Week’s delay for Titanic exhibition (From Daily Echo)

I have a lack of interest in the Titanic Museum and this Titanic Exhibition, why, I ask myself - because I think it was a terrible disaster and we should not be celebrating tragedy. Why, indeed have an horrendous incident made into a money making scheme. I also feel many MAY go once, even take their kids but not again. Also, the Spitfire was not celebrated, but for one small image outside the Airport, which incidentally has been painted, but still those poles that hold it up look like scaffolding, shall we put a money box alongside to hopefully put up an impressive monument?

goard

I thought the Mercedes Showroom had put up the Spitfire as a peace offering

goard wrote:
I have a lack of interest in the Titanic Museum and this Titanic Exhibition, why, I ask myself - because I think it was a terrible disaster and we should not be celebrating tragedy. Why, indeed have an horrendous incident made into a money making scheme. I also feel many MAY go once, even take their kids but not again. Also, the Spitfire was not celebrated, but for one small image outside the Airport, which incidentally has been painted, but still those poles that hold it up look like scaffolding, shall we put a money box alongside to hopefully put up an impressive monument?

goard

Thank goodness that I am not alone with that thought.
Harland and Wolff have a museum which features RMS Titanic - That I think is appropriate, they built her and have some responsibility in a way.
Anything else commemorating tragedy, rather than loss of life, is just not right.
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As an aside to the fact that MV Azura is registered in Southampton - RMS Titanic was registered in Liverpool. Now remind me; Where is the Azura going to sail from?

goard wrote:
I have a lack of interest in the Titanic Museum and this Titanic Exhibition, why, I ask myself - because I think it was a terrible disaster and we should not be celebrating tragedy. Why, indeed have an horrendous incident made into a money making scheme. I also feel many MAY go once, even take their kids but not again. Also, the Spitfire was not celebrated, but for one small image outside the Airport, which incidentally has been painted, but still those poles that hold it up look like scaffolding, shall we put a money box alongside to hopefully put up an impressive monument? goard

Can I join the queue!
At least the Tudor House Museum had a hot cross bun that was on the Mayflower, but what would be exhibited that was actually on the Titanic?
Replica funnels!
'A display of china that was used on the ill-fated White Star liner'?
When the crew were saying, 'Women and Children first', did someone shout, 'Don't forget the china'?
A tragic accident, the has been commemorated with memorials.
"You have seen the movie, now visit the museum!"
No thanks!

It's so sad that some people (like those commenting above) cannot get over the Titanic distaster 98 years on.
No matter what some people think the Titanic is of international interest to millions of people and what do we have to show to comemorate the distaster and tell the facinating story of the worlds most FAMOUS ship - a hand full of half hearted monuments (Engineers monument aside) and a pathetic display at the pathetic maritime museum. Visitors from all over the world come to visit Southampton in the knowledge that the ship sailed from this 'International maritime city' and yet leave disapointed that there is hardly anyting to see or experience in regards to this subject.
At least the Titanic Honour and Glory exhibition will give visitors and locals alike something that they can relate to and learn from . Check out their website www.titanichonourand
glory.com Good on the lads behind the exhibition. Shouldbe an attraction that people can go and appreciate. Lets face it Southampton could do with as many attraction as it can to help keep cruise ship passengers in the city an dspend their money thus helping the local economy and helping to built the cities poor image as a tourist destination that sees 1.5million cruise passengers coming through the port in 2010.

goard: "I have a lack of interest in the Titanic Museum and this Titanic Exhibition, why, I ask myself - because I think it was a terrible disaster and we should not be celebrating tragedy. Why, indeed have an horrendous incident made into a money making scheme."

Whilst goard has a lack of interest in the Titanic story- millions of people all over the world are interested for a variety of reasons.


Putting aside the 1997 movie, which ironically helped to boost the cruising market that has helped Southampton become a major port in this market-there is much more to it all.

If goard wishes to take the time to read any in-depth articles, books on the whole subject then he will discover that this Edwardian era has a fascinating story to tell of how society was changing.

We all are well aware of the terrible tragic loss of lives nearly 100 years ago and nobody 'celebrates' this although we do commemorate it. Many of the crew were local people and the old slum areas of Chapel and Northam suffered major loss of the breadwinners who sailed on the Titanic. This is why it means so much to Southampton.

The sinking was AVOIDABLE but all down to the arrogance and pomposity of the ship owners who were desperate to show off their new toy and break the records despite the many ice warnings from nearby ships as they were using primitive radio equipment.

There were a number of factors that led to the collision- why not read about the lookout's binoculars that were locked in the small cabinet - the key was in the pocket of another land-based officer. The radio operators were deluged with sending out trivial messages from the rich passengers. A nearby ships' radio was switched off for the night and their operators were snoozing away and missed out on the tragedy unfolding.


Following the sinking - there were major enquiries that led to new safety measures, better lifeboat facilities and improved communications were being developed anyway. It also saw major changes in the class system and we all know how many poor souls were lost down in the steerage section. Many of the first class passengers managed to survive and scramble aboard the few lifeboats that sailed away from the ship - many had spaces for others who had no option but to jump into the icy waters and certain death within minutes.

