National September 11 Museum
Opened in May 2014, 13 years after the tragic terrorist attacks that changed the world, the 9/11 Memorial Museum, also referred to as the National September 11 Museum, honours the nearly 3,000 victims of the tragic incident.
Why was the museum built?
The 9/11 Memorial Museum serves to document the events and to honor the victims of the two terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and those of the terrorist attack on 26 February 1993, when six people were killed and over a thousand wounded in one of the Twin Towers.
It's the country's main institution dedicated to the 9/11 attacks and their impact on the New York population and the rest of the world.
Exhibition
The museum’s collection has over 11,000 objects, which include survivor’s testimonies, photographs, items once belonging to some of the 2,996 people killed in the terrorist act, artwork made to commemorate the victims, objects recovered from the rubble, the remaining pillars of the Twin Towers, audiovisual material made by the terrorists…among many other shocking objects.
Some of the museum’s most shocking objects include those recovered from the debris, including the first vehicles to arrive on location, like a fire truck, and security videos where you can see how the terrorists pass the security checkpoints.
Visitors can also follow an interactive timeline of the episode with detailed information.
One of the most recent items is the uniform of the soldier who killed Bin Laden, the terrorist responsible for organizing the attacks.
Documentaries
During the visit, you can see two documentaries (one lasts 15 minutes, the other 10) that we highly recommend. “Facing crisis” includes unaired interviews with those directly involved in the decision-making – like President George W. Bush and New York’s Mayor. “Rebirth at Ground Zero” is an account of how they renovated the area after the attacks.
An absolute must-see
The material, the building, and the emotions it provokes have made the 9/11 Memorial Museum one of our favorite museums. We highly recommend it and believe it to be one of the best museums worldwide.
To discover the museum will take visitors a minimum of 2 hours, but one could spend a whole day in the Memorial Museum and not see everything there is to see.
Schedule
Wednesday-Monday: 9 am to 7 pm (may vary at different times of year)
The last ticket is sold two hours before closing.
Price
Adults: US$ 33
Seniors (over 65): US$ 27
Children (aged 7-12): US$ 21
Young adults (13-17): US$ 27
Children 6 and under: free
Mondays from 5:30 pm - 7 pm: free entry with a reservation
Transport
Subway: Chambers Street, lines A, C, 1, 2, and 3, Fulton Street, lines A, C, J, Z, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Park Place, lines 2 and 3, World Trade Center line E.
Bus: lines M5, M20, M22.
Nearby places
9/11 Memorial (53 m) World Trade Center (80 m) Wall Street (527 m) Federal Hall (540 m) The New York City Police Museum (625 m)
