On August 26, 2009, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum opened a 9/11 Memorial Preview Site near the World Trade Center.
The Preview Site provides the public with the opportunity to learn about the Memorial and Museum, view real-time images of the construction progress at the World Trade Center site, and participate in the creation of the Museum by sharing their 9/11 stories.
About the new Preview Site for the 9/11 Memorial & Museum
“The Preview Site will offer visitors a unique opportunity to learn about and participate in the creation of the Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center,” 9/11 Memorial & Museum President Joe Daniels said.
“Through models, renderings, films, and real-time images of construction, visitors can understand the plans and progress being made at the site. They will be able to take home with them a photograph of the construction as a personal record of their visit to the World Trade Center while history was being built. We are also inviting people to come to the Preview Site to share their 9/11 stories. These recordings will be included in an introductory exhibit once the Museum opens.”
“The hundreds of thousands of visitors who already come to the World Trade Center are a clear indication of the tremendous public interest in the remembering the events of September 11th,” 9/11 Memorial & Museum Board Member Monica Iken said. Iken lost her husband, Michael, in the September 11 attacks.
“It’s important that until the Memorial and Museum are open, people have a place to go to learn about the events and share their thoughts and reflections on what happened. The collective stories from family members, survivors, first responders and witnesses both here in New York and from around the world, are what will preserve the history of 9/11 and make the Museum a very special place.”
The Preview Site was made possible through a gift from the Starr International Foundation. Starr International Foundation Board Member Maurice R. (“Hank”) Greenberg said, “For the first time, visitors to Ground Zero will get an up-close look at what the National 9/11 Memorial will offer. We hope that this Preview Site will be a valuable resource for visitors from around the world.”
The Preview Site is located at 20 Vesey Street, between Broadway and Church Streets in lower Manhattan and is open Monday through Wednesday and Friday through Saturday from 10am to 7pm; Thursday from 10am to 9pm; and Sunday from 10am to 6pm. For more information or to donate to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum , visit www.national911memorial.org.
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