9/11 museum opens

THE 9/11 Memorial
Museum in New York
opened its doors to the
public on May 21.
The museum
commemorates the
victims who died during
the 9/11 attack and also
pays tribute to the Ground
Zero rescue and recovery
workers who worked in the
aftermath of the event.
The museum, which cost
US$700m (R7,3bn) to
complete, is 21 metres
underground and traces
the original foundations of
the fallen Twin Towers.
The 10 000 sqm
exhibition includes
23 000 images, 500
hours of video and film
and nearly 2 000 oral
histories on the events of
that day.
The entrance fee is $24
(R250) per person.