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Euan Kerr
St. Paul, Minn.

Titanic exhibit docking at Science Museum of Minnesota

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The Titanic at its dock in Southampton
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.
Photo Courtesy of the Science Museum of Minnesota

A major exhibit of artifacts from the sunken liner S.S. Titanic will open at the Science Museum in St. Paul next summer. The show is an expanded version of the exhibition at the St. Paul Depot in 1999, including dozens of articles recovered from the wreck in the years since.

Science Museum Senior Vice President Mike Day said the Titanic artifacts allow a tangible connection to a real life drama.

A first-class cabin aboard the Titanic
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.
Photo Courtesy of the Science Museum of Minnesota

"It's more than just an epic story of steam and steel, it's that this is an incredible compelling human drama," Day said. "The stories of the people who built the ship, the crew members and of course the passengers, are really what makes this an enduring story."

The show will run through the end of the year. It will allow visitors to experience what life was like on board the supposedly unsinkable vessel. It will also include a simulated iceberg which will allow visitors to test their capacity to withstand touching a frozen surface.

The show will include recreations of living quarters for first class and steerage passengers.

Vials of perfume recovered from an expedition
On a 2000 expedition to the Titanic wreck site, RMS Titanic, Inc. recovered a small leather case containing sample-sized perfume vials. Remarkably, the vials still release a fragrance, even after nearly ninety years underwater.
Photo Courtesy of the Science Museum of Minnesota

"There was a first. class passenger on the Titanic, who was a salesman and he was carrying in a leather case, 62 sample size perfume vials that were recovered in an expedition to the ship in 2000," Day said. "They will be part of our exhibit and you can still smell the perfume."

The Titanic show will open in June 2009 and run through the end of the year.

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Dishes from the Titanic
Visitors to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the Science Museum of Minnesota will see real artifacts from the wrecked ship that will give them a glimpse into passenger life, including dishes etched with the logo of the elite White Star Line. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will open at the Science Museum on Friday, June 12, 2009.
Photo Courtesy of Science Museum of Minnesota
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The Titanic at its dock in Southampton
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.
Photo Courtesy of the Science Museum of Minnesota
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A wall of ice at the Titanic exhibit
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.
Photo Courtesy of the Science Museum of Minnesota