Blue Tile Wall 9 11 Museum

9 11 memorial open daily.

Blue tile wall 9 11 museum.

The paper an echo of the fallen paper on 9 11 and the missing posters that appeared everywhere. A repository for the remains of 9 11 victims under the jurisdiction of the office of chief medical examiner of the city of new york ocme is located at bedrock at the world trade center site. 9 11 memorial museum open thursday monday. And then i read the description of the piece trying to remember the color of the sky that september morning 2983 water color paper squares.

The impact was complete like a flood of water over a wall. Saturday to monday 10 a m. These words are part of a larger art installation in the 9 11 memorial museum created in 2014 by artist spencer finch titled trying to remember the color of the sky on that september morning the installation is the focal point for memorial hall the area between the two main exhibitions at bedrock in the museum. Thursday and friday 12 to 7 p m.

Saturday to wednesday 10 a m. The newly opened 9 11 museum features just one artwork from spencer finch. Get tickets museum store. Many of us who were living in manhattan on september 11 2001 feel no urgent need to visit the 9 11 memorial museum that opened last month.

The blue tiles are from artists memories of how blue the sky was on 9 11. Inspired by the day s clear skies the piece has one blue square for each victim. Each a different unique shade of blue. Thursday and friday 12 to 7 p m.

The repository provides a dignified and reverential setting for the unidentified and unclaimed remains of the world trade center victims as. The artist spencer finch commissioned by the national september 11 memorial museum has created a skyscape of as many hues as lives lost at ground zero. In fact a neighbor of mine in new jersey whose son perished in the attacks has literally not gone into manhattan since although it s a 45 minute train commute made by thousands of people every day. The national 9 11 memorial museum new york city picture.