The Travelling RMS Titanic Exhibition

There was a Titanic exhibition in Toronto going on, and I did not have anything to do on a Sunday, so I went to check it out. I only had a passive interest in learning about the RMS Titanic and its fateful sinking on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1912, but there were real-life artifacts on display due to salvaging efforts of the sunken ship. At the core of my being, I am a history buff, so I went to see what this exhibition had to offer.

The first room of the exhibition was all about the planning and construction of the ship. There were rivets and tools on display, along with other blurbs about the financiers and constructors of the Titanic and its sister ships. I would imagine that building a ship of the Titanic’s size in the early 20th century would be an arduous task.

I liked that there was a detailed scale model of the Titanic in the middle of the room, which was impressive to see. I liked seeing all the little details from the metal holds to the little people on the top of the ship.

After walking through a replica first-class hallway (with doors that do not open), I come to the next room which had details of first-class passengers, as well as some of their artifacts, including bills and jewelry. There was also a display of what a first-class room would look like, which looked swanky, with full furnishings and a decent looking bed.

After this was a re-creation of the Grand Staircase from the ship. I remember this staircase well from the Titanic movie in the 1990s.

The next room had more information on the different facilities that each class of passenger had access to, as well as more artifacts to look at.

There was a display of what third-class accommodations would look like on the titanic, which looked like what a basic sleeper-class would have on a passenger train. 

After looking at a replica boiler from the Titanic, I get to the “iceberg” room, which was a big room detailing how the crew of the Titanic failed to navigate an iceberg field, eventually hitting an iceberg on its side, cutting the ship open and rapidly taking water. This was the room that detailed the sinking of the Titanic, which people once called “unsinkable”.

Further into the room were more artifacts from the salvaging missions that were on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. It was crazy to see the picture of the items in the ocean and then the actual item displayed here.

The final room had more artifacts from Titanic passengers, as well as a full list of the names of the passengers on the ship; who survived and who perished.

I went on Sunday and paid around $40 plus tax. You can go midweek and pay as low as $30 plus tax. You can also pay an additional fee to try a VR experience of being on the Titanic, which sounded cool, but it was busy so I did not do it. I heard good reviews about it, though. I thought the price was a little steep for the offering, but I also do not know if there will be another Titanic exhibition in Toronto in the future, so it might be worth going while it is still here. The exhibition runs until September 28. Tickets can be purchased here.

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