The National September 11 Memorial Museum has opened its doors to the public in New York.<br /><br />Located at the spot that became known as Ground Zero following the terrorist attacks in 2001, it aims to honour the dead while at the same time presenting a history of the event that killed them.<br /><br />A large number of artefacts are on display – from wrecked columns that once held the Twin Towers in place to personal possessions like shattered reading glasses.<br /><br />Todd Fine, a visitor from Washington DC said: “The museum is emotionally overwhelming. I mean it’s explosions, people jumping out of buildings, it’s raw. It is part of our lives. I don’t know if I am even prepared to deal with it. I mean, you’re going to be crying in the museum. I cried on several occasions.”<br /><br />To mark the public opening of the museum a US flag, which was hanging from a building near the World Trade Center on September 11 2001 and found in the days that followed the attack, was unfurled by members of the city’s police and fire departments.
