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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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A Must See.....
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| Sat, Nov 25, 06 11:30 AM |
dtorrice |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Our group had a cross section of age, myself at 42, My Mom at 67 and my daughter and her friend at 13. We all thought it was wonderful. The movie was touching, emotional and very tastefully done. The artifacts are great to be able to look at in person and hear the stories behind them all. I would highly recommend.
Debbie Torrice |
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A nice overview of events involving the event .
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| Sat, Nov 18, 06 1:00 PM |
gbazaco |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| A great review of the actual occurrence and the events involving the immediate and extended recovery attempts. Albeit reviewed many time over for days, weeks, and months, it was refreshing to have it rekindled in our minds so that we will "Never Forget". Whatever the reason, innocent people should not perish here or any where. |
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interacting with presenters
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| Sat, Nov 18, 06 1:00 PM |
parthr3 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| The exhibit was very good. I particularly liked having the hand-held device which gave you information on all the numbered objects.
It was nice to personally meet the author of the pictures and book.
There also was a fireman who was at Ground Zero on Sept 11th. After everyone had left the exhibit, I had a chance to speak with him one on one. That made it more personal for me and I couldn't have been more pleased with the overall exhibit. |
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Essential and Moving
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| Sat, Nov 18, 06 1:00 PM |
river161 |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| My sixteen year-old son and I had intended to visit the actual Ground Zero. We found the GZMW on the Internet and went there instead. We are thrilled that we did. It is off the beaten path in a great New York City neighborhood, but an easy cab ride down Ninth Avenue.
A visit here is essential to developing an understanding of what the WTC attack and GZ recovery were like. The video is both moving and understated, a contrast to the political noise we are all so accustomed to. Though the museum is the size of a large living rooom, one could spend hours there and feel guilty about leaving. You leave wanting to learn even more.
The first person testimonials given by both Gary Suson and the NYC fire fighters are of genuine historic significance. Years from now my son will tell his children of what this day was like and how in a brief afternoon he heard, saw and touched history. It is also a rare opportunity to meet an important artist and contributor in a deeply personal context.
Also to be noted is Mr. Suson's mention of The Anne Frank House as a model for the exhibits and what the GZMW represent. For lack of an insightful term, one wants to examine the connection between the WTC and the death of Anne Frank more closely. The first thing I did the following Sunday morning was order materials on the Anne Frank House and Museum. As much as the GZMW teaches, it also shows how much we do not know or understand.
Humbling. Sad. Enlightening. Absolutely not to be missed.
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More about the Photographer than you really desire
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| Sat, Nov 18, 06 11:30 AM |
CJHooks |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| There were 6 of us....we found the exhibit to be interesting, but not worth the price of admission....more about the photographer and his impressions than of the World Trade Center itself. |
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enthusiastically recommend
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| Sun, Nov 12, 06 12:00 PM |
craninfo |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The "museum" was a very moving and tasteful experience...With our 8 and 13 yr old daughters we went to the museum after we went to the Ground Zero site and the nearby church. The photographer and a fireman, present at the attack spoke to us, using handheld recorders we self toured the artifacts and photos at the museum and were able to ask questions of both men. A wonderful opportunity to learn more about this tragic event. |
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Never made it...
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| Sun, Nov 12, 06 12:00 PM |
Dee729 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Everything was delayed due to the rain..starting with the train into Penn Station, then taking the subway uptown to drop the luggage off and checking in taking FOREVER, then taking the subway down to Ground Zero and arriving at 12:03pm.
I called the morning of the tour to see if we could reschedule for Monday, but I was denied. |
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"A must see to support the NYFD."
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| Sat, Nov 11, 06 1:00 PM |
allisondick |
Female |
30-39 |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| This was the best tour I have ever been on. I am so happy that I went to this musuem to grieve the loss of lives on September 11th. I highly would advise anyone who is going to New York City to experience this beautiful exhibit of photography. We went here before we went to ground zero and I am so happy we did. This is in such an intimate setting that is gives one time to reflect and really feel what was occuring during the recovery process of Ground Zero. Many people are still suffering from this event today and this musuem helps support these wonderful individuals. I thank them for letting me experience such a moving place. |
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A very touching exhibit - a must-see in NYC
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| Sat, Nov 11, 06 1:00 PM |
adchau |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| On a business trip to NYC, I was interested in visiting a museum related to 9/11 and was glad I found this workshop. Only open for daily tours, this workshop is lead by a fireman who was worked on Ground Zero shortly after the 9/11 attacks. His commentaries are very touching and personal. I appreciated watching a commemorative video, seeing all these pictures and learning more about found artifacts. The visit is fairly short (probably 1-1.5h), only includes a one-room exhibit but it is worth one's time. Be sure to register ahead of time as all visits need to be pre-booked. |
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WTC Museum Workshop was Stunning
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| Sat, Nov 11, 06 11:30 AM |
fifteenkey |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| I wrote this in my blog:
A yellow taxi dropped us in the historic Chelsea meatpacking district. We were there to visit the Ground Zero Museum Workshop.
The museum was in a small second-floor loft, and very well done. It contained WTC artifacts collected (not personal belongings) and poignant photographs taken by Gary Suson. One piece was the most chilling for me. It was AA11 aluminum fuselage melted into a warped Dali-like mutation. One photograph portrays a firefighter holding a book with his finger marking a passage. My mother told me not to miss it on the audio tour so I figured it was some biblical thing. In fact, the book was one in the Harry Potter series that his son, also a firefighter, had read to his two young children on the evening of September 10th, 2001. The son never got to read any more…
We walked quietly for a long time after visiting the museum, none of us speaking much. About an hour later, after walking a sun-drenched few miles along the Hudson River, my son Kyle and I were looking into the pit where the dust of the dead still rustles in the fall breeze. We grabbed a cab and got out of there.
It was the last day of Kyle’s 14th year and it was one he’ll always remember. I’ll remember it too, but I’ll remember to read him Harry Potter even more. |
