- Client: National September 11 Memorial Museum
- Architects:
Davis Brody Bond
(underground [or below-grade] Museum)
Snøhetta (Museum Pavillion)
- Summary: Lead Exhibition Designer for Memorial Museum, in partnership with Local Projects for media
- Project Type: Museums, Memorial Museums
- Location: New York , NY
- Date: 2013
- Size: 110,000 square feet
National September 11 Memorial Museum
The largest loss of life from an attack on American soil occurred on September 11, 2001. The National September 11 Memorial and Museum rests on the authentic footprints of the World Trade Center towers, 70 feet below a Memorial located at plaza level.
The Museum tells the stories of that unprecedented day, memorializing the victims of the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and near Shanksville Pennsylvania. Thinc worked to design exhibits as part of an ongoing story, leaving room for new chapters as the meaning of that day continues to evolve. The Museum enables visitors to better know their own experience of the event and the world that has emerged out of it. In creating a community of witness, it provides a space for visitors to gain empathy for others' perspectives and to reflect on our global community.
AWARDS
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Good Design Award
Environments Category
Awarded By: The Chicago Athenaeum
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New York Design Award, Gold Winner
Pop-Ups Display, Exhibit & Set Design Category
Awarded By: Design 100 New York
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The American Architecture Award
Awarded By: The Chicago Athenaeum
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IDEA Award, Gold Winner
Environments Category
Awarded By: Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA)
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Core77 Design Awards Professional Notable
Built Enviroment Category
Awarded By: Core77
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Excellence in Exhibition Winner
Awarded By: American Alliance of Museums
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MUSE Award: Honorable Mention
Interpretive Interactive Installations Category
Awarded By: American Alliance of Museums
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MUSE Award: Honorable Mention
Multimedia Installations Category
Awarded By: American Alliance of Museums
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MUSE Award: Silver Award
Applications and APIs Category
Awarded By: American Alliance of Museums
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MUSE Award: Silver Award
Interactive Kiosks Category
Awarded By: American Alliance of Museums
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MUSE Award: Honorable Mention
Audio Tours and Podcasts Category
Awarded By: American Alliance of Museums
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MUSE Award: Honorable Mention
Audio Tours and Podcasts Category
Awarded By: American Alliance of Museums
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THEA Award for Outsanding Cultural Achievement
Awarded By: Themed Entertainment Association
IN THE NEWS
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Web
"Remembering what it means to say ‘never forget’: 9/11 as captured by 500 hours of unseen video will hopefully be seen"
NY Daily News -
Web
"New documentary that chronicles the behind-the-scenes creation of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is pushed to cut scenes - including a recording of a woman in the final moments of her life - after the institution claims they're defamatory"
The Daily Mail -
Web
"How the 9/11 Museum Recapitulates the Trauma of 9/11"
The Daily Beast -
Web
"In Facebook’s first documentary, a self-taught photography expert becomes an unlikely 9/11 hero"
The Forward -
Web
"Facebook’s First-Ever Ticketed Movie Premiere: 9/11 Documentary ‘The Outsider’ to Screen on Social Platform"
Yahoo! Finance -
Video
"Into the Void"
Dealing with Damage Symposium HTW Berlin -
Press
"Tom Hennes: Uncollapsing Space: Making the 9/11 Museum"
Scaler Lecture Series -
Publications
"A Museum for Everyone"
CLAD Magazine (2015 Issue 2) [Download PDF] -
Publications
"Behind the Scenes of the 9/11 Museum"
Attractions Magazine -
Publications
"A Living Museum (9-11 Museum)"
Attractions Management Magazine [Download PDF] -
Press
"Experiencing Memory: Designers Reflect on the 9/11 Memorial Museum"
Interior Design [Download PDF] -
Press
"Experiencing Memory (September 2014)"
Interior Design Magazine: -
Video
"Episode: September 11, 2014"
NYC-ARTS -
Press
"A Profile of the National September 11th Memorial Museum"
NYC-ARTS -
Audio
"Museum Life: Designing the 9-11 Memorial Museum"
VoiceAmerica -
Publications
"Case Study: Emotional Encounters at 9/11"
AV Magazine, June/July Issue [Download PDF] -
Web
"Reflections on the opening of the 9/11 Memorial Museum"
TEDBlog -
Web
"9/11 Memorial Museum design to lessen emotional impact"
CBC World News -
Video
"National September 11th Memorial Museum Opens"
CBS News -
Web
"The Near-Impossible Challenge of Designing the 9/11 Museum"
Wired -
Press
"Firm Develops the Exhibits for One of the Most Important New Museums in America"
Thinc: 9-11 Press Release -
Publications
"New 9/11 Museum"
AAM Museum Magazine (May/June 2014) [Download PDF] -
Publications
"A New Story Told at Ground Zero"
New York Times -
Video
"The 9/11 Museum at Ground Zero"
First Look -
Video
"Exclusive Tour of World Trade Center"
Fox News NY