Trip naar Ground Zero Museum Workshop

This venue complements the 9/11 Memorial Museum. The latter focuses almost exclusively on the history of the Twin Towers (its design and construction in the late sixties and seventies), together with the terrorist attacks in 1993 and, of course, 2001. The Workshop focuses on the recovery period through the superb photography of Gary Suson. As the official photographer for the NYFD, he had unrestricted access to the site and was free to document the painstaking efforts of the recovery workers to search for victims’ remains even as the gargantuan clean-up task moved ahead. Through his photographs and many artifacts, the visitor will experience a poignant and personal connection with those who died that day, the men and women who risked their own lives to recover the victims’ remains, and come face to face with the great truth that, even in the midst of great evil, goodness and hope remain: “Et lux in tenebris lucet, et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt.” — Jn. 1:5. This place is crowd-free — perfect for quiet introspection. Each photo and artifact has is accompanied by Gary’s commentary, providing the visitor with the backstory for all of them. The entire collection takes about 90 minutes. Highly recommended!

Wat een juweeltje, kleinschalig opgezet museum dat op heel indringende wijze de nasleep van de aanslagen laat zien en de zoektocht naar de slachtoffers een gezicht geeft. Een absolute aanrader om met kinderen naar toe te gaan!

This little museum was amazing! It is a must see when in Manhattan. We went to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum first thing in the morning and had a reservation for this museum at 2:15 that afternoon. Plan at least 1.5 hours, but if you want to see and hear all of the commentary on the Bose audio headsets, you should plan closer to 2 hours. Sadly, we planned too many attractions that day and had to cut this one a bit short. We didn't get through everything in 1 hour 15 minutes. This museum is different than the 9/11 one in that it has numerous artifacts from Ground Zero. The photographer, Gary Marlon Suson, was the only photographer allowed at Ground Zero by the FDNY during the recovery phase. He was given permission to take photos and the items in the museum. The photos are incredible. The commentary makes you fully understand each photo/artifact/section that is being described. It is so immersive. My 14 year old boys really enjoyed it, as did my husband and myself. It's on the second floor of the building. We almost missed the door to the entrance. You can either take the stairs up one floor, or the elevator. It is called the biggest LITTLE museum in NY. It has so many amazing things put into the small space. I would recommend making a reservation (which is required if you have a City Pass or other NY passes), since the space can't accommodate too many people at once. Gary is available to ask questions and give more details. In my opinion, this is an excellent compliment to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum because its focus is on the recovery phase of that period in time. It's completely appropriate for children as well. When I go back to NY, I think I will go back to this museum again to finish up listening to the last bit of commentary that we weren't able to complete.