Blue Tile Wall 9 11 Museum

The impact was complete like a flood of water over a wall.

Blue tile wall 9 11 museum.

Saturday to monday 10 a m. Many of us who were living in manhattan on september 11 2001 feel no urgent need to visit the 9 11 memorial museum that opened last month. Each a different unique shade of blue. Thursday and friday 12 to 7 p m.

Thursday and friday 12 to 7 p m. The paper an echo of the fallen paper on 9 11 and the missing posters that appeared everywhere. Saturday to wednesday 10 a m. On display are a quote from roman poet virgil and a mosaic of nearly 3 000 blue tiles that signify the clear blue sky on the morning of 9 11 adding to the poignancy of the museum.

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The blue tiles are from artists memories of how blue the sky was on 9 11. In fact a neighbor of mine in new jersey whose son perished in the attacks has literally not gone into manhattan since although it s a 45 minute train commute made by thousands of people every day. The newly opened 9 11 museum features just one artwork from spencer finch. And then i read the description of the piece trying to remember the color of the sky that september morning 2983 water color paper squares.

A repository for the remains of 9 11 victims under the jurisdiction of the office of chief medical examiner of the city of new york ocme is located at bedrock at the world trade center site. Inspired by the day s clear skies the piece has one blue square for each victim. The 9 11 memorial museum is comprised of three basic materials concrete aluminum and wood all of which are intended to evoke both the raw character of the site and the period of recovery. The repository provides a dignified and reverential setting for the unidentified and unclaimed remains of the world trade center victims as.