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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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One of the highlihghts of our trip
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| Sun, Oct 11, 09 12:00 PM |
robschorn |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Well documented and very informative, done very well, kind of surreal and a great way to honor those who passed in this tragedy and especially to honor the workers who tirelessly worked for many months in the recovery effort. |
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Interesting Pictures and Artifacts of Ground Zero
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| Sun, Oct 11, 09 12:00 PM |
jefferst |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| My husband and I did this tour together. We have watched numerous documentaries on 9/11 and consider ourselves pretty knowledgeable and well read about the events. The most powerful photos were familiar as we had seen them published before. I think the positioning of this to be a "museum" was a bit over the top. And although I thought the tour guides did an exceptional job of presenting and setting expectations of what we'd see verbally, their dress and physical expressions as they conveyed information seemed a bit hokey...the use of walkie talkies, the blue uniformed shirts, etc took away from the value of the content. A more appropriate context to me would be an artist's point of view on 9/11...from that perspective there were certainly moving pictures and some stories I hadn't heard before or remembered. Allow 2 hours for this was way too much time. One hour to an hour and a half is ample. |
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A Must See
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| Sat, Oct 10, 09 3:00 PM |
krahija |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This exhibit is a must see for anyone that finds themselves in New York. The stories and pictures cannot be found anywhere else. |
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Interesting
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| Sat, Oct 10, 09 3:00 PM |
groucho20 |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Interesting event -- but I feel it's as much a study of the museum's curator as it is a study of the heroic rescue and recovery efforts. Here is exactly what happens -- you see a 5 minute CNN video piece about the musuem's curator, and how he came to take the photographs he did, and the various emotions he felt while working on the project. Then there's about a 15 minute video slideshow of the photos from the curator's book. Then you pass around three artifacts from Ground Zero. The first and second artifacts are crosses and Jewish stars the recovery workers cut from the steel salvaged from the site, and the third is a piece of glass from the WTC recovered at the scene (glass was very rare in the rubble --most of it turned back into sand from the heat). Then, you have about one hour to walk around the room, using your "TourMate" headphone systems. There are framed blow-ups of the photos you have just seen in the video, and each one is numbered, and you punch in the number on the TourMate and hear a brief story about each photo. There are also some other artifacts (calculators, calendars, clocks) which are also numbered and you can do the same for those.
All in all, an interesting way to learn about the WTC recovery efforts. Also, the workshop is located in the Meatpacking District, a burgeoning interesting neighborhood. Recommend walking down the street to the High LIne park after your tour. If you can't make the tour, might want to consider buying the book with the photographs. |
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Great exhibit
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| Sat, Oct 10, 09 1:00 PM |
EdgarChen |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| It needs to be expanded... |
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A MUST SEE!!!
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| Sat, Oct 10, 09 1:00 PM |
wrigobon |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| An incredibly rewarding few hours.. Gary's spirit and passion ooze out of the walls of this very special place. If you visit New York you must come. Be prepared to relive some of the raw emotions of 9/11. You will also be uplifted by the photos and stories of the many heroes of that day.
Bravo Gary and thank you for letting us share the experiences and insights that were granted only to you.. |
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Best 2 hour spent in Manhattan
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| Fri, Oct 9, 09 1:00 PM |
mscorby |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| This must be the best 2 hour that we have spent in Manhattan. I was lucky enough not to lose any friends in the 9/11 attack but through the photos, narration etc. I could fully understand the pain of those who did, the heroic actions of the rescuers and why this was an attack on mankind, on freedom and on the very ideals that we all believe in. It was definitely a very moving experience and worth every cent. |
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Very touching!
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| Fri, Oct 9, 09 11:00 AM |
DougCampbell |
Female |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We were on our first visit to New York City and this museum was on the top of our list of things to do. It was well worth attending. We came out of the museum feeling very touched by everything that we saw. |
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OUTSTANDING & INFORMATIVE
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| Mon, Oct 5, 09 12:00 PM |
DTPoland |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The size fo the display was very appropriate for portraying the impact of the 9/11 attack on individuals. |
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Not to be missed
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| Sun, Oct 4, 09 2:00 PM |
morelli |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My husband & I are visiting NY from Melbourne, Australia and like all Australian's we were effected by the events of 9/11 and wanted to see the site and learn a little more about it. The museum/workshop is unique and we were lucky enough to be there on a day when Gary was there which made it even more touching for us. The photographs and artifacts were incredible and although the visit atmosphere was one of extreme sadness and horror you still feel a sense of closeness and an enormous bonding with everyone. I think if I had lost a loved one on 9/11 I would feel a sense of peace and comfort. It must have been an incredible situation for Gary but all his photographs and artifacts are shown with such high regard and respect for every situation and person involved. I was moved to tears by some of the touching moments, as was my husband, but when we left we didn't feel depressed, we didn't speak about it for some time, but we both were very glad that we had visited the museum/workshop. I purchased the book and Gary was kind enough to sign it for me and I will treasure it for always. It will stand pride of place in a special place in my home in Melbourne. Thank you for allowing us to share this with you. |
