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Author: Alice M. Greenwald ,
Clifford Chanin ,
Michael R. Bloomberg ,
National 9/11 Memorial Museum
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Imprint: Skira Rizzoli
Dimensions:
Width: 22.40cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 31.00cm
Weight: 0.947kg
ISBN: 9780847841332
ISBN 10: 0847841332
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 10 September 2013
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The 9/11 Memorial Museum is still a construction site, its giant artifacts sheathed in plastic and its exhibits not yet installed. But the museum on Tuesday will release a preview of sorts--a book of photos and essays telling the stories behind 28 objects from the museum's collection. The book, published by Skira Rizzoli, is intended to serve both as a companion guide for visitors to the museum, scheduled to open in spring 2014, and as a stand-alone title that allows readers to become intimately acquainted with artifacts that are heavy with emotional and historical meaning. The objects range in size from matchbooks offering a reward for Osama bin Laden to the slurry wall that withstood the collapse of the World Trade Center and held back the Hudson River. In many cases, the essays--written by museum staff members--describe not only the people behind the objects, but the journey the artifacts made before becoming part of the museum's collection. These stories shed light on the formation of the museum itself. The Wall Street Journal The Stories They Tell is a poignant, powerful collection of photos of artifacts and exhibits from the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. It's a moving tribute to the events, victims, heroes, and emotions of the fateful day in 2001 that changed America forever. American Profile As a preview of what visitors will see once the museum opens, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum will release The Stories They Tell, a 160-page photo book (with a foreword by Mayor Bloomberg) that provides a look at some of the artifacts in its collection. Each item is accompanied by an essay explaining its significance and history; the back stories of the seemingly commonplace items, such as a red bandana or a dog's leash, are by turns inspiring and tragic. These are very difficult stories for [people] to tell, because many of the objects are so closely linked to a loved one or a friend who was killed, explains Clifford
Author Information
Alice M. Greenwald is the director of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Clifford Chanin is the director of Education and Public Programming at the museum. Michael R. Bloomberg is the 108th mayor of New York City and chairman of the board of directors of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
