Ground Zero Museum Workshop Tour

The museum was better than we imagined. It was inspiring, inciteful & fillled with stories of hope. I brought family members age 15 to 23 and they listened many times over to the tapes. The tour guides was warm and educational. The shower curtain was the biggest surprise.

Smaller than what we expected (one room). Although small in size, it was full of information, personal stories, artifacts. It was appropriate for our 2 children ages 10 & 7. Definitely recommend visiting the museum BEFORE visiting the 9/11 memorial site. We spent approximately 90 minutes at the museum.

What a wonderful way to acknowledge such an awful event - our tour guide was fantastic and I appreciated the time and detail that she went into explaining the photos and objects from the Towers. The photos really show the aftermath of Sept 11 in a poignant and moving way - I also was glad that they do now show the planes hitting the towers - that imagery should not be shown anywhere. We told other tourists about the Museum and advised that if they wanted to get a real sense of what the firefighters and rescue teams did during the days and months after the disaster, then this tour is one that must be taken.

Our family (two adults and two teens) really enjoyed our time at this museum. It is beautifully and simply put together. So much information is provided about that fateful day. The pictures and stiries are so touching, and the objects and artifacts are interesting to see and even touch. We recommend this museum!

The intimate setting enables the viewer to experience the photos and artifacts on a deeper level than a traditional museum setting. The setting has the feel of a one man art exhibit moreso than a "museum".

This workshop tour was very low key and intimate experience, which had a huge impact on us. Leave plenty of time as the tour totally encapsulates you. The location is not obvious with no clear identification, however you will be meeted and greeted by one of the guides who then takes you into what looks like someone's apartment. We highly recommend that you visit before you go to the 9/11 memorial as you will obtain a better understanding of this immense tragedy.

The Ground Zero Museum Workshop grew from a desire to help the public connect with the people and stories of 9/11; those lost in the tragedy and those who came later--the recovery workers--whose task it was to find and hopefully bring closures to the affected families. Gary Marlon Suson's incredible photographic collection and associated audio commentary, situated within this small, intimate museum, certainly does that. At once heartbreaking and heartwarming, the museum workshop is a must-see.

I highly recommend this experience for anyone who has never visited the World Trade Center Cite. It's an excellent way to get a feel for what happened there through the many artifacts and photographs with detailed explanation. The personal accounts and stories coupled with the photos were very moving, but in a way that honored the victims, responders, and workers. I was impressed that it was done in such an uplifting manner so that you could feel the emotion but still leave with a sense of hope. We had a variety of people in our group ranging from seniors to age 10 and each took something lasting from the exhibit.

An interesting museum but not what was expected, the venue is not near the sight and it is an extremley personal view. Never the less it does show how this horrific act brought a nation together. There were four people in our party and all four of us were affected by the workshop.

This was a fascinating, intimate and detailed look at the immediate aftermath of the events on 9/11 in NYC. This photographer had exclusive access to the space and the people involved in recovery and cleanup, bringing us "inside" the site in a way I'd not experienced. The personal nature of the photos, the hands-on aspect of the artifacts and the firsthand descriptions during the audio tour made this a very powerful experience I'd recommend to anyone.