2010

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition Prepares to Set Sail from New York City (3 Feb 2010, PR Newswire -press release)
RMS Titanic, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRXI), in association with Running Subway Productions, LLC, today announced the final weeks of the New York City showing of Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the Discovery Times Square Exposition (www.DiscoveryTSX.com). After telling the most famous and beloved story of the 20th century to hundreds of thousands of visitors since opening in June 2009, the 12,000 square-foot blockbuster Exhibition will set sail on February 28, 2010.

Shipbuilder Thinks Small In A Big Way (29 Jan 2010, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Not big ships, of course, but detailed replicas built from scratch and to scale, one-eighth of an inch to the foot, using authentic plans - each one taking a year or more. "I work (building them) in the winter and I research in summer," he said, as we talked at the Hartland Public Library this week. Twenty-two of his models, protected under glass cases he built, line the tops of bookshelves throughout the library, where they're on long-term display. He scrounges up materials wherever he can - balsa wood for the main form, copper wire for ship's rope, rivets for portholes, tiny pulleys and bollards available from marine hobbyists. His primary tools? An X-Acto knife and a Dremel rotary tool.


Titanic Exhibit Gets Extra Week At Rochester Museum & Science Center (15 Jan 2010, The Daily News Online)
The Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave., has extended by one week the run of "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition." The exhibition, which opened in October, is now scheduled through Jan. 24 in the museum's Riedman Gallery.

Carvers Vie For Cold Cash (14 Jan 2010, News-Leader.com)
When it comes to throwing a spectacular icebreaker, Titanic Museum Branson is definitely at the cutting edge, in more ways than one. On Saturday, the popular ship-shaped attraction, which houses more than 400 artifacts originally belonging to Titanic passengers and crew, will hold its fourth annual Ice Sculpturing Competition. At the free one-day exhibition sanctioned by the National Ice Carving Association, the museum will play host to some of the nation's top professional and amateur ice carvers, plus an anticipated spectator crowd numbering in the thousands.

Branson Attraction Receives A “Titanic” Refurbishing (14 Jan 2010, Taney County Times)
Even as she said that the Titanic’s parking lot was full of vehicles however, they were not the vehicles of Branson visitors visiting the attraction. They were the vehicles of the “army” of workers that have been working virtually nonstop, 24 hours a days since it closed on the night of January 10, to make sure that the renovations are completed in time for the ship to start boarding passengers again on the morning of January 15. As we went through the ship it became clear that the “renovations” went far beyond just the painting, cleaning, and repairing of the ship. While the major refurbishing work was being done to the ship, the same detail was being given to every display and artifact. Every display case had been emptied of its artifacts and was being refinished. Kellogg pointed to a huge full wall sized photograph covering one whole wall that had just been replaced. Even the “show cards” describing each display and artifact were replaced.

Titanic Gain For Belfast (13 Jan 2010, Belfast Telegraph)
Nearly 100 years after it sank, interest in the Titanic continues to prove lucrative for Belfast. So much so that Belfast City Council has once again agreed to run two Titanic-related festivals in 2010, giving the go-ahead at the January meeting of the full Belfast City Council. Last year the Titanic Made in Belfast festival attracted over 32,000 visitors. The event is again expected to take place in April. And the Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival has seen similar success, drawing crowds in excess of 50,000 over the three years it has taken place.

Titanic Raises Louisville Science Center Attendance (12 Jan 2010, Louisville Business First)
The Louisville Science Center has seen an increase in attendance since opening “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” on Oct. 3. The exhibit features 150 authentic artifacts taken from the wreckage of the Titanic, which sunk April 14, 1912. There also is a recreation of one of the ship’s Third Class cabins and story boards with facts about the ship and its passengers. Attendance for the science center’s fiscal 2010, which began July 1, is up 30 percent over the same period in fiscal 2009, according to a news release.

Story Of Titanic Recreated At Foxwoods (12 Jan 2010, NBC Connecticut)
Nearly a century after the sinking of the Titanic, Foxwoods will pay tribute to the tragedy through a unique exhibit. Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition opens at the Casino on Saturday, February 13th and has more than 100 artifacts from the Ship’s debris giving history buffs an inside look at the iconic ship and its passengers.

