9/11 Museum unveils exhibition for generation too young to remember the attacks: 'Called everybody to lead'

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept.11 terrorist attacks by unveiling a new exhibition exploring the legacy of service inspired by that day and preserving its history for the next generation.In Their Honor: 25 Years of 9/11 Inspired Service highlights how 9/11 inspired thousands of Americans to serve their communities and country in the years that followed."So many people who visit the museum or who are interested in learning about 9/11 are too young to remember themselves, and one of the stories that they don't necessarily realize when they start to encounter the history of 9/11 is how much it changed the arc of people's lives," 9/11 Memorial and Museum President and CEO Elizabeth L.

Hillman told Fox News Digital.The exhibition features artifacts, interactive displays, and firsthand accounts from those who turned the tragedy into a lifetime of service, including military members, first responders, volunteers, educators, and victims' families.AMERICA’S HEARTLAND COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH 9/11 HISTORY AS 25TH ANNIVERSARY NEARSA boy points towards the center of the reflecting pool at the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York, US, on Sunday, Sept.11, 2022.

Today marks the 21st anniversary of the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks where four hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field and brought nearly 3,000 people to their deaths.

(Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Hillman said the exhibition's "signature artifact" is Feathers of the Phoenix , a 15-foot papier-mâché sculpture created by children who lost loved ones on 9/11 while attending America's Camp."The reason I think that's the best artifact to talk about the entire exhibition is that those young people have grown up, and the exhibition is about what they decided to do in the wake of that loss they suffered on 9/11," she said.Outside the exhibition, the museum also offers a free digital learning experience...