Collection: Boston Marathon Bombing Memorial collection

Scope and Contents

Includes items left at the temporary memorial for the victims of the bombing, initially on Boylston Street and, after Boylston Street re-opened, at Copley Square. Includes posters, notes, sneakers, hats, stuffed animals, etc.

Dates

2013

Historical note

On April 15, 2013, two bombs exploded near the Boylston Street finish line of the Boston Athletic Association’s Boston Marathon, killing three individuals and injuring 264 others. On April 18, the Federal Bureau of Investigation identified two alleged bombers, triggering a manhunt that shut down the cities of Boston, Cambridge, and Watertown on April 19.