Currently at the Memorial & Museum

Double the Impact of Your Gift: When you donate to the Guardians of the Memorial annual fund or to The 9:03 Fund, your gift can make twice the impact! Your company may match your contribution up to 100%. Click here to see if your employer will add to your generous investment. Our timeless lessons of resilience, respect and responsibility are helping to create a more peaceful future for generations to come...read more »

Become Part of the Memorial Team!: Do you want to be a part of the OKC National Memorial & Museum? Become one of our MVPs! Memorial Volunteers receive training on the exhibits and collection, and then you can become an ambassador for not only the Memorial Museum but for Oklahoma. You may be the only Oklahoman a visitor from out of state ever gets to meet! Contact Joanne Riley to learn how giving us a few hours a month can be an asset to the Memorial and show people from around the world how hope can overcome horror and the resilience of our city. Summer training begins soon!..read more »

First Person Summer Series Schedule: Join us this summer for a First Person: Stories of Hope program and hear from people whose remarkable stories evoke feelings of compassion, hope, and inspiration to live our lives more meaningfully. Don't miss this opportunity to experience history - and the Oklahoma Standard - from those who lived it. Program is free with Museum admission. This program is made possible through the generous support of Chesapeake Energy...read more »

The One Run Fund Makes Stop at Memorial & Museum: The 3300 mile non-stop One Run relay from Los Angeles to Boston will pass through Oklahoma in mid June, including a special leg which finishes at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum on June 18th. Hundreds of runners from across the USA will keep the relay going non-stop around the clock through fourteen different states and four separate time zones...read more »

Bill Scheihing - In His Own Words: Former Memorial Chairman and Chase Executive Bill Scheihing passed away earlier this week after a courageous eight year battle with cancer. Bill led with a wise head and a big heart. He guided the Memorial through tough national economic times of 2007-2009. Our thoughts and prayers go to his wife Cathy and his kids Charlie, Elizabeth and John. His Memorial service is scheduled for Friday, May 24th at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel at Crossings Community Church. Hear Bill in his own words as to why the Memorial had such meaning to him...read more »

May 20, 2013 Talking to Our Children About the Tornado Devastation: Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Moore as they begin to put their lives back together following the aftermath of the devastating tornado. We are offering resources and assistance in dealing with the trauma and grief that come from such tragedy. Dr. Robin Gurwitch, an international expert on child grief, trauma and disaster mental health, worked with the Oklahoma City community following the bombing in 1995 and continues to work with Memorial staff as we reach out to those affected by this tragedy...read more »

HBO Real Sports Segment Highlights Memorial Marathon: In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon attack, HBO Real Sports correspondent Mary Carillo met with several inspirational competitors who have survived the Oklahoma City and Boston Marathon tragedies and are taking strides toward healing. Carillo and her team were with us on April 28th to capture the power of the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. Watch a preview of this Real Sports episode which premieres Tuesday, May 21 at 10pm ET/PT on HBO. ..read more »

May 13, 2013 The 9th Annual Reflections of Hope Award Ceremony: The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum today honored human rights activists Malala Yousafzai and her father, Ziauddin, with the 2013 Reflections of Hope Award for their resilient leadership in support of women's right to education.
"Today I have been given the Reflections of Hope Award, and it's an honor for me. It's not only an award. It's hope. It's more courage. It's more strength," said Malala Yousafzai in her first globally telecast remarks since returning to school in March. "I hope that we all will work together, and we all will fight for the rights of girls. And the day will come when all girls can go to school."..read more »

May 12, 2013 Reflections of Hope Recipient Tours Memorial & Museum: 2013 Reflections of Hope Award Recipient Ziauddin Yousafzai tours the Museum today with Executive Director Kari Watkins. He and his daughter Malala are being honored for their work in promoting education to young girls in Pakistan. Malala was shot in the head and neck by the Taliban in an attempt to try to stop girls from being educated. Yousafzai helped place their nameplate on the perpetual Reflections of Hope Award housed in the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum today. The award is given annually to a person or organization that is teaching hope in the midst of political violence...read more »