Healing Through Children’s Wall of Tiles

Children’s Area Oklahoma National Memorial And Museum

Wall of Tiles in the children’s area of the Oklahoma City National Museum

In the aftermath of the 1995 bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building , children from around the world sent handprinted tiles sharing their feelings. Today, buckets of chalk, along with chalkboards built into the walkway allow young visitors to share their feelings.

Wall of Tiles-Oklahoma National Museum
Hand painted tiles at the Oklahoma National Museum

The Oklahoma City bombing of the Alfred P. Murray Federal Building was the deadliest act of homegrown terrorism in the United States history.

Alice DeForest