Wonder and tragedy of Titanic tale to be told at Shrewsbury exhibition
The luxury and the tragedy of the world’s most famous ocean liner will be told in a new exhibition at Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery.
Opening on July 2, Titanic: Honour and Glory will take visitors through the history of the majestic ship and tell the tale of its disastrous sinking.
From her conception to her premature demise, the legend of the Titanic continues and is expertly portrayed through many rare and previously unseen awe-inspiring artefacts from the ship itself, as well as props from the hugely popular James Cameron movie.
And once visitors have made their way around the exhibition, they will be able to recreate the famous Leonardo Di Caprio and Kate Winslet moment on the bow of the ship on the balcony overlooking the Shropshire Gallery.
As well as the Titanic, the exhibition explores the history of the White Star Line to which the famous ocean liner belonged. The Olympic and her lesser known sister ship, the Britannic, and a fleet of ships once sailed under the distinctive swallow-tailed flag.
Lezley Picton, Shropshire Council Cabinet member for leisure and culture, said: “As we approached 2018 we knew it promised to be a year of blockbuster exhibitions. Firstly with Brick History, which was a huge success, and now we’ve got Titanic: Honour and Glory to look forward to.
“Public fascination in Titanic is unprecedented and no doubt helped by the James Cameron film.
“From all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, every age group across the world wishes to delve further into its history and learn more.
“I can’t wait to have a look and relive the voyage and I’d encourage everyone to visit not just this fascinating exhibition, but the fantastic galleries throughout the museum.”
Knowledge
Titanic: Honour and Glory was established in 2002 and has been visited more than two million times across the world. In 2015 it was ranked as one of the top five exhibitions in the UK by the Times.
Sean Szmalc, founder of Titanic: Honour and Glory, said: “Titanic was the largest maritime disaster of her time, a disaster with a tremendous loss of life, which shook the world in 1912.
“With the exhibition we aim to increase the knowledge of Titanic’s history and that of her sister ships and the White Star Line, which owned and operated many of the finest liners ever to sail the high seas.
“Each visitor will experience what it was like to have been aboard Titanic, the opulence, luxury and the ultimate survival during the tragedy. The exhibition will take you on a genuine voyage of discovery, bringing history to life where the past is always present.”
The exhibition runs until September 30.
Postcards, props and plates on display
China and silver plate from Titanic’s 1st Class Dining room
Fixtures and fittings from Olympic and Britannic – the sister ships of Titanic
Recreated sets including a third Class Cabin, first Class Parlour Suite and Promenade Deck
Costumes and props from James Cameron’s blockbusting movie Titanic
Postcards sent from the Titanic
Outfits from passengers of the time
Deckchairs such as the ones used on the ship