9/11 and Downtown Memorials NYC Walking Tour

In this tour, I will take you to the 9/11 memorial, and less well-known memorials around that area: the Sphere, and America's Response Monument in Liberty Plaza, the Irish Hunger memorial, a piece of the Berlin Wall, and St Paul's Chapel to see artifacts collected during the tragic events of 9/11. As a former professor in public art, I will speak about the different traditions in design approach to memorials, and what those can teach us about ourselves. I will talk about how memorials are a telling of history, and discuss how their designs can focus on particular issues. Along the way, we'll stop for refreshments at Brookfield Place (it also has bathrooms!), walk along the Hudson river which offers great views of Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, and walk through the Oculus, a new transportation hub and an architectural jewel.