Description

In December, 2001, Congress designated the Smithsonian American History Museum as the national repository of September 11 collections. The exhibit “September 11: Remembrance and Reflection” displayed more than 50 objects recovered from New York, the Pentagon, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and recent acquisitions from the Transportation Security Administration in a nine-day open exhibit program. At a news conference at a donation ceremony for the TSA artifacts, officials gave the press a preview of the artifacts.