Tickets to Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition Now Available Online
Exhibition opens Feb. 10, 2012
SAN DIEGO, Calif. —The San Diego Natural History Museum (theNAT) announced online ticket sales for the highly anticipated Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, which opens Feb.10 and runs through Sept. 9, 2012, corresponding with the 100th anniversary of the Ship’s sinking.
“The Exhibition galleries bring to life the drama of that terrible night a century ago and the challenge and adventure of finding and exploring the wreck many years later,” said Michael W. Hager, president and CEO of theNAT. “The ability to view 200 artifacts recovered from the Ship’s wreck site create a physical connection that spans 100 years.”
Delicate vials of perfume, china bearing the logo of the White Star Line, and many other objects recovered from the debris field of the wreck site offer poignant connections to the lives abruptly ended or forever changed by one of the world’s greatest maritime tragedies. Of the 200 artifacts showcased in the exhibition, 175 have never before been seen on the West Coast. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition is organized by Premier Exhibitions, Inc, and RMS Titanic, Inc. which is the sole salvor-in-possession to the wreck site of Titanic, and owner of the collection of over 5,500 artifacts that have been recovered from the wreck site of Titanic.
Visitors to the exhibition will receive a replica boarding pass granting them permission to “board” the White Star Line's R.M.S. Titanic, and from there the journey begins. The galleries focus on the legendary Titanic’s compelling human stories as best told through extensive room re-creations and authentic artifacts recovered from the ocean floor.
On opening day, visitors will have the unique opportunity to meet Titanic’s captain, Edward John Smith. Captain Smith look-a-like Lowell Lytle, one of only 150 people to have seen Titanic where it lies 12,500 feet below the ocean’s surface, will relate what the 12-hour dive was like as well as tell stories of cruising aboard Titanic. “Captain Smith” will be available from 10 to 11:30 a.m. to greet guests and offer photo opportunities.
Regular admission is $27 and includes admission to the museum and 3D theater, with discounts available for museum members, students, children, seniors, military and groups of 10 or more. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.sdnat.org or call 877-946-7797.
San Diego Natural History Museum
The San Diego Natural History Museum is the second oldest scientific institution in California and the third oldest west of the Mississippi. Founded in 1874 by a small group of citizen scientists, the Museum’s mission is to interpret the natural world through research, education and exhibitions; to promote understanding of the evolution and diversity of Southern California and the peninsula of Baja California, Mexico; and to inspire in all people respect for the environment. Website: www.sdnat.org.
RMS Titanic, Inc.
RMS Titanic, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions, Inc., is the only company permitted by law to recover objects from the wreck site of Titanic. The Company was granted Salvor-in-possession rights to the wreck site of Titanic by a United States federal court in 1994 and has conducted eight research and recovery expeditions to Titanic’s debris field and recovered more than 5,500 artifacts.
On April 11, 2012, RMS Titanic, Inc. will auction off all the assets and rights of RMS Titanic, Inc., which includes the complete collection of more than 5,000 artifacts recovered from the Titanic wreck site. RMS Titanic, Inc. plans to make a condition of sale that all existing museum and venue agreements for Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will be honored. In accordance with its longstanding commitment to protect and preserve the Titanic, Premier Exhibitions intends to direct a portion of the proceeds generated by the sale to the Titanic Preservation Trust, an endowment fund created by the company for future conservation and maintenance of the artifacts removed from the wreck site.
Premier Exhibitions, Inc. is a major provider of museum-quality touring exhibitions throughout the world.
Website: www.RMSTitanic.net
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