What did I see?
The Titanic EXPO was an exhibition of artefacts from the wreck of Titanic that divers brought to the
surface. There was a range of things displayed:
shoes
floor tiles
jewellery
bathroom furniture
pieces of clothing
toys
suitcases
pieces of iron
china
rivets
cutlery
letters
books and pamphlets
personal belongings (e.g. watch,
(pieces of) furniture
glasses)
(pieces of) decorations
However, displaying of artefacts wasn’t the
only thing there was to see for the
audience. There were rooms and
decorations set up almost identical to
rooms from the Titanic. They recreated a
1st class hallway, a piece of a restaurant
and a 1st, 2nd and 3rd class cabin. All and all
it wasn’t really a long tour. It took us for
about an hour until we reached the gift
shop.
Artefacts from Titanic displayed
What did I think of it? / How did I experience it?
I loved to see all the artefacts and the rooms which were recreated. It almost felt like I was there on
the ship. For example, when I walked into the 1st class hallway, for me it felt like I was wondering
through it for real. It gave me this strange sense of coming home . I must say that I liked to look at the
artefacts that actually belonged to people more, than just pieces of the ship itself. It felt way more
personal to examine a piece of jewellery, then to look at a bunch of rivets. However, I was so happy
that I’ve been there and I would definitely recommend going there. If it’s possible I would even love
to go again. Who knows, maybe I will.
What is the eye-opener?
What I knew about Titanic came from the internet, a couple of books and the film Titanic (directed
and written by James Cameron), but what I found out is that there are real stories of people. For
instance, whenever I saw a suitcase or a pair of shoes that was taken from the wreck and displayed in
the EXPO, I didn’t just see a suitcase or a pair of shoes, but a person with a story. There were
suitcases with books, perfume bottles (with the perfume still in it!), busi ness cards and much more
that explained who the suitcase belonged to, why that person was travelling with the Titanic, but
most importantly, if that person survived the disaster. However, whatever the eye -opener was, my
opinion will never change. People called it the ship of dreams, and it was, it really was.
24