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The Ground Zero Museum

A Must-do When in New York City

By Jenn Director Knudsen

The museum today gets up to 100 visitors a day, but Suson hopes for many more, as well as a major corporate donor to keep the museum from "barely scraping by" as it is, Suson says.

Very optimistic about his museum's future, Suson says it is "the newest and hottest museum in New York and should be included on a to-do list with the MOMA and Met."

And it's received rave reviews, not only by the media, but also by those who've been there.

"Mr. Suson's images are a moving reminder of the sacrifices endured by the firefighters of New York and their unwavering sense of duty and brotherhood," Scott Carrigan and Kristie Anderson of Exeter, N.H., wrote in the museum's guestbook, which also includes entries from Italian, Danish and English tourists. "This museum is remarkable and well worth the trip." 

Already an accomplished photographer at a young age, Suson in high school won the Kodak Medallion for his photo of a boy at a White Sox baseball game. Part of his prize was to have the picture flown to and displayed at the WTC.

"Who knew I'd document [the recovery effort] where my first winning image was displayed," Suson says. "As caretaker of this important collection, I feel the responsibility to make sure that the world never forgets."

Photo credits: Gary Marlon Suson, Official Photographer at Ground Zero, UFA/UFOA, Property of Ground Zero Museum Workshop, New York