Carpathia Porthole
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When it opens at the Science Museum of Minnesota on Friday, June 12, Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will feature the worldwide debut of authentic artifacts from Carpathia, the ship that, at its own peril, responded to Titanic's distress call. Science Museum visitors will be the first in the world to see a porthole from Carpathia with its glass and wood still intact after years at the bottom of the ocean, along with personal items, glassware, china, floor tiles, and more.

Carpathia telegraph
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This telegraph top, which was recovered from the wreck site of Carpathia, the ship that raced through icy waters to the site of the Titanic disaster to rescue the survivors, will be featured in the worldwide debut of Carpathia artifacts when Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition opens at the Science Museum of Minnesota on Friday, June 12.

Carpathia flask
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This sterling silver and glass flask was one of five personal items recovered during a 2007 expedition to the wreck site of Carpathia, the ship that is most famous for responding to Titanic's rescue call on that fateful night in 1912. After rescuing the survivors of the disaster and carrying them to New York, Carpathia returned to service and was eventually sunk by a German torpedo during World War I. When Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition opens at the Science Museum of Minnesota on Friday, June 12, Science Museum visitors will be the first in the world to see artifacts from the 2007 Carpathia recovery expedition, getting a more complete picture of the heroic rescue.

Survivors on Carpathia
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When it answered Titanic's distress call on April 15, 1912, RMS Carpathia rescued the 705 survivors of the historic shipwreck and carried them to New York. Visitors to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, which opens on Friday, June 12 at the Science Museum of Minnesota, will be the first in the world to see artifacts from Carpathia, giving them a more complete picture of the dramatic rescue.

Lookout Fleet Being Carried from Carpathia
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Titanic lookout Frederick Fleet made history as the crew member who sighted the iceberg and cried out "Iceberg, right ahead!" Here, he is carried from Carpathia, the Titanic's rescue ship, upon arrival in New York just days after the disaster. Visitors to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will get a more complete picture of the dramatic rescue in the world premiere Rescue Gallery, which features never-before-seen items recovered during a 2007 expedition to Carpathia's final resting place.

Crowd Awaiting Survivors
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The Titanic disaster captured the world's attention in 1912. This photo depicts the crowds in New York who waited for the arrival of survivors of the legendary shipwreck. The survivors were rescued and carried to New York by the heroic crew of the RMS Carpathia, a ship that was later sunk by a German torpedo during World War I. Visitors to the Science Museum of Minnesota's Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will be the very first in the world to see artifacts recovered from the wreckage of Carpathia. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition opens on Friday, June 12.

Rostron and Officers
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The crew of RMS Carpathia, led by Captain Arthur Rostron, raced through the icy waters of the North Atlantic to respond to Titanic's distress call. Their selfless actions have earned them hero status. Visitors to the Science Museum of Minnesota's Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will learn more about the captain and crew and the dramatic rescue in the exhibition's world premiere Rescue Gallery, which will feature items recovered during a 2007 expedition to Carpathia's final resting place.