Blue Tile Wall 9 11 Museum

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.

Blue tile wall 9 11 museum.

Each a different unique shade of blue. Thursday and friday 12 to 7 p m. These words are part of a larger art installation in the 9 11 memorial museum created in 2014 by artist spencer finch titled trying to remember the color of the sky on that september morning the installation is the focal point for memorial hall the area between the two main exhibitions at bedrock in the museum. 9 11 memorial open daily.

9 11 memorial museum open thursday monday. 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. 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. Saturday to monday 10 a m.

Inspired by the day s clear skies the piece has one blue square for each victim. The newly opened 9 11 museum features just one artwork from spencer finch. 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 impact was complete like a flood of water over a wall.

The blue tiles are from artists memories of how blue the sky was on 9 11. 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. The paper an echo of the fallen paper on 9 11 and the missing posters that appeared everywhere.

Get tickets museum store. The artist spencer finch commissioned by the national september 11 memorial museum has created a skyscape of as many hues as lives lost at ground zero. Thursday and friday 12 to 7 p m. The national 9 11 memorial museum new york city picture.