9/11 Memorial & Museum
Edited by: TJVNews.com
In partnership with NYC & Company, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum encouraged cultural institutions throughout New York City to share the ways their organizations are planning to mark the 20th anniversary of September 11 to further our collective promise to never forget and help to reignite that “9/12” spirit of hope and compassion that we saw in the aftermath of the attacks.
Alice Austen House
Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company: “As the River Flows”
Saturday, September 11
Type of Event: Dance and Exhibition
The Alice Austen House is thrilled to partner with Lori Belilove’s Isadora Duncan Dance Company to present “As the River Flows,” a new work-in-process that highlights the beauty of our waterways and creates a dialogue around climate change and waterfront sites. The company of eight dancers will also perform signature Isadora Duncan dances that reflect lamentation and hope, including “Mother,” “Slow March,” and “Step Sisters,” with music by Scriabin, Schubert, and Prokoviev, respectively. The Alice Austen House will also be exhibiting vintage Landmarks Commission photographs of Staten Island firehouses in its contemporary sunroom gallery.
Outdoor Yoga on the Stoop
Saturday, September 11
Type of Event: Recreation
Meet us on the plaza steps to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a morning of socially distant yoga and meditation, open to all levels and led by local instructors. Open your hips and your heart in this gentle flow class, followed by a guided meditation with plenty of time to rest.
Fire Safety Learning Center
Tuesday, September 7 – Tuesday, September 14
Type of Event: Program
In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, the FDNY Fire Zone is offering free presentations from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. max. two tickets per transaction. The FDNY Fire Zone is New York City’s state-of-the-art interactive fire-safety learning center. At the Fire Zone, visitors get the first-hand experience of what to do in a fire emergency through a variety of hands-on exhibits and multimedia presentations, including a simulated fire scene, climbing on a realistic fire truck, meeting a firefighter, and learning how to crawl through a smoke-filled hallway.
Sacred Dust: Photographs by Henry Leutwyler
Friday, September 10 – Sunday, September 26
Type of Event: Exhibition
Where were you when the Twin Towers fell? A question that still lingers on lips as we approach the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. To call it an anniversary belies the positive connotations that usually surround this word. It’s a marking of time, of years without friends and loved ones, of imagined history and dashed dreams. “Never Forget” is the phrase we use. What more can we see that hasn’t been seen before, playing, again and again, reliving that day? With the cooperation of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in downtown Manhattan, Photographer Henry Leutwyler was commissioned by National Geographic, for their September issue, to explore the Museum’s archive of over 70,000 objects, remnants, and remembrances recovered from that day. Some are identifiable, and others remain fragments of their former selves. Many have never been seen by the general public.
To New York With Love
Saturday, September 11
Type of Event: Program
An afternoon conversation between Mary Engle and Kristen Gresh, Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh, that revolves around the beauty and history of New York City as a perfect backdrop for Ruth Orkin’s gestural photographs. Her images honor human expression and come from a place of empathy.
Joana Kaimi performing requiem music
Saturday, September 11
Type of Event: Musical Performance
Joana Kaimi will perform requiem music on behalf of WAAM to commemorate 9/11 at 10 am ET on the Public Square and Gardens. We Are All Music Foundation (WAAM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing meaningful support to the most impactful organizations that utilize the power of music to change people’s lives, particularly in underserved communities and in the education and health and wellness sectors.
Peace & Kindness
Tuesday, September 7, and Wednesday, September 8
Type of Event: Workshop
LICM joins the NY cultural community in commemorating the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 as we pledge our collective promise never to forget. Museum visitors are invited to create a kindness rock with a message promoting peace in our world for LICM’s Peace Garden.
Verdi’s Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11
Saturday, September 11
Type of Event: Performance
In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Met presents Verdi’s Requiem, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the extraordinary Met Orchestra and Chorus as well as a quartet of star soloists: soprano Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, tenor Matthew Polenzani, and bass-baritone Eric Owens. The performance will be transmitted live as part of Great Performances on PBS, with ballet star Misty Copeland hosting the program from nearby the site of the 9/11 Memorial Museum. Live audio from the performance will also be broadcast directly outside the Met in Lincoln Center Plaza. The English-language text of the Requiem will also be projected onto the façade of the opera house during the performance.
