Titanic relics surface for first time in Ulster
Hand Mirror Royal Ivoire France This is one of several hand mirrors produced by Royale Ivoire France. The handle and backing are made of an early form of plastic created as a faux ivory which allowed for mass production.
A NUMBER of items recovered from the Titanic will surface for the first time when an exhibition opens in Co Down this month.
The new display at Cultra’s Folk and Transport Museum, which marks the 100th anniversary of Titanic’s launch, will feature 35 items from the wreck including a part of the hull, a porthole, silverware, glassware and personal belongings.
The artefacts will join some 500 objects from the museum’s own collections.
They are part of a loan from US-based RMS Titanic Inc, the salvor in possession of the wreck site.
Tim Cooke, director of National Museums NI, said it was a real coup for the museum.
“One hundred years to the day that Titanic was launched in Belfast items from the ship will be on display in our galleries on the shores of Belfast Lough,” he said.
“This exhibition in the Transport Galleries is sure to prove a huge draw for local and international visitors.”
Alexandra Klingelhofer, from RMS Titanic Inc, said his company was “thrilled to bring these 35 incredible items to mark this important centenary”.
“Nothing tells the story of Titanic more poignantly and dramatically than these artefacts. It is our honour and privilege to share them with Belfast exactly 100 years after the launch,” he said.
The exhibition on May 31 marks the centenary of the Titanic’s launch from Belfast’s Harland and Wolff shipyard and contains around 500 items from the Titanic’s parent company, the White Star Line.
A variety of passenger lists, steamer tickets, posters, playing cards and even a steward’s menu ideas will also be on display.
The Titanic sank in 1912 after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage in the Atlantic.
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