For the first time, Titanic Belfast will display personal items belonging to passengers lost in the infamous shipwreck in a refreshed exhibition that includes four new galleries and a model replica of the ship.
The Titanic Experience, which reopened at Titanic Belfast on 4 March 2023, will display 15 extremely rare artefacts of great historical significance that belonged to those who lost their lives in the tragic sinking.
The items include the ship’s hero musician, Wallace Hartley’s world-famous violin, described as one of the rarest and most iconic objects of the 20th century.
A manifest ticket, stamped 10 April 1912, and a pocket watch belonging to passenger Malcolm Joakim Johnson are also part of the exhibition.
The corroded Omega watch is frozen in time at 1:37am, the exact moment Mr Johnson was immersed in the North Atlantic.
Also on display are a deckchair with distinctive White Star Line insignia, one of only six to have survived, and a lifejacket.
An RMS Titanic replica model suspended from the ceiling is the new centrepiece that guests can survey from a platform.
It rotates to highlight different areas of the ship with stories told through colourful projections on the walls around it.
The Titanic Experience’s new theme, ‘The Pursuit of Dreams’, combines immersive technology with the original collection and story to deliver an emotive experience.
The Shipyard Ride and The Lasting Legacy (aka the balcony scene from the movie) are also in the Titanic Experience.
For more info, head to titanicbelfast.com
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