National Building Museum
 

Legacies of the World Trade Center

Date:
Monday, September 27, 2021
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Twin Towers at WTCThis month marks the 20-year anniversary of the destruction of the World Trade Center’s iconic Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. This site in New York City’s Lower Manhattan, has had a very rich history. When completed in 1973, the Twin Towers replaced a viable neighborhood and were widely disliked and for many, became a symbol of American imperialism. Their destruction, brought a kind of horror not previously seen in the United States, and triggered years of wars and political instability in distant countries. MacArthur Fellows Ben Katchor, a cartoonist and keen observer of New York City, and Camilo José Vergara, photographer and sociologist, offer their personal experiences and insights on one of the most discussed urban districts in the United States. The program is moderated by Elihu Rubin, associate professor of architecture, urbanism, and American studies at Yale.

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This program is supported by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

This program complements the Museum’s latest collaboration with Vergara in the exhibition The Towers of the WTC: 51 Years of Photographs by Camilo José Vergara, on view at the National Building Museum through March 6, 2022.

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closed captioning is available for this program

Image: Twin Towers at the World Trade Center. Photo copyright Camilo Jose Vergara.   

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