Remembrance, Reflection, Resilience: A 9/11 Tribute Concert
Saturday, September 11
Type of Event: Musical Performance
The Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra present a special concert to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001. Interspersed with readings of remembrance and reflection, the concert will feature Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings,” the world premiere of Gary S. Fagin’s “9/11 In Memoriam,” Edward Kennedy (Duke) Ellington’s “Come Sunday” featuring the KCO’s Orlando Wells on violin, and other music of uplift and inspiration.
Installation of Milton Glaser’s “I Love New York” Logo
Ongoing
Type of Event: Exhibition
MoMA curator Paola Antonelli notes: “In 1976, New York was in the doldrums and the world was keeping well away. The federal government was not helping. Governor Hugh L. Carey wanted to bring tourists back to Broadway—meaning to New York. He gave the commission to the advertising agency Wells Rich Greene. In her 2002 book A Big Life (in Advertising), Mary Lawrence Wells recalls, “It was love for New York that brought Milton to our offices with a batch of posters…. It was the “I love New York” logo with a heart in place of the word “love”. “I heart New York” was so contagious that people all over the world adopted it and half the world copied it, substituting the name of their country or city or hamburger stand for “New York”. When the Twin Towers were attacked and 2,977 New Yorkers were assassinated on September 11, 2001, Milton issued an amended, bruised version of his immortal design, both of which are represented in the MoMA collection.
Twenty Years Later: Remembering 9/11 Through Documentary Film
Saturday, September 11
Type of Event: Program
September 11, 2021, will mark the 20th anniversary of the tragic events that occurred in New York City. On this solemn day of remembrance, join us for a screening of two recent short documentary films about the events and aftermath of September 11: Chief (Harvey Wang and Robert Maass, 2021) and In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant High on 9/11 (Amy Schatz, 2019). Following the screenings there will be a Q&A with the filmmakers and others. The panelists will reflect on their roles in creating artifacts of public memory and explore the continuing ramifications of 9/11 for the lives of New Yorkers today.
Commemoration & Poetry Reading
Saturday, September 11
Type of Event: Commemoration
The New York Botanical Garden will be commemorating the 20th Anniversary of September 11th by offering free Garden Pass admission from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. so that members of the community may enjoy the grounds of the Botanical Garden as a beautiful venue that naturally lends itself to both quiet contemplation and family sharing. Visit any ticket window before 12 p.m. for free Garden Pass admission. Tickets for this program are not available online. Visitors may also visit the September 11th Memorial Tree, a White Oak planted in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden on the first anniversary of 9/11 to commemorate Bronx residents and workers who perished on September 11, 2001, and to honor their families, friends, and all residents of New York. The commemoration will include a moment of silence at 10:30 a.m. followed by readings by Bronx Poet Laureate Haydil Henriquez at 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. Following the program, visitors may choose to visit one of the Garden’s quieter spaces for healing: the pathway alongside the Bronx River, Thain Family Forest Trails, and Azalea Garden pathways.
Stations of Mychal
Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11
Type of Event: Musical Performance
A premier performance of the classical music song cycle “The Stations of Mychal” at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. It was composed and will be performed by four music professors with a three-member ensemble made possible through a grant from Texas State University.
Dust to DNA, the photography of Michael Collarone
Opens, Wednesday, September 1
Type of Event: Exhibition
On the morning of September 11, 2001, a florist and volunteer Emergency Medical Technician named Michael Collarone (“Mikey Flowers”) grabbed his medical bag and ran the few blocks from his store to the World Trade Center after the first plane hit the North Tower. That day, he helped people who escaped the towers, tended to the injured, and then ran for his life when the south tower collapsed. When he was able, he took pictures of the chaotic scene. The images that Flowers took became the basis of a collaboration with the artist Kevin Clarke, whose studio was also near the World Trade Center.
Breakfast Series with Michael Arad, Lead Designer of the 9/11 Memorial
Friday, September 10
Type of Event: Program
Michael Arad, Lead Designer of the 9/11 Memorial will present on “The Design and Construction of the National 9/11 Memorial; Absence and Loss in the Life of New York City.”
