When: through September 11, 2011
Note: this display is open only from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
This is the first time I've been to an exhibit with a line for entry. The line was fairly long, and I was there on a weekday. I can only imagine that weekend lines will be much longer. It took about 15 minutes to get into the room with the artifacts on display, although it doesn't take very long to look at them. Obviously, it's not a very pleasant display, and there's not a lot of conversation among the visitors. Tissues are made available for anyone whose emotions require them.
The items on display are all connected to the attacks on 9/11. One table contained things from New York, one table has items from the Pentagon, and one table has items from Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A fourth table contains items from the Department of Homeland Security, showing how things are different now than they were 10 years ago.
In addition to the display, there are two videos playing in a small room off the exhibit area. I didn't stay to watch those, as I was under a tight time constraint, but they seemed popular with other visitors.
I'm not sure why the exhibit is only up for such a short time - based on the crowd that was there when I visited, I think viewership would have justified a longer period. It is a very labor-intensive exhibit; at least half a dozen museum workers were there, so perhaps they just don't have the employees/volunteers to manage anything longer.
Verdict: At this point, your only chance to see this display is tomorrow. If you go, expect the lines to be terrifically long. Frankly, I plan to spend the day holed up at home, but if you want to go downtown, this is a worthy destination.
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