| Last updated on January 9, 2008 |
Tribute WTC Visitor Center offers visitors to the World Trade Center site a place where they can connect with people from the September 11th community. Through walking tours, exhibits and programs, the Tribute WTC Visitor Center offers "Person to Person History," linking visitors who want to understand and appreciate these historic events with those who experienced them.
Description:
The Tribute Center aims to present many diverse points of view in order to give visitors a sense of the broad impact of the tragedy of September 11th. In addition to describing the terrible human toll, it is important to tell the story of residents who were displaced for months, businesses that were shut down and the extraordinarily powerful stories of people's resilience and the generosity of spirit that filled the city after 9/11.
The telling of these stories began with the development of the Walking Tour program. Now, more than 200 volunteers guide visitors around the site, each sharing his or her own unique experience. The stories told inside Tribute Center are also based on personal experiences. Exhibit film and text are based on over 300 oral histories collected over two years. All of the information is transmitted in first-person voice, by those who experienced 9/11.
History:
Tribute WTC Visitor Center is a project of the September 11th Families' Association, a 501(C)3 non-profit corporation. The organization was created by Marian Fontana, Fire Department families and others in the immediate aftermath of September 11th. The mission was to establish a viable communications network for families of victims of February 26, 1993 and September 11, 2001. Respected and trusted, the Association grew, providing information resources. The Association publishes newsletters devoted to important issues of interest to the entire 9/11 community, (survivors, residents, recovery workers, volunteers and family members). In 2004 the Association broadened its mission to create Tribute, a place where members of the September 11th community could connect with each other and with the thousands of visitors who come daily to the World Trade Center site.
Contact people:
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Rachael Grygorcewicz, Volunteer Manager, (212) 422-3520 ext 118, (email)
Thandiwe Lewis, Volunteer Coordinator, (212) 422-3520 ext 122, (email)
Savrithi Nair, Volunteer Coordinator, (212) 393-9160 ext 133, (email) |
Office fax number: (212) 422-3588
Address:
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120 Liberty Street
New York , NY 10006
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Web Site: http://www.tributewtc.org
Directions:
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You can take the A and C trains to Broadway/Nassau or the E train to World Trade Center. You can also take the 2, 3, 4, 5, J, M, or Z trains to Fulton Street or the R and. . . (more)
Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Fulton Street Stop ,
Walk distance (in minutes): 5 min |
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