Titanic Exhibit Brings the Tragic Story to Life

June 17, 2011

The Artifact Exhibition about the Titanic features replicas, and perhaps the most noteworthy is the grand staircase that most people recognize from the movie, at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, June 2011

When the ocean liner RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, more than 1,500 passengers died. It made headlines as one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history. The fateful voyage was the backdrop for the blockbuster 1997 movie Titanic. Now the ship’s story has come to life in an exhibit at a Las Vegas hotel

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As they enter the exhibit at the Luxor Hotel, each visitor receives a boarding pass with the name of an actual passenger aboard the Titanic. They enter the exhibit as if they were boarding the ocean liner on April 14, 1912.

They walk past an unadorned third-class cabin before reaching the elegantly-furnished first-class section - considered more luxurious than any hotel of the era.

The more than 300 artifacts on display were recovered from the ocean floor, after the wreck was discovered in 1985. The jewelry, personal toiletries, china and silverware take visitors like Eric Barr back in time.

"When you actually see the artifacts, it brings you a little closer to life, to the boat. It makes you feel like you were actually on the ship with the passengers,” said Barr.