Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

On April 15, 1912, Titanic, the world´s largest ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives and shaking the world´s confidence in the infallibility of modern technology. Discover the perfume from a maker who was traveling to New York to sell his samples, china etched with the logo of the elite White Star Line, articles of clothing and many other personal objects which reveal the haunting, poignant connections to lives abruptly ended or forever altered. Embark on a chronological journey through the life of the Titanic, moving through the ship´s construction, to life on board, to the ill-fated sinking and heroic rescue efforts. Meet costumed historical enactors portraying socialite Margaret (Molly) Brown, ship architect Thomas Andrews, American governess Grace Scott Brown, Third Officer Herbert John Pitman and Haitian engineer Joseph Phillippe Lemercier Laroche. Experience countless stories of bravery and humanity, and pause at the memorial wall to see the names of those who perished and those who survived. Learn about Northeast Ohio´s fascinating historical connections to the passengers on board the Titanic.