Ground Zero Museum Workshop: Images & Artifacts Tour Admission for One or Two (Up to Half Off)
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Nongraphic photographs & artifacts fill museum halls to tell story of 9/11 aftermath & city’s recovery, proceeds benefit 9/11 charities
Before museums, historians had to rely on unreliable documentation strategies such as word-of-mouth storytelling and images scrawled on Etch A Sketches. Immerse yourself in an accurate portrayal of recent American history with today’s Groupon for a Ground Zero Museum Workshop: Images & Artifacts Tour in Lower Manhattan. Tours take place at varying times and days and can sell out, so check the workshop’s tour schedule for full listings and availability. Choose between the following two options:
- For $15, you get one tour admission (a $25 value).
- For $25, you get two tour admissions (a $50 value).
Inspired by the Netherlands’ Anne Frank House for its ability to turn large-scale tragedy into a powerful collective memorial, the Ground Zero Museum Workshop displays 100 artifacts that were integral to the 9/11 recovery effort. Lauded by CNN for its vast collection of images and artifacts that give citizens a chance to see Ground Zero through the eyes of firefighters, the museum’s collection houses dozens of images by Gary Marlon Suson, official Ground Zero photographer for the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York. An honorary battalion chief in the Fire Department of New York, Suson is the founder of the museum and a dogged documentarian of the initial rescue efforts.
During the two-hour tour, guests hear stories behind the artifacts—from tools used for on-site digging to worn-in recovery garb—from one of the museum’s encyclopedic guides, some of whom participated in recovery efforts. Additionally, each tour-taker gets a set of headphones for a self-guided audio tour of the museum, available in Spanish, French, Italian, and English. With no graphic footage or images from the attacks, the tour is appropriate for children and families.
Nongraphic photographs & artifacts fill museum halls to tell story of 9/11 aftermath & city’s recovery, proceeds benefit 9/11 charities
Before museums, historians had to rely on unreliable documentation strategies such as word-of-mouth storytelling and images scrawled on Etch A Sketches. Immerse yourself in an accurate portrayal of recent American history with today’s Groupon for a Ground Zero Museum Workshop: Images & Artifacts Tour in Lower Manhattan. Tours take place at varying times and days and can sell out, so check the workshop’s tour schedule for full listings and availability. Choose between the following two options:
- For $15, you get one tour admission (a $25 value).
- For $25, you get two tour admissions (a $50 value).
Inspired by the Netherlands’ Anne Frank House for its ability to turn large-scale tragedy into a powerful collective memorial, the Ground Zero Museum Workshop displays 100 artifacts that were integral to the 9/11 recovery effort. Lauded by CNN for its vast collection of images and artifacts that give citizens a chance to see Ground Zero through the eyes of firefighters, the museum’s collection houses dozens of images by Gary Marlon Suson, official Ground Zero photographer for the Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York. An honorary battalion chief in the Fire Department of New York, Suson is the founder of the museum and a dogged documentarian of the initial rescue efforts.
During the two-hour tour, guests hear stories behind the artifacts—from tools used for on-site digging to worn-in recovery garb—from one of the museum’s encyclopedic guides, some of whom participated in recovery efforts. Additionally, each tour-taker gets a set of headphones for a self-guided audio tour of the museum, available in Spanish, French, Italian, and English. With no graphic footage or images from the attacks, the tour is appropriate for children and families.
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About Ground Zero Museum Workshop: Images & Artifacts Tour
9/11 Museum Workshop founder and Official Photographer at Ground Zero for the FDNY, Gary Marlon Suson aims to lend education and comfort to locals and visitors with a rare photo exhibition documenting nearly nine months of the dig at Ground Zero, known as “The Recovery.” Various artifacts culled from the site's rubble complement the image collection lauded by the New York Times, the space stands as a permanent museum detailing the buildings, victims, heroes, and aftermath of the tragedy. To further its cause, 9/11 Museum Workshop has been the only 9/11-themed Museum in NYC to donate to charities. On display is the “Frozen Clock” — the “Genesis 11 Tower of Babylon Bible Page” — the “Today is Sept. 11 Calendar page” and the largest single remaining piece of World Trade Center window glass in existence. Known as the “Biggest LITTLE Museum in New York” — the Museum is rated 5-stars and was also named by TripAdvisor as one of the top 25 museums in the USA. If you want to see WHERE 9/11 happened, go to Ground Zero; if you want to experience WHAT happened, go to the 9/11 Museum Workshop. (This tour is separate from the 9/11 Memorial Tour)
