The Ground Zero Museum Workshop offers the visitors an opportunity to see 80 photos taken at the time of the Ground Zero recovery efforts and visitors can see select artifacts amassed during the recovery.
The Official Photographer was Gary Marlon Suson of the Uniformed Firefighters Association.
He was also the founder of the Ground Zero Museum Workshop and was the only authorized person to take photographs at this museum during the 11 months recovery effort.
Admission Prices & Tour details
Admission prices to the Ground Zero Museum Workshop are adults $25, seniors and Children $19, family members of 9/11 victims is free.
The working hours of this museum is a 2 hour tour and is only on advance reservations. The tour details are Monday noon and 2 pm, closed on Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 11 am and 1pm and an additional tour is on Saturday at 3 pm and on Sundays noon and 2 pm tour.
Things to Know about the workshop
• This Ground Zero Workshop is sited in the Meatpacking District.
• A portion of this workshop is contributed to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and FDNY - Firefighter Joe Graffagnino Children's Fund.
Visiting the Ground Zero Museum Workshop starts with a film featuring photographs and interview with the founder Gary Marlon Suson for 15 minutes. After this film, a tour guides presents important photos and artifacts that the visitors can hold a cross or Star of David from the remnants of the World Trade Center and also hold some rare pieces of window glass that have survived the Twin Towers collapse.
Visitors are let free to explore the artifacts and photos in association with a self-guided audio tour.
As the official photographer, Suson captured moving moments as well as document aspects and presented it in the Ground Zero Recovery so that the common public could view, else there would have been no other way of knowing these significant things. Most photos have recorded audio commentary revealing deep stories of the artifacts and photos.
There are interesting stories about the recovery and the stories of firefighters searching their families on September 11th.
The staff here is doing a wonderful job by creating comfortable environment for visitors to experience the emotions that arise in this visit by making comfortable couches to sit, offering tissues and also chocolates.
Apart from the striking images, there are artifacts, items worn by the recovery workers, the digging tools actually used and rare video footage of the World Trade Inside.
