Elizabeth L. Hillman Took Over 9/11 Museum in 2022 as 25th Anniversary Nears

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 6

Elizabeth L. Hillman, 58, became chief executive of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in late 2022 after leaving academia following the Mills-Northeastern merger.
Her military historian background and experience teaching about Sept. 11 made the role a natural fit as the museum prepares to explain the attacks to more visitors with no living memory of 2001.
The museum faces financial strain because attendance has not fully recovered since Covid-19 and it relies heavily on ticket sales, with adult admission priced at $36.
For the 25th anniversary, the institution is also widening its narrative to include 9/11-related illnesses, adding a new moment of silence for people who died from long-term health effects.