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When our daughter and I visited Pittsburgh in March, we were surprised and pleased to see the Titanic Exhibit in its last week at the Carnegie Science Center. We love visiting the Science Center, but the exhibit was a nice bonus.
The exhibit winds through the design and construction of the great ship and the lives of some of the people on board. Our tickets were made out in the name of an actual passenger, and at the end of the tour, we could look up the name—Faith's passenger survived. Mine did not.
One feature in the exhibit was a gigantic block of ice. You could touch it and get a sense of what an iceberg might be like. Other features were artifacts that were recovered from the shipwreck. We were okay with the ship's artifacts, but we found the limited number of personal artifacts a bit disturbing. They did add some context to the passengers highlighted in the exhibit, but it seemed like an invasion of sorts.
Of course, the sense of mankind asserting his triumph over nature and the sea, only to fail was inescapable.
I need to add a few notes:
One, I have some appointments this morning, so I may be late getting to your doors.
Two, we now have over ten entries for the Thursday Doors Writing Challenge. I've read them all, and they are quite good.
Three, despite the excitement about the TDWC, this is a regular Thursday, and people from all over the world have contributed doors. Please take a few minutes to check them out. As always, I will gather all the links into an easy-to-access table for a recap on Sunday.
Four, back to the TDWC, there are still three weeks for you to contribute to the challenge. You can write anything you like, as long as it's inspired by one of the thirty-three photos that have been submitted.
That's it. I hope you enjoy the gallery.
The main staircase of the Titanic
Promenade Deck placard
Workers at the Titanic site
Our tickets for Titanic exhibit
Architects working on the Titanic
Entering the Titanic exhibit
Inside the Titanic exhibit
Inside the Titanic exhibit
Boiler doors
Compartment door
1st Class quarters - nice digs
1st Class lounge
1st Class lounge
3rd Class quarters - not quite as opulent, but larger than other ships at the time
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