Titanic Survivor's Items Auctioned In North Texas (12 Jan 2010, KXII-TV)
When she passed away last summer at the age of 97, she was the last known survivor of the R.M.S. Titanic. The Caraway Auction House obtained these items from overseas. "It was purchased in Europe by our suppliers over there that we sell containers for they bought it from the Dean estate from the cousins of Mrs. Dean and they put it on a ship to be shipped to the U.S. to be sold at public auction,” said Caraway. Dean's estate items include a mirror back buffet, a bookcase, and a drop-front desk.

Wiesbaden Exhibit Captures The Tragedy Of Titanic's Voyage (12 Jan 2010, Stars and Stripes)
Throughout the exhibit, rooms are re-created using furniture retrieved from the ship, offering a glimpse into the amenities aboard the Titanic.A gift shop at the end of the exhibit has a variety of Titanic-themed items, including wine from nearby Hochheim, a brand that was served on the ship. And although the exhibition is the main draw, the city of Wiesbaden is complementing the exhibit with a host of other activities. “I said I don’t want just an exhibition,” said Holger Brandt, co-owner and organizer of the Wiesbaden Titanic exhibition. “It’s a city marketing concept with several Titanic-themed events taking place throughout the city.”

Branson's Titanic Hosts 4Th Sanctioned Ice Carving Competition (11 Jan 2010, Taney County Times)
Doing its part to make sure everyone has “an ice day” on Saturday January 16, Branson’s Titanic Museum Attraction, currently billed as the world largest museum attraction, will hold its 4th annual ice carving competition. The competition will be held at the Titanic’s outdoor entertainment center located near the ship’s bow, between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., is free and open to the public. The competition is sanctioned by the National Ice Carving Association (NICA). NICA is an association with the stated objective of promoting ice sculpture through education, competitions, standardized judging, and exhibitions and is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. In addition to competing for cash prizes the competitors will also be competing for points that add to their certification ratings within NICA.

Titanic Exhibition Continues Through Jan. 24 (6 Jan 2010, Mason City Globe Gazette)
 “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” continues through Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Originally scheduled to close on Jan. 3, the museum welcomed its 250,000th visitor to the popular exhibit on Dec. 5. “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” is the largest exhibition the Science Museum has ever hosted. Visitors will find 14,000 square feet of gallery space devoted to the artifacts that have been recovered from the world-famous ocean liner’s final resting place.

Premier Exhibitions Q3 Loss Deepens (6 Jan 2010, Atlanta Business Chronicle)
Premier Exhibitions Inc. saw a deeper loss in the third quarter of 2010, dogged by lower revenue and restructuring issues. The Atlanta-based exhibitor of Bodies: The Exhibition and Titanic Aquatic (NASDAQ: PRXI) had a net loss of $2.2 million and a loss per share of 5 cents, compared with a loss of $1.8 million and a loss per share of 6 cents in the third quarter of 2009. Third-quarter revenue fell 36 percent to $8.7 million. Last year's third quarter included $4.6 million in non-refundable license fees for future exhibitions. Average daily attendance for the third quarter of 2010 increased 2 percent to 602 compared, as total attendance dropped 15 percent to 819,941, in line with reduced days of operation.

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2009

Docking In Pigeon Forge: Titanic Museum Set To Open In April (21 Dec 09, Maryville Daily Times)
Titanic Pigeon Forge, an interactive museum meant as a tribute to the 2,208 passengers and crew aboard that fateful ship, is set to open in April 2010. Modeled after one in Branson, Mo. that opened three years ago, this attraction is the creation of John Joslyn and wife Mary Kellogg-Joslyn who are now splitting time between both cities as they prepare to set sail with this $25 million project.

Titanic Artifacts Exhibit An Amazing Adventure (19 Dec 09, Charleston Gazette)
The exhibit is quite extensive, so allow 1 1/2 to two hours for it if you really want to take it all in and read all the informational signs. It is in Las Vegas until 2018, so there's plenty of time to see it. I strongly recommend doing so. If you can't make the trip out west, though, you have two options to see similar versions closer to home. One is at the Louisville (Ky.) Science Center until Feb. 15, and the other is at COSI in Columbus, Ohio, from March 27 to Sept. 6. The main difference with these exhibits is that there is no "big piece" in them. But the Columbus exhibit includes costumed characters, and at Louisville, you can also watch James Cameron's large-format film "Ghosts of the Abyss."