Stars of HOPE CommUNITY Resilience Paint
Sunday, September 12
Type of Event: Art
Join members of the 9/11 community, including 9/11 Memorial & Museum visitors and staff, in creating messages of hope to support healthcare workers impacted by long-term trauma following COVID-19. After 20 years since the tragic attack on September 11th, 2001, we will never forget. This event will be open for public participation on the Oculus plaza, across from the 9/11 Memorial. This initiative is free and does not require registration
WTC Cortlandt: 20 Years After 9/11
Wednesday, September 8
Type of Event: Program
The reconstruction of the Cortlandt Street subway station, located below street level within the World Trade Center site, was a significant component of the rebuilding of lower Manhattan. Artist Ann Hamilton created CHORUS, an expansive field of woven text in marble mosaic commissioned by MTA Arts & Design for the rebuilt WTC Cortlandt station. Marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the New York Transit Museum will host a virtual discussion about this project with artist Ann Hamilton; Jan Ramirez, 9/11 Memorial & Museum Chief Curator; and Sandra Bloodworth, director of MTA Arts & Design.
20th Anniversary of 9/11
Saturday, September 11
Type of Event: Program and Exhibit
The New-York Historical Society will play captioned videos of New Yorkers talking about their memories of 9/11. A fire truck door will be on display, as well as 9/11 images on column monitors. Also available is the Ever Upward audio tour themed around resilience and recovery.
Arc of Twenty Years
Thursday, August 12 – Sunday, October 3
Type of Event: Exhibition
The Noble Maritime Collection presents Arc of Twenty Years, an exhibition independently curated by photographer Michael McWeeney and painter Sarah Yuster featuring art created in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Arc of Twenty Years will feature the work of Ghanim Khalil, Scott LoBaido, Diane Matyas, Ann Marie McDonnell, Michael McWeeney, Kristi Pfister, Marguerite Maria Rivas, and Sarah Yuster, all Staten Island artists. It is a multimedia exhibition about the emotional impact and socio-political changes on Staten Island after the attacks.
38th Annual Queens County Fair
Friday, September 10 – Sunday, September 12
Type of Event: Fair
Now in its 38th year, on Saturday, September 11, the Queens Farm is partnering with New Yorkers for Parks’ Daffodil Project, a living memorial to the victims of 9/11 and the largest civic engagement in NYC, to give away free daffodil bulbs to County Fair attendees to help New Yorkers create their own personal living memorial.
Honoring DSNY’s Role in the 9/11 Recovery Effort
Opens Monday, August 30
Type of Event: Exhibition
Sanitation Foundation, in partnership with the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY), is launching a website and digital exhibit that will tell the story of the important contributions of DSNY to the 9/11 recovery effort, both in debris removal in lower Manhattan, as well as in the months that followed, by coordinating and hosting the recovery effort at the former Fresh Kills Landfill. The exhibition will also feature a memorial wall of DSNY employees who have since passed away from 9/11-related illnesses, as well as further learning resources for adults and children.
Remembering: Before, After, and Since 9/11
September – October
Type of Event: Program and Lectures
The Skyscraper Museum will commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with a series of virtual programs and panels that examine the history of the original Twin Towers, their destruction on 9/11 and the aftermath of recovery and rebuilding at Ground Zero, and reflections on the changes to the built environment, community, and economy of lower Manhattan since 9/11.
VOICES of Expression: Messages of Hope and Healing
Wednesday, September 1 – Saturday, October 9
Type of Event: Exhibition
This art exhibition includes a selection from the VOICES-curated collection of artistic expressions created and donated to the organization over two decades by artists of all ages from around the world. The exhibition includes inspirational artwork, mail art, photographs, sculptures, drawings, and quilts. These contemplative, artistic creations express a range of emotions—among them empathy, grief, compassion, friendship, and patriotism. They also commemorate the lives lost, document the stories, and capture the comfort extended to our nation.
Our partners at NYC & Company are working with cultural institutions throughout the city to mark the 20th anniversary of September 11. Throughout the year, NYC & Company provides resources for visitors to discover everything they need to know about what to do and see in New York
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