 11, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the attacks. From their rim, a steady cascade of water pours 30ft down toward a central void. In this ourstory module from the smithsonians national museum of american history entitled september 11, 2001, children and adults can learn together about the events and aftermath of the september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The module includes handson activities and a list of recommended related readings. The museum opens almost years after 911 to tell the story of the victims and preserve the history of the attacks that killed almost 3,000 people. Ourstory is a series of modules designed to help children and adults enjoy. Honoring those who were killed in the 2001 and 1993 attacks is at the heart of our mission. New york september 11 remembrance ceremony names of the victims of the september 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the world trade center, the pentagon, and flight 93 were read at. Statement of robert kasdin, board member, national. We invite comments to the memorial social media networks and memo blog and ask that the commentary relate specifically to the topic of the post. The concept for the memorial, reflecting absence, was selected from an international competition and focuses on two reflecting pools that sit within the footprints of the fallen.
The focal point of the national september 11 memorial is reflecting absence, two imposing reflecting pools that occupy the actual footprints of the illfated twin towers. Eaton provides emergency communication system for the. Here everyone can follow the progress of the work of the world trade center, the complex of buildings that are being built in ground zero, as well as recall that moment that changed the history of the united states and the world. The first page of the pdf of this article appears above. September 11 memorial museum 911 memorial pictures. Unveiled to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks, the national september 11 memorial is a solemn tribute to the lives lost in 1993 and 2001. The 9 11 memorial museum serves as the countrys principal institution for examining the events of september 11, 2001, documenting its impacts, and exploring the continuing significance of the 9 11 attacks. Capturing life and events at the 911 memorial and museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 911 memorial and museum.
Located at the world trade center in new york city, the 911 memorial museum tells the. The museums core exhibitions are located inside the footprints of the north and south towers. National september 11 memorial museum completed in new york. The national september 11 memorial museum fdny ladder 3 truck was crushed when the north tower collapsed of sept. We will never forget lest we forget mata hari 11 september 2001 world trade center trade centre fire trucks american history at least. The national september 11 memorial and museum rests on the authentic footprints of the world trade center towers, 70 feet below a memorial located at plaza level. The national september 11 memorial and museum has been under construction only since 2006 and its still not finished. Bronze panels frame the pools, inscribed with the names of the nearly 3000 people who died in the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001, and in. Situs peringatan ini akan dibangun di kawasan world trade center, tepatnya di bekas lokasi kedua menara runtuh pada serangan 11 september 2001. We argue that although numerous organizational stakeholders, such as the families of 911 victims, the lower. September 11, 2001 national museum of american history. In may 2014, the national september 11 memorial museum opened to the public. The organization is a true publicprivate partnership with an esteemed. The museum was dedicated by president barack obama on may 15, 2014 and opened to the public on may 21, urtesy davis brody bond project credits project national september 11 memorial museum, new york client the national september 11 memorial and museum at the world trade center foundation.
The museum designed to address the pavilion structure over the path station. The 9 11 memorial is located at the site of the former world trade center complex and occupies approximately half of the 16acre site. Designed by michael arad and peter walker, the memorial is located at ground zero, on the western half of the former world trade center complex where the twin towers once stood. The national september 11 memorial and museum at the world trade center dba the 911 memorial and museum the organization is a charitable, cultural and educational notforprofit corporation established to i bear solemn witness to the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001 and february 26, 1993. National september 11 memorial museum architect magazine. Designed in memory of those killed during the september 11 terrorist attacks, the national september 11 memorial museum is the only building. The two fountains stand in the footprints of the former buildings. The long awaited museum will open to the public on may 21 following a sixday dedication period for 911 families, survivors. The museum tells the stories of that unprecedented day, memorializing the victims of the terrorist attacks at the world trade center, the pentagon, and near shanksville pennsylvania. We offer tailored onsite and online programs for students and teachers and youth and families. Visiting the national september 11 memorial and museum. September 2016 will mark the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the world trade center.