Monday, May 19, 2014

Is The 9/11 Museum Sending The Wrong Message?



The 9/11 Museum’s Absurd Gift Shop -- New York Post

The museum at Ground Zero tells the dark story of the 9/11 terror attacks with spectacular artifacts and exhibits. It pays heart-wrenching tribute to the innocents and heroes killed that day.

It also has a gift shop.

The 9/11 museum’s cavernous boutique offers a vast array of souvenir goods. For example: FDNY, NYPD and Port Authority Police T-shirts ($22) and caps ($19.95); earrings molded from leaves and blossoms of downtown trees ($20 to $68); cop and firefighter charms by Pandora and other jewelers ($65); “United We Stand” blankets.

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My Comment: An operating budget of $63 million per year?!?!?! I am sorry .... but this is more about making money and not remembering the 3,000 Americans who died on 9/11.

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