National 9/11 Museum Will Not Open in 2012 Due to Financial Dispute
Posted By Mike Chino On January 2, 2012 @ 7:34 pm In Architecture,carousel showcase,News | 1 Comment
Last year thousands of people visited the National 9/11 Memorial [4] as it opened in New York City, however it turns out that the accompanying 9/11 Museum [5] will not be opening anytime soon due to a financial dispute between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Both organizations refuse to pay for the site’s infrastructure costs – which amount to hundreds of millions of dollars – and as a result the museum designed by Snohetta [6] is expected to miss its projected opening date of September 11, 2012.
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