re: #168 lawhawk

Tomorrow, the National 9/11 Museum is being dedicated. President Obama and other politicos and community leaders will be in attendance. Families will be present as well.

I’m rather torn about the whole thing. I’ve long believed the museum should be free - and under NPS control, rather than the 9/11 Museum and Memorial Foundation. Instead, they’re going to be charging for admissions, which I think is the wrong approach for this significant site, its relevance to history, and protecting the site generally.

I have yet to trek to the memorial as well (given that I’ve ridden PATH since shortly after service was restored in 2003, I’ve seen the site built up from the inside out, and have not appreciated the fact that I simply couldn’t go when I wanted to but had to get passes to enter. That’s supposed to change once the museum opens, so we’ll see. I might get over the memorial at some point later this spring/summer.

Well, WTC were commercial bldgs when they were hit, so it’s not surprising that admission is being charged—someone is going to pay and it will be the public. I’m not really sure that the Natl Parks Service would get involved in what is essentially a commercial enterprise, even if it is supposed to be a “memorial”. If it had been a govt bldg, it would be a sure thing.