Where-To-Go Wednesday - Titanic The Exhibition

We were given complimentary tickets to Titanic the Exhibition for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own.

What: Titanic the Exhibition

Where: 526 6th Ave.

             New York, NY

Who: Recommended for Children 8 and Up

When: Through March 19, 2023

Titanic the exhibit is extremely comprehensive. It covers everything you could ever want to know about the ship and its ill-fated only voyage. It starts with the initial plans to build the ship and ends with the various expeditions to locate and then dive down to the wreckage. 

Admission to the exhibit includes a free audio tour of the facility. The audio tour can be downloaded to your own phone or you can borrow one of the free physical audio guides if one is available.  

On the tour, you will see numerous objects and artifacts. They are a combination of replicas, equivalent items from the Titanic's sister ship, and actual items recovered from the Titanic itself. There are articles of furniture, pictures, letters, various personal items including clothing and jewelry, and more. There are replicas of several of the rooms on the ship. There are full lists of every person who perished in the disaster separated as they were on the ship by first class, second class, and third class as well as a separate list of the crew members that also lost their lives. There is even an opportunity to touch an iceberg and see how cold it is.

As you walk around, the exhibit, numerous people's stories are revealed through the objects and pictures that you see. They include the stories of various crew members, passengers, and more. Both the stories of well-known people like J. Bruce Ismay chairman and director of the White Star Line; Isador and Ida Strauss; the owners of Macy's Department  Store, and Margaret Brown, better known as the Unsinkable Molly Brown, as well as those of lesser-known people involved in the disaster including passengers, Edvard and Gerda Lindell and crew member, William Murdoch.

It can take you an hour or more to walk around the exhibit if you listen to the entire audio. The exhibit is also quite popular and can be quite crowded even though timed tickets are required to visit. We would not recommend it for small children or others with short attention spans or those that are bothered by crowds. On the whole, if you have the patience and you don't mind walking around and occasionally waiting around, a visit to the Titanic Exhibit is quite fascinating and informative. 

And that's our view. For more about the Titanic Exhibition in NYC or to purchase timed tickets to visit, go to titanicexhibition.com/nyc

Tune in tomorrow for Theater Thursday.