NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO GIFT A SELECTION OF OBJECTS FROM ITS 9/11 COLLECTION TO THE NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL MUSEUM

The New-York Historical Society announced today that it will donate six objects from its September 11 collection to the National September 11 Memorial Museum. These six artifacts are among 20 objects loaned to the museum for its inaugural display and include objects both large and small—from a damaged NYPD vehicle door to “thank you” signs from the Ground Zero recovery effort.   In keeping with its founding mission, almost immediately following the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the New-York Historical Society committed its resources to compiling, cataloging, and