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Part of New Jersey commemoration of 10th anniversary
BY TOM HESTER SR.
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
As part of the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, New Jersey’s 9/11 exhibit has opened at the State Museum in Trenton.
The exhibit, “Remember 9/11: Reflections and Memories from New Jersey,” includes fragments of World Trade Center steel, along with digital archival footage and personal artifacts such as a car belonging to one of New Jersey’s nearly 700 victims.
The “Remember 9/11” exhibit runs through Sept. 12, 2012. It revolves around New Jersey's reflections and responses to 9/11 and includes artifacts conveying the human dimensions and enormity of the attacks, complete with oral histories from 9/11 families, survivors, rescue workers and volunteers.
On display is steel from the World Trade Center, including beams and other pieces from both towers’ impact zones. The exhibit includes crushed furniture from World Trade Center offices and damaged railroad tracks from the PATH station.
“The opening of ‘Remember 9/11’ will coincide with the beginning of the new school year,” Museum Director Anthony Gardner said. He has a personal connection to 9/11, his brother, Harvey Joseph Gardner III, was a victim of the attacks. “The State Museum will offer several new educational programs throughout the academic year to help teachers educate and inspire their students with New Jersey’s 9/11 story.”
“Remember the sons and daughters of 9/11,” Gov. Chris Christie said. “That’s the best thing you can do this week. Keep in the forefront of your minds the people who lost someone who cannot be replaced: a mother, a father, a son, a daughter. This exhibit is another way to honor those who were lost 10 years ago this week.”
A 9/11 commemoration committee co-chaired by Bernie Flynn of New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group and Kevin Tylus of PNC Bank raised $280,000 to finance the exhibition.
The museum is located at 205 West State St. within a block of the Statehouse. Its hours are 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The museum is closed on Monday and holidays. There is no charge to enter.
