VAN BUREN — The Tunnel to Towers 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit will be on display at Van Buren Schools. It will only be open to the public from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Oct. 12.
The NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit is an 83-foot tractor-trailer that transforms into a 1,100-square-foot museum space. Visitors to the Mobile Exhibit will see artifacts from Ground Zero, including World Trade Center steel, pieces of the marble lobby floor, and the aluminum façade.
The exhibit features videos, 9/11 dispatch audio, and a tribute to the first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice on 9/11 and those who have lost their lives since due to 9/11-related illnesses.
Tours of the exhibit are conducted by retired New York City firefighters and first responders who responded to Ground Zero. These witnesses to history share their experiences and memories of what they saw on 9/11 and the days and weeks that followed.
Van Buren Middle School teacher Jack Marshall, who was integral in bringing the exhibit to Van Buren, said, “We all know that experience is the best teacher. The tragedy of 9/11 only happened 23 years ago, but none of our students were born yet. Even some of our newest teachers have no memory of these events that have had such a profound effect on so many parts of our daily lives. This exhibit gives our students and community the best possible experience we can bring to them so they can have a connection that helps us as a community and nation to never forget.”
The exhibit will be open to students on Oct. 10-11.
Van Buren Schools is located at 217 S. Main St.
