Our upcoming volunteer training workshops are set for March 2-3, April 13-14, and June 1-2 2018 at the 9/11 Tribute Museum, located at 92 Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan.

The training is an orientation to the museum and its programs on the first evening, followed by program demonstrations and a storytelling workshop the following day. A complimentary dinner is provided on the first evening of the workshop and a light breakfast and lunch are provided for Saturday’s session.

Training to become a volunteer is provided and no prior volunteer experience is required.

On January 30, 2018 at 6:30 pm, the 9/11 Tribute Museum will present a film screening and discussion of Roz Sohnen’s touching documentary, “An American Quilt- Stitching Together our 9/11 Memories”. This 32 minute long documentary tells the stories of seven families, who lost loved ones on 9/11 and dealt with their grief by creating memorial quilt panels.

The memories shared in the film are unique and personal:

• Leroy Homer Jr. – co-pilot United Flight 93, plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
• Lt. Steven Bates – a firefighter who had no immediate family.
• Paul Beatini – an engineer, didn’t work in the towers, was there for a meeting.
• Sandra Wright – had just become a grandmother, commuted four hours daily.
• Peter Anton Klein – a first generation American, had just married.
• Clive Ian Thompson – who brought his family here from London and had
  already survived the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 1993.
• Vincent Boland Jr. – 25, who had recently moved out of his family’s home in
  New Jersey, eager to begin a new life in Manhattan.

After the screening, the filmmaker will talk about how creating art provided her with a window into the lives lost. This program is free and open to the public.

Join our Evening Walking Tour and hear the stories of 9/11 told by those who were there on the 9/11 Memorial. Visitors will be led by our guides an in-depth tour of the 9/11 Memorial plaza and provided with a first-hand account of what happened on the day of September 11th, as well as the reconstructed World Trade Center and lower Manhattan. The Memorial, which is lit in the evening, provides a peaceful backdrop.

Join our Evening Walking Tour and hear the stories of 9/11 told by those who were there on the 9/11 Memorial. Visitors will be led by our guides an in-depth tour of the 9/11 Memorial plaza and provided with a first-hand account of what happened on the day of September 11th, as well as the reconstructed World Trade Center and lower Manhattan. The Memorial, which is lit in the evening, provides a peaceful backdrop.

On Saturday, December 2, at 1:00 pm the 9/11 Tribute Museum will present a holiday program for families, Create a Peace Lantern.

At this time of year when people from many different traditions celebrate with candles, lamps and lights, the event will help children create their own personal messages of warmth and festivity.

To add to the richness of the program, leaders from the interfaith community, including representatives of Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Native American communities, will each offer a short prayer to celebrate the universal wish for peace, health and happiness for all human beings. Families will then have a chance to work together to create paper peace lanterns.

“The 9/11 Tribute Museum tells the stories of Compassion, Resilience and Service. The idea of bringing people together during the holiday season to celebrate our common humanity reflects the ideas we share in our gallery exhibits all year round,” noted curator Meriam Lobel.

The program is being organized in cooperation with Reverend TK Nakagaki, former Vice Chair of the Interfaith Center of New York, who also served as the president of the Buddhist Council of New York for 8 years and as a Community Liaison for the New York City Police Department since 2008. “My work has always given life to the wish for peace. I am happy to introduce New Yorkers to the richness of many holiday expressions of kindness and love.”

The tradition of interfaith prayer services was greatly expanded in the days, weeks and months after September 11, 2001.  On the day of the attacks, interfaith chaplains at Columbia University organized a campus-wide gathering for the members of the community. On September 20, President George Bush invited religious leaders from all around the country to a conversation about the sanctity of human life. Around New York City, clergy members from many denominations began ministering to the 9/11 family members and the people working on the recovery.

This program is free and children ages 4 and up are welcome to attend with an adult.