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Salvaged Titanic artefacts resurface in limited exhibition
A limited exhibition showcasing “never seen before” items salvaged from the Titanic’s wreckage is underway in Bristol.
The Titanic Exhibition at Paintworks in Brislington invites visitors to explore Bristol’s connection to the renowned passenger liner, learn about the people that travelled on board and come face to face with items from the wreck site.
The display is curated by White Star Heritage, experts in collecting and preserving Titanic and White Star Line ship artefacts, aiming to breathe life into the ship’s story more than 100 years after its sinking in the north Atlantic.
Director Tom Rudderham said the pieces are part of our “culture and heritage”.
The exhibition runs until the February 24 at the Paintworks Event Space
Artefacts include a music sheet used by the ship’s band as the Titanic sank as well as a fog horn used during the rescue of the its passengers.
Also featured is a notebook used by third class steward Thomas Mullin, a pocket watch and other personal items of stoker William James Major and chinaware and silverware used by first class passengers.
A free audio and text guide is available to tell the tale of the Titanic and its passengers and crew with music, sound effects and actors.
The artifacts in the exhibition were collected and preserved by White Star Heritage
Chinaware was decorated by hand with blue and gold enamel in the ‘Wisteria Pattern’
The Titanic submerged in a matter of hours and currently rests 3,800m deep in the Atlantic Ocean, standing as history’s most well-known shipwrecks. The disaster resulted in the loss of over 1,500 lives.
The exhibition at Paintworks on Bath Road was opened on February 10 and runs until Sunday, February 25.
For tickets, visit www.titanicmuseum.org/exhibition-bristol
All photos: Sydney Vallance
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