Who hasn’t cried while watching the Oscar-winning film “Titanic”?
And the thought that this film was shot on real events makes us shudder.
In the USA there is a museum dedicated to this ship and this tragic event associated with it, in order to find out in detail how it all happened…
One of the most difficult museums in the world. Scary or brilliant?!
At the Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri, there is a 1:2 scale replica of the front of the ship, fixed in a small pool to give the impression that the ship is at sea.
A piece of iceberg that hit the side of the ship serves as the entrance to the museum.
Inside the ship there are replicas of the grand staircase, dining room, first and third class cabins, as well as about 400 items already recovered from the sunken ship.
There is also a practical gallery where visitors can try to control the ship themselves in the captain’s cabin.
For example, a telegraph room where you can send an SOS signal.
It sounds a little creepy, but every visitor is given a card with the name of the passenger of the Titanic.
At this stage, you have to get to the plaque with the names of all 2,208 passengers and find out if they are alive or dead.
Figures in officers’ uniforms, maids and, of course, the captain walk around the museum.
The sounds of sirens, bells and muffled voices come from hidden loudspeakers, creating an atmosphere as close to reality as possible.
In the “Flooded Room” there are tilted decks on which you can stand, lifeboats on which you can sit, as well as a tank with sea water at a temperature of -2.22 C, in which you can check your fitness by immersing your hands with a watch.
It’s easy to guess why almost all the passengers died so quickly in the water.
As in all museums, there is also a souvenir shop.
As a keepsake, you can buy themed gifts to remember the museum, for example, Titanic luggage tags.
The Titanic Museum in Branson is not the only such museum dedicated to the sunken ship.
A similar museum is also located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Both cultural institutions are owned by John Joslin.
