Grade Range: 7-12Resource Type(s): Reference Materials, Primary SourceDate Posted: 8/3/2009
This online exhibition commemorates the tragic events of September 11, 2001. It includes highlights of the exhibition that was on display at the Museum from September 11, 2002 until July 6, 2003, including selected objects, photographs, personal stories and video. Students can also search over 100 objects related to the event from the Museum's collections, listen to oral histories of curators as they tell stories about collecting the objects, and have the opportunity to link to the September 11 Digital Archive in order to read unedited first-person accounts of the events of September 11 and then share their own memories. Some of the material included in the archive may not be suitable for young children.
Multimedia instruction, Museum education, Thematic approach
This hard hat was worn by Dennis Quinn, an iron worker from Chicago, Illinois, who came to New Yo...
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Explore the story of September 11, 2001 through the windows of St. Paul's Chapel in New York City...
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