A controversial cheese plate that was for sale at the gift shop of the newly opened 9/11 Memorial Museum in downtown Manhattan has been removed after intense media backlash, according to The Wall ...

Exit through the gift shop: The tacky decorative cheese plate in the shape of the U.S., with hearts where the 9/11 attacks occurred, is no longer for sale at the National 9/11 Museum's gift shop.

The plate has little hearts where the attacks occurred. Perfect for arranging a nice selection of fromage when you're remembering 9/11.

By the time I got to the 9/11 Memorial Museum in July, the notorious cheese platter was long gone, and the store (which isn't one of those unavoidable "exit through the gift shop" experiences, but ...

Art & Exhibitions 9/11 Museum Pulls Gift Shop Cheese Plate, as Victims’ Families Vet Merchandise The 9/11 Memorial Museum at night. Photo: courtesy the museum.

The 9/11 Memorial Museum gift shop is taking heat for selling cheap souvenirs on the back of a horrific national tragedy. Here's how other memorial museums handle the sensitive subject of trinket ...