As the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum continues its mission to educate new generations about the events of that day

“It’s so important for people to be able to share the important experiences in their lives, and for Americans to understand an event as important as 9/11 to our history and to the world we live in today,” Beth Hillman, president and CEO of the museum, said during an interview on “Mornings On 1” Tuesday. “We work to make sure the memorial museum stays focused on reaching those new generations with new exhibitions, with new content, but also with efforts to create ambassadors among younger people.”

Hillman said that as the museum continues its own outreach efforts, families of 9/11 victims are also working to involve the younger generation in the annual memorial ceremony that features the reading of victims' names.

“We do continue to have younger readers, new generations of family members, just like new generations of visitors to the museum and new generations of students in schools that we reach through educational programs. So that it’s especially powerful to see young people join a commemorative event,” she said.

Hillman said the museum also continues to evolve as new information about 9/11 is made available.

“For instance, this last year in May, when we recognized the end of the rescue recovery and relief operation at the site, we opened a new installation on 9/11 health effects because the effects of the toxic dust after 9/11 have killed many more people than were killed on 9/11 itself, and that community continues to suffer. People continue to die, and we’ve added a moment of tribute on 9/11 itself in our Memorial Glade to recognize them,” she said.