First Look Inside England's New Titanic Museum (18 Dec 09, USA Today)
The final plans for Southampton's £15m Sea City Museum can today be exclusively unveiled. The museum, which will reshape the city's Civic Centre forever, is expected to attract 150,000 visitors a year. The Daily Echo can reveal a dramatic cruise-liner inspired extension which will be the largest museum display area in Hampshire. Known as "The Pavilion", Southampton City Council hopes it will bring international blockbuster exhibitions to the city for the first time. The old magistrates' courts will be transformed into two permanent exhibitions, titled "Southampton's Titanic Story" and "Gateway to the World."

Titanic Exhibition Attempts To Recreate Experience Of Being On Doomed Ship (17 Dec 09, Belfast Telegraph)
‘Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition’, which opens to the public at the Citywest Event Centre in Dublin on Saturday, will attempt to recreate the experience of being on board the doomed Belfast-built ship. The human stories of those who died and those who survived are retold through recreated sets identical to the rooms aboard the ship, and using more than 300 haunting artefacts recovered from the Titanic's wreck site in the Atlantic Ocean. Visitors will be able to walk her decks, peer into her cabins, and meet her passengers and crew.

Call For 'Titanic' Exhibit To Come To Cobh (14 Dec 09, Irish Times)
The link between the maritime town of Cobh, Co Cork, and the Titanic is consistently being overlooked, according to the president of the town’s chamber of commerce, who has criticised a decision to host a major exhibition regarding the doomed liner in Dublin. Michael Martin, who is the operator of the Titanic Trail in Cobh as well as being head of Cobh Chamber of Commerce, said he was disappointed that Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition is due to be hosted in Dublin, as opposed to its “natural home” in Cobh. The exhibition, which has been seen by over 22 million people worldwide, arrives at the Citywest Event Centre, Dublin, next Saturday, December 19th.

Titanic Exhibition Sails Into Dublin (8 Dec 09, Belfast Telegraph)
Almost 100 years after the Titanic sank beneath icy waters on an April night in 1912, the spirit of the great ship is coming to Ireland. Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition, which has been seen by over 22 million people worldwide, arrives at the Citywest Event Centre, Dublin, next Saturday, December 19.

Exhibition Info
1. Exhibition Dates: 19 Dec 09-June 2010
2. Hours: 10am to 8pm, Monday - Sunday
For tickets and other information: www.titanicdublin.com

Titanic Project Still On Course (4 Dec 09, Belfast Telegraph)
The £97m Titanic Signature Project is on its way to becoming a world class destination, Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said, during a visit to the Titanic Quarter yesterday. “This project will also give potential visitors a unique and compelling reason to choose Northern Ireland as their destination,” she said. The independent charitable trust The Titanic Foundation will own and operate the attraction when it finally opens in 2012.

Titanic Exhibit Makes Second Voyage To Columbus (3 Dec 09, Columbus Other Paper)
The popular Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition will make a second appearance at Columbus' COSI (Center of Science Industry), returning to the science museum on March 27, 2010. The exhibit will stay docked in Ohio's capital city until Sept. 6, 2010. Featuring nearly two dozen never-been-seen elements, the expanded Titanic exhibit will also include a gallery devoted to Ohio’s connections to the historic voyage.  The exhibition first landed in Columbus in 2005, bringing record-breaking attendance to COSI, which was recently named the #1 Science Center in the country by Parents magazine.

Titanic Group Step Up Wheel Campaign (2 Dec 09, Belfast Telegraph)
The Belfast Titanic Society has stepped up its campaign against plans for the Belfast wheel to remain in its current location in the grounds of Belfast City Hall by meeting with the Environment Minister. And speaking to The CT after the meeting, Susie Millar, spokesperson for the east Belfast-based group, said they are “hopeful a decision is imminent”. She added: “We got a very sympathetic hearing and the minister listened to all our concerns.” The meeting followed a successful service on Sunday, marking the 50th anniversary of the memorial’s relocation from a traffic island in Chichester Street to its current position in the grounds of the City Hall, which the group used to highlight its concerns.

More Time To Catch Titanic Exhibit In St. Paul (2 Dec 09, Minneapolis Star Tribune)
The Science Museum of Minnesota announced it is extending the run of "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition." Originally scheduled to close on Jan. 3, the exhibition will remain open for three more weeks, until Jan. 24.