Telling the Story: 9/11 and the Next Generation

FAIN: ZED-283957-22

National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation, Inc. (New York, NY 10281-1116)
Clifford Chanin (Project Director: May 2021 to November 2021)
Clifford Chanin (Project Director: November 2021 to January 2024)

The retention of 21 full-time museum staff and the creation and dissemination of digital resources and programs for teachers and students. 

As the 20th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the 9/11 Memorial Museum recognizes its responsibility to provide a fact-based, comprehensive narrative of the attacks to a post-9/11 generation, born after the epochal event that has shaped much of American life for two decades. Through the expansion of its digital programs, the Museum provides educator-guided access to its physical site, extensive core materials for pre- and post-visit assignments, and training for teachers in inquiry-based learning around difficult 9/11-related issues. These programs are shaped around humanities concerns of narrative construction, representation of voice and critical appraisal of historical narrative.