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Lifeboat Titanic carried 2,228 passengers and crew, but only had capacity for 1,178 on board its lifeboats. Due in part to the disaster's tragic loss of life, ships today must be equipped with enough lifeboats to carry 25 percent more than the total number of passengers and crew on board. Visitors to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will learn about life on board the famous ship, as well as the details of its tragic demise. Titanic opens at the Science Museum of Minnesota on June 12, 2009.
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Porthole Remarkably intact objects, like this porthole from one of Titanic's first class rooms, have been recovered from the famous ship's wreck site and will be on display when Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition opens at the Science Museum of Minnesota on June 12, 2009. The artifacts tell the tale of what life may have been like on board Titanic during her ill-fated maiden voyage across the North Atlantic in 1912.
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Cherub This bronze cherub is one of the many exquisite artifacts on display in Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. Historians believe that it may have graced the after First Class Grand Staircase on A Deck, and it survived more than 80 years at the bottom of the ocean before it was recovered from Titanic's debris field. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition opens on June 12, 2009 at the Science Museum of Minnesota.
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Boy with Pass Visitors to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will receive a replica boarding pass upon entering, allowing them to assume the identity of a real Titanic passenger. They'll tour 14,000 square feet of artifacts and exhibits that tell the story of the most luxurious steamship of its time, then have the opportunity to learn the fate of their passenger at the exhibition's conclusion. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition opens at the Science Museum of Minnesota on June 12, 2009.
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Dock The Titanic set sail from Southampton on April 10, 1912 and was considered a remarkable feat of human engineering. It was the biggest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world. Upon entering Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, which opens at the Science Museum of Minnesota on June 12, 2009, visitors will receive replica boarding passes and assume the role of passengers, getting a sense of what life was like aboard the famous vessel.
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Wine Bottles Glass objects like these wine bottles withstood the test of time and the harsh conditions of the ocean floor, to be discovered more than 80 years after the Titanic disaster. Authentic items like these from on board Titanic will be on display in Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, giving visitors to the Science Museum of Minnesota a glimpse of life onboard the famous ship in 1912. Titanic opens on June 12, 2009.
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Memorial Wall A visitor to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition peruses the Memorial Wall at the exhibition's conclusion, searching for the fate of the passenger on the boarding pass he received upon entering. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, which opens at the Science Museum of Minnesota on June 12, 2009, reveals priceless artifacts and moving passenger stories from the world's most famous shipwreck.
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Rostron and Officers 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, which opens on June 12, 2009, will learn more about the captain and crew and Titanic's dramatic rescue. The brand new Rescue Gallery will feature the worldwide debut of items recovered during a 2007 expedition to Carpathia's final resting place.
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Au Gratin Dishes These au gratin dishes from aboard the Titanic were neatly stacked like dominoes on the ocean floor. Scientists believe that they had been protected by a wooden cabinet, which rotted away over time. The dishes, however, were perfectly preserved and will be among the 250+ artifacts on display when Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition opens at the Science Museum of Minnesota on June 12, 2009.
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First class cabin Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition features authentic artifacts and stunning room recreations from the famous ship, including a recreation of a first-class cabin. The exhibition, which includes more than 250 artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic, will open at the Science Museum of Minnesota on Friday, June 12, 2009.
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Third class cabin Visitors to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will see a re-creation of a third class cabin from Titanic. Third class passengers shared rooms with modest amenities on board. Titanic was equipped with two bathtubs for more than 700 third class passengers. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, which opens on June 12, 2009 at the Science Museum of Minnesota, will give visitors a glimpse into life onboard the famous vessel.
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Ice Wall Visitors to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will have a chance to touch a wall of ice and test their ability to withstand the contact with freezing temperatures. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition tells the story of the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic through authentic artifacts, room recreations and personal stories. It will open at the Science Museum of Minnesota on June 12, 2009.
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Millvina Dean Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the Science Museum of Minnesota is dedicated to Millvina Dean, the final survivor of the world-famous disaster who passed away on May 31 at the age of 97. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Player. |
