National September 11 Memorial Museum — National September 11 Memorial & Museum
The National September 11 Memorial Museum, an underground history museum at the World Trade Center site in New York City, was dedicated May 15, 2014 and opened to the public May 21, 2014; architecture by Davis Brody Bond, exhibition design by Thinc Design and Layman Design, media design by Local Projects, and AV integration by Electrosonic.
| Venue | National September 11 Memorial & Museum |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Building |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2014 |
| Technologies | oral history platform, touchscreen interactives, projection |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Davis Brody Bond | Architecture | Design architect for the underground Memorial Museum |
| Thinc Design | Exhibit Design | Lead exhibition designer for the Memorial Museum, with Local Projects |
| layman-design | Exhibit Design | Historical exhibition design, brought on 2010 |
| Local Projects | Media Design & Software | Oral history platform built from first-person accounts of survivors, first responders, and witnesses |
| C&G Partners | Environmental Graphics & Wayfinding | Wayfinding signage and environmental graphics for the site |
| Electrosonic | AV Integration | AV and interactive technology systems, ~1,000 AV devices, 64 projectors |
| Design and Production Incorporated | Fabrication | Exhibit fabrication and installation: artifact cases, platforms, flooring, wall finishes, lighting hardware |
| Hadley Exhibits | Fabrication | Fabricated a 12-ft-tall memorial wall mounting photo portraits of the nearly 3,000 victims in steel and acrylic, per Buffalo News |
| Eos Lightmedia | Lighting Design | Contracted to supply, install, and focus the majority of the exhibit lighting for the museum, per Eos Lightmedia's own project page. |
| Fisher Marantz Stone | Lighting Design | Wayfinding through the museum, dramatic emphasis to artifact and architecture |
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_September_11_Memorial_%26_Museum
- https://www.thincdesign.com/project/911-memorial-and-museum
- https://localprojects.com/work/interactive-installations/a-museum-of-collective-memory/
- https://www.davisbrodybond.com/national-september-11-memorial-museum
- https://www.electrosonic.com/projects/national-september-11-memorial-and-museum
- https://www.lizkidera.com/layman-design
- https://buffalonews.com/news/9-11-museum-exhibits-more-than-just-a-job-for-local-firm/article_dcbfb1b1-8c10-560e-8673-7145657f14ad.html
- https://www.eoslightmedia.com/work/5