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| The RMS Titanic Exhibit Opens Saturday |
Thursday morning, I caught the media preview of the new Titanic exhibit at the Carnegie Science Center
in Pittsburgh. Even though the ship was lost on its maiden voyage after it
struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic more than a hundred years ago on April
15, 1912, interest in the vessel continues to maintain a strong among the
general public.
The RMS Titanic
exhibit opens to the public on Saturday, October 21 and includes 154 authentic
artifacts recovered from the wreckage, most of them by Paul-Henri Nargeolet,
who recently perished in the implosion of the Titan submersible.
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| The First-Class Dinner Menu the Night of the Tragedy |
In addition to the
artifacts kept safely under Plexiglas cases, are recreations of the First and
Third Class cabins, furnished with artifacts recovered from the shipwreck site
2.5 miles below the surface of the ocean.
On entering the
Science Center’s PPG Science Pavilion, visitors will receive a replica of the
ship’s boarding pass featuring a real passenger‘s name, then begin their own
adventure looking at the artifacts, reading the signage that tells about the
ship’s construction, life on board, the ill-fated iceberg hit and sinking and
modern-day recovery efforts.
Especially
shocking and terrifying are video reproductions of the ship’s collision with
the iceberg, its eventual break up and landing on the ocean floor.
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| More of the Recovered Objects |
“We are honored to
bring Titanic’s authentic artifacts to Carnegie Science Center,” said James
Penca, Titanic historian and consultant with RMS Titanic, In. “These real
objects tell the stories of the great ship better than any movie or book and
seeing them in person is a rare experience.”
Some of the
artifacts include a telegraph mechanism, men’s Opera pumps, a Gillette Razor, a
hand mirror inscribed “Royale Ivoire France,” playing cards, passenger jewelry,
pots and pans, and a set of gratin dishes.
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| The Simulated Iceberg |
In a poignant
representation of what passengers may have felt while waiting for rescue is a
simulated iceberg cooled to the same temperature of the water on the night of
the collision. Visitors are even encouraged to touch the iceberg to see how
long they can hold their hands against the frozen surface.
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| A Grand Staircase Aboard the Titanic |
Viewed by more
than 30 million people worldwide, TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition is an
educational and entertaining experience for all ages. The exhibit runs through
April 15, 2024. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and $16 for
children. The recommended time to allow for a comprehensive viewing of the
exhibit is from an hour to one and a half hours. For more information, go to
https://carnegiesciencecenter.org/exhibits/the-titanic/.
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| Sign That's Included in the Exhibit |
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