New museum celebrates Belfast's maritime history

摘要

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's maiden voyage, the new Titanic Belfast museum will open on March 31 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Located a mere 100 yards in front of where the Titanic's hull was launched, the 120,000-square-foot venue features nine galleries of interactive exhibition space, including a dark ridge, underwater exploration theater, re-creations of the ship's decks and cabins, and a luxurious conference and banquet suite with room for up to 1,000 people. Visitors to the six-story museum will learn about the construction of the RMS Titanic, along with the story of Northern Ireland's industrial and maritime heritage. The 19,332-square-foot entrance level ground floor includes a 60-foot-high wall covered in sheet metal panels similar in size to those used on the hull of the Titanic. Additionally, the ticketing desks are designed to replicate wooded keel blocks similar to those that the Titanic rested upon in the Titanic dock.