The 9/11 Memorial and Museum announced that the annual “Tribute in Light” — an artistic light installation that projects twin beams into the Manhattan skyline as a memorial to the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks — actually won’t be cancelled this year after all.
“For the last eight years the 9/11 Memorial & Museum has produced the Tribute in Light and we recognize the profound meaning it has for so many New Yorkers. This year, its message of hope, endurance, and resilience are more important than ever,” said museum president Alice Greenwald in a statement. “In the last 24 hours we’ve had conversations with many interested parties and believe we will be able to stage the tribute in a safe and appropriate fashion.”
CBS News reports that the museum announced its new decision several days after it revealed it would be cancelling the event due to a lack of resources to host it safely amidst the coronavirus pandemic, which severely affected New York City earlier in the year.
According to the museum’s website, the first “Tribute in Light” was presented six months after 9/11 as a collaboration between several artists and designers, and has since become an “iconic symbol that both honors those killed and celebrates the unbreakable spirit of New York.”
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