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New Sept. 11 Visitor Education Center to Break Ground This Summer Near the Pentagon

On January 9, 2026, the Pentagon Memorial Fund announced plans for a $35 million visitor education center about 200 yards southwest from the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, expected to advance later this year.
Local and federal agencies have approved, and a parcel became available after land reconfiguration tied to the Arlington National Cemetery expansion.
Funding will blend a $12 million appropriation request, $5 million from the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, and contributions from Amazon, Accenture and Transurban for a dozen exhibit areas and permanent 9/11 displays.
Joseph Kornhoff, executive director of the Pentagon Memorial Fund, said organizers are committed to a Sept. 10 groundbreaking, one day before the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, targeting completion by mid-2029 but acknowledging it depends on a lot of things.
By 2029 the center aims to reach future generations born after 9/11, providing a long-overdue permanent home to honor victims, families, survivors and first-responders.

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New 9/11 education center near the Pentagon to break ground this summer

Plans for a $35 million visitor education center near the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial are expected to take a major step forward later this year. "We are committed to a Sept. 10 groundbreaking, with overall construction moving forward shortly thereafter," said Joseph Kornhoff, executive director of the Pentagon Memorial Fund, which is spearheading the initiative.

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