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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
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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. |
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Intellectual, Emotional, and Spiritual Connection
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| Fri, Nov 10, 06 11:30 AM |
resmen |
Male |
60-69 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| From two days after 9/11/01 to every year since, I have visited and photographed Ground Zero. I thought I knew and felt everything about that fateful day until my visit to the Ground Zero Museum. I had recently visited the Tribute Center, where I was moved and more enlightened than I had been before. My visit to the Ground Zero Museum was beyond anything I had experienced, known, or felt. It was an intimate and amazing display and narration of the rescue effort and all those connected to it. I was lucky enough to have Gary Marlon Suson, in person, who photographed the rescue effort for nine months, guide us through his unique and emotional journey, punctuating his visuals with his stories and artifacts. To be able to touch and hold these artifacts formed an intense and emotional connection to the recovery effort, the rescuers, and all the victims and their families. From the crosses cut out of the mangled, steel beams to the electric clock that stopped at 10:02 and 14 seconds (the exact time the South Tower fell) , was an out-of-body connection that cannot be described in words. You really have to be there. This exhibit is a "MUST" for every human being as an intellectual, emotional, and spiritual connector to humanity's good that rises from the bad.
My female (age 50-59) companion's review is as follows:
Ground Zero Museum Workshop is Inspirational
I found this experience to be truly worthwhile. As a resident of New York, needless to say, the events of 9/11 will stay with me forever. I continue to visit Ground Zero, as I am still coming to grips with what happened on that horrible day. I had no idea that Gary Marlon Suson had been asked to photograph the recovery effort until I heard about this museum. To be able to meet him and have him share his experiences with our group is something I will always remember. His photographs and artifacts are amazing, and his story needs to be told. I would highly recommend this workshop tour to everyone. I enthusiastically have been spreading the word. |
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Amazing Experience
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| Fri, Nov 10, 06 11:30 AM |
bacardi1 |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| What an amazing experience and i would 100% recommend that anyone considering going to The Ground Zero Workshop should definately go. Gary Marlon Suson was our guide and he was absolutely fantastic. He explained eveything from the heart. It was the most moving and powerful experience i have ever been a part of. I also purchased the book which Gary personally signed and this to shows the scenes in so much detail, I also felt that where the money was going to charity was superb to. Also even the toilet was beautifully set out!! Since being back home i have told all my friends and family about the time i spent in the Workshop and have fully recommended when any of them travel to New York that this attraction is a must. Every penny spent was worth every second spent in the Workshop.
The motto "Never Forget" is the most fitting tribute. |
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A place of healing..
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| Fri, Nov 10, 06 11:30 AM |
normandmargi |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| When I returned home from several weeks of volunteering in a respite center at Ground Zero in 2001, I was desperate to make my husband understand what I felt. After five years, he finally "gets it" because of this wonderful place. My husband told me that it was the best place we could have visited for him to get a real sense of what I saw and went through while I was serving the rescue/recovery workers. Thank you, Gary, from the bottom of my heart. You have created a beautiful tribute. I feel more healed after visiting your museum and talking to you than I have in all of the five years that have passed since I've returned home. I can't thank you enough and look forward to returning with friends and family soon. |
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Excellent Intimate Tour
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| Thu, Nov 9, 06 11:30 AM |
lauralocicer |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| The musuem is a nice, intimate area which gives you the ability to get a real feel for the events that occured during the massive clean-up of Ground Zero. It was a nice place to visit and is very recommended. |
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A one of a kind experience
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| Wed, Nov 8, 06 4:30 PM |
stevos |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| As a firefighter returning after 9-11, I was deeply moved and appreciative of Gary Suson's work. The sharing of his experience at ground zero is something all of us should see so we may heal but "never foget " |
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Intimate and thoughtful exhibit
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| Tue, Nov 7, 06 11:30 AM |
alanger18 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Individual |
| Gary Marlon Suson's emotionally charged photographs combine with an impressive collection of artifacts from Ground Zero to create a sense of immediacy and intimacy, propellling the visitor into the heart of the Recovery effort. Suson's small gallery space contributes to the effectiveness of the visitor experience, humanizing and personalizing the visitor's encounter with this surreal time and space. The visitor is left with a deeper understanding of one man's experience of the Ground Zero Recovery, but this one experience is illustrated with an eye for the universal. |
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Thank Goodness for Gary
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| Thu, Nov 2, 06 11:30 AM |
ellen9369 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I am a transplanted New Yorker who witnessed the horrific events of September 11 from my television screen many states away. Visiting Gary Suson's museum workshop was a gratifying, sad reminder of something we need never forget. His photographs captured a myriad of emotions, they brought me right to the time and place - on a very personal level. There was plenty of background information and many specific stories that helped me pinpoint my vague grief. The artifacts only made it all the more real. This was an extremely cathartic experience, made even better by the fact that Gary was there to be our guide. |
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Not to be missed.
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| Tue, Oct 31, 06 11:30 AM |
lguttman |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
| …An extraordinary tribute to the victims and survivors of 9-11.
Photographer Gary Marlon Suson guides you through his personal experience as well as the stories of many others who were affected by this tragic event. Through photographs, video, tangible objects and a self guided audio tour, the museum will bring you right back to that tragic day. A very moving experience - it’s a must see museum for both NY natives and visitors.
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