9/11 Memorial Museum Opens In New York

Survivors, rescuers and victims' relatives have gathered at Ground Zero in New York to commemorate the opening of the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

President Barack Obama took part in the dedication ceremony, saying the museum was "a sacred place of healing and of hope". 

He said: "Here at this memorial, this museum, we come together to stand in the footprints of two mighty towers graced by the touch of eternal waters.

"We look into the face of nearly 3,000 souls. We can touch their names and hear their voices.

"Here, we tell their stories so that generations yet to be born never forget."

Mr Obama toured the museum with former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg

The president recounted how one man, 24-year-old Welles Crowther, sacrificed his life so that others could escape the burning World Trade Center.

He said: "In those awful moments after the South Tower was hit some of the injured huddled in the wreckage of the 78th floor.

The museum at Ground Zero opens to the public on May 21

"The fire was spreading, the air was filled with smoke, it was dark and they could barely see, and it seemed as if there was no way out.

"Then came a voice, clear and calm, saying he had found the stairs."

It was Mr Crowther, known only to those he helped save by the red bandana he wore that day.

A replica of that red bandana is now one of more than 10,000 artefacts on display at the museum, which is located 70ft underground and traces the foundations of the fallen twin towers.

The 110,000 sq ft exhibition also includes 23,000 still images, 500 hours of video and film, and nearly 2,000 oral histories on the events of that day.

Prior to ceremony, Mr Obama toured the expansive hall with former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

First lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also toured the museum.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was also on-hand for Thursday's dedication, along with current Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

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