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Opened on the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the original World Trade Center, this special exhibition at the 9/11 Memorial Museum featured artwork from the permanent collection. The works chronicle the ways artists envisioned the most iconic towers of lower Manhattan before and after 9/11.
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.
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.
As a generation comes of age with no lived memory of September 11, In Their Honor: 25 Years of 9/11-Inspired Service examines the enduring impact of service inspired by the attacks. Individuals and communities transformed grief into action, and their efforts touched lives across the country and around the globe. Learn more . Opening September 2026
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.
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.
K-9 Courage , in the Museum’s South Tower Gallery, honored the hundreds of dogs that participated in the response to the 9/11 attacks.
