Viewed by more than 22 million people worldwide and hailed as a must-see, the new "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition" features 150 artifacts and opens at the Louisville Science Center in Louisville, Ky., on October 3.
The Exhibition has been designed with a focus on the legendary RMS Titanic's compelling human stories as best told through authentic artifacts. Described as a floating palace, the incomparable Titanic was deemed "practically unsinkable" by the White Star Line and its builders. However, on a calm April night in 1912, the massive luxury liner struck an iceberg and slowly sank into the North Atlantic.
Visitors are quickly drawn back in time to 1912, as each receives a replica boarding pass of an actual passenger aboard Titanic. Visitors are then immersed in the Exhibition as they take a chronological journey through Titanic; from the ship's construction to life on board, the ill fated sinking, and amazing artifact recovery efforts.
Towards the end of their journey, visitors will enter the "Memorial Gallery" where they will take their boarding pass to the memorial wall and learn if their passenger and traveling companions survived or perished.
The Exhibition is produced by Atlanta based, RMS Titanic, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. RMS Titanic, Inc. is the only entity permitted by law to recover objects from the wreck of Titanic. The Company was granted Salvor-in-possession rights to the wreck of Titanic by a United States federal court in 1994 and has conducted seven research and recovery expeditions to Titanic, recovering more than 5,500 artifacts.
