Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition — Review

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition is an official Titanic exhibit displaying artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the RMS Titanic. Find out what to expect in this Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition review.

Grab your boarding pass and step into the incredible recreations and artifacts of the Titanic ocean liner. More than 350 unique artifacts tell the story of the Titanic‘s 1912 voyage and tragic sinking.

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition has permanent exhibits in Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel & Casino and in Orlando. The exhibit is also currently touring in Brussels, Columbus, Germany, and Poland.

Note: This experience is different from, but similar to, the Titanic: The Exhibition that is also touring.

What is Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition?

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition is an official exhibit by RMS Titanic, Inc. and E/M Group. This 25,000 square-foot exhibition features items from the sinking of the Titanic. There are luggage, china, pots, pans, floor tiles, window frames, unopened bottles, and more personal affects.

As you walk through the exhibit, you’ll learn the story of the Titanic‘s journey from construction to sailing, sinking to recovery.

Along the way, you’ll learn about some of the passengers and read their personal stories alongside their recovered belongings.

Ready to learn more about the Titanic? Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition is currently on display in Las Vegas; Orlando; Brussels; Columbus, Ohio; Germany; and Poland.

My Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition Review

I did Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition in Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel & Casino.

The experience begins with a replica boarding pass. I received a boarding pass for Annie J. “Nina” Harper with a few details about the girl on it.

Before entering the exhibit, I had the option to take a greenscreen photo, which I bypassed.

The exhibit starts at the beginning of the Titanic‘s journey with the construction of the ship. Then I “boarded” the ship and walked through a recreation of the ship’s hallway. First, I saw the Third Class Cabin and learned about some of the Third Class passengers. Then I moved on to the Second Class Cabin and the First Class Cabin.

As I continued to make my way through the ship, I saw artifacts recovered from different sections. They were organized by the different cabin class amenities, so I learned about each class’s life aboard the Titanic.

There were elaborate recreations of the First Class Cabin and a full-scale model of the Grand Staircase. If you wanted a photo on the Grand Staircase, you’d have to pay for a professional photo, so I bypassed this as well.

Then I stepped out onto a recreation of the outer Promenade Deck, which was cool and dark as it would have been on the night of the sinking of the Titanic. After walking across the Promenade Deck, I entered a room where I could touch a man-made iceberg.

The next couple rooms were about the tragic events of the sinking, with official reports and some personal accounts.

One of the last rooms holds The Big Piece, the largest piece of the Titanic ever recovered. This 15-ton piece of the ship’s hull highlights the conservation efforts and the methods used to recover physical objects from the wreckage.

The final room was the Memorial Gallery. Here, there is a list of all the passengers and crew saved and lost.

Before you exit, you’ll find out the fate of the passenger on your boarding pass. My young Second Class passenger, Annie J. “Nina” Harper, was a survivor along with her aunt, but her father sadly did not survive after seeing her safely into a lifeboat.

The exhibit then exits into the giftshop.

What Was Great About the Experience

I really enjoyed reading about the individual passengers and being able to put an actual person to the objects recovered.

I thought the displays were put together well. There were some videos with actor portrayals that helped tell the story of life on the ship. The recreated rooms were really interesting to see.

There’s an amazing collection of artifacts. It’s not just pieces of the ship, there are so many personal items that they’ve been able to trace back to their owners. And The Big Piece is very impressive as well.

What Was Not So Great

I don’t see why they feel the need to do the cash-grab of trying to get you to buy professional photos on the Grand Staircase or the greenscreen photos at the beginning.

Getting a greenscreen photo at the beginning turns what should be a somber experience into something like a Disney World ride.

And the only reason they want to charge you for a photo on the Grand Staircase is because they know people want to take pictures with it, even though you’ve already paid for the exhibit. And it’s such a huge part of their marketing. So I just think it’s greedy and unbecoming.

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition Tickets & Info

Location: Permanent exhibitions in Las Vegas at the Luxor Hotel & Casino and in Orlando. Touring exhibitions are currently displayed in Brussels; Columbus, Ohio; Germany; and Poland.

Admission: Tickets range from $15-$50 per person depending on location.

Hours (Las Vegas): 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily

Hours (Orlando): Sun-Thu: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fri-Sat: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

It takes about 1-2 hours to go through the entire exhibition.

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