Officials announced on Monday that a museum dedicated to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be open to the public on May 21, NBC News reported.
The museum will be located in the new World Trade Center building and will open with a six-day dedication ceremony on May 15. During the special ceremony, relatives and loved ones of the victims and rescue workers will be able to access the museum at all hours.
The regular hours will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily and cost $24, though admission will be waived of Tuesday evenings. Additionally, the relatives and loved ones of victims and rescuers and children under the age of 5 will be admitted for free.
However, the price of admission remains controversial.
"It was never intended to be a revenue-generating tourist attraction with a prohibitive budget and entrance fee," said Sally Regenhard, assistant chairwoman of the 9/11 Parents and Families of Firefighters and World Trade Center Victims, in a statement.
She called on officials "to stop this outrageous fee and bring costs under control."
"The rich will visit the museum, but the poor and middle-class families won't be able to afford it," she said.
Though officials hoped the museum could be opened on the 10th anniversary of the attacks, issues stemming from construction, funding, and Superstorm Sandy postponed the timeframe, NBC said.
According to CNN, the 8,000 unidentified remains left from the terror attacks will be moved to the museum.
"We are making plans, but we are going to notify the families before we make any further announcement," said Julie Bolcer, spokeswoman for the Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
However, only medical examiners and families of the victims will have access to the remains, which will be kept behind a wall in the museum.
According to the museum's website, the wall will be enscribed with a quote from Roman poet Virgil: "No day shall erase you from the memory of time."
