9/11 Museum has a gift shop (1 Viewer)

[Leroy Hoard]

Sunny and 85 today, wearing my 9/11 cargo shorts.

Before leaving the house check your zipper.

Never forget.

 

[RUSF18]

The 9/11 Memorial was open last year. There were off-site gift shop - not part of the site.

The 9/11 Museum has been open a few days. The 9/11 Museum gift shop - on site - opened a few days ago.

The site is the final resting spot for 8,000 unidentified body parts of 9/11 victims. This ism't some quirky pedantic distinction, Aaron. It's kind of important to the folks who were a little closer than you were 13 years ago or today.

FTR I found the Memorial to be very simple and beautiful and powerful. I was unprepared for how overwhelming it is.

I have not been to the Museum, and likely never will be. I wish they would have stopped with the Memorial. But the victims families wanted one. Now the victims families are unhappy people treat it like an attraction and not a memorial. Oh, wait...

So, it's ok for the Memorial to have a gift shop? Was that news last year? Were people outraged about it too?

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That should be more offensive to you. Off site implies no affiliation with the memorial, so that money is ending up in someone's pocket. On site means it's going to support the ongoing operations of the museum.

 

[BobbyLayne]

The 9/11 Memorial was open last year. There were off-site gift shop - not part of the site.

The 9/11 Museum has been open a few days. The 9/11 Museum gift shop - on site - opened a few days ago.

The site is the final resting spot for 8,000 unidentified body parts of 9/11 victims. This ism't some quirky pedantic distinction, Aaron. It's kind of important to the folks who were a little closer than you were 13 years ago or today.

FTR I found the Memorial to be very simple and beautiful and powerful. I was unprepared for how overwhelming it is.

I have not been to the Museum, and likely never will be. I wish they would have stopped with the Memorial. But the victims families wanted one. Now the victims families are unhappy people treat it like an attraction and not a memorial. Oh, wait...

So, it's ok for the Memorial to have a gift shop? Was that news last year? Were people outraged about it too?

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That should be more offensive to you. Off site implies no affiliation with the memorial, so that money is ending up in someone's pocket. On site means it's going to support the ongoing operations of the museum.

Oh, hey...don't have time to read a page and a half? No problem. Knuckle dragger thought part of the museum opened last year. A few of us pointed our the Memorial opened last year. One difference is the Memorial doesn't have a gift shop, though there is an official one several hundred feet to the east/NE where you pick up your tickets. The Museum has a gift shop on site.

That's all. Apparently Fox News and the NY Post think it's outrageous. I don't find it "disgusting". I won't be going to the Museum; I was at 39 Broadway that day, once is enough.

I did take my son, a h.s Sophomore, to the Memorial last month. It was very powerful, moving and - for me - a bit overwhelming.

 

[shadyridr]

How about this?

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/9-11-museum-bosses-defend-party-article-1.1800542

I'll wait until Aaron chimes in that he attended a cocktail party there last year

 

[TheIronSheik]

I imagine that the terrorists love to hear news of all of this 10+ years out. Americans mad at other Americans? This attack was probably more successful than they had ever thought. :(

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Nice people in NY I see. Stay classy, guys.

 

[Parrothead]

I imagine that the terrorists love to hear news of all of this 10+ years out. Americans mad at other Americans? This attack was probably more successful than they had ever thought. :(

we should send them commemorative shot glasses from the gift shop

 

[Rayderr]

The Museum might want to reconsider selling CDs in the gift shop. This might be considered offensive.

 

[Fennis]

How about this?

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/9-11-museum-bosses-defend-party-article-1.1800542

I'll wait until Aaron chimes in that he attended a cocktail party there last year

People seem to be having a very difficult time with the concept of a museum.

 

[McGarnicle]

How about this?

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/9-11-museum-bosses-defend-party-article-1.1800542

I'll wait until Aaron chimes in that he attended a cocktail party there last year

People seem to be having a very difficult time with the concept of a museum.

Or being outraged by stuff is now actually a paid gig.