Titanic Honour and Glory
Dates: from 6th March 2009 to: 21st June 2009
Location: Cornwall and the Sea
National Maritime Museum Cornwall will be playing host to a major new exhibition from
6 March to 21 June 2009 telling the story of history’s most famous ship and her tragic sinking.
Titanic Honour and Glory is a powerfully moving and evocative show which depicts the tragedy of the giant vessel that sank on April 15, 1912.
The exhibition features many rare and never seen before artefacts from Titanic’s passengers and crew including a silver pocket watch that stopped working at 2.28am, the exact time the Titanic slipped beneath the icy waters of the Atlantic. Other artefacts include a Steiff teddy bear, a good luck charm, belonging to William Moyes, the highly recognised senior engineer who struggled with many others to keep the ship afloat as long as they could.
A 18 karat Hunter pocket watch, a silver sugar dish, floor tiles, a baggage label and a solid silver cup belonging to the Titanic’s Captain, Edward John Smith, in recognition of his 25 years faithful service to the White Star Line, are just a few of the rich artefacts on display.
The exhibition also brings a bit of Hollywood to Falmouth with a number of props and costumes from the James Cameron blockbuster ‘Titanic’. Kate Winslet’s dress and Leonardo DiCaprio’s costume are also on display and visitors to the exhibition can win a replica of the beautiful ‘Heart of the Ocean’ necklace worn by Kate Winslet in the movie.
And National Maritime Museum Cornwall has added to the exhibition by revealing Cornwall’s connections to the tragedy with previously unseen objects, stories and photographs.
The Maritime Museum’s curatorial team knew they wanted to grow the exhibition to highlight Cornwall’s connection with the tragedy and before the exhibition went live, appealed to all Cornish descendents of those on board or associated with the Titanic to get in touch to discuss their history.
The response was incredible and as a consequence the Maritime Museum has secured numerous objects, kindly loaned by direct descendents of those on board the ill-fated White Star liner that sank on April 15 1912, which have never been on display before.
The National Maritime Museum Cornwall’s Titanic Honour and Glory exhibition opens on 6 March and runs until 21 June 2009.
Don't miss your chance to Be Kate for the Day on the 20 and 21 June.
To see more of the touring Titanic exhibition please visit www.titanichonourandglory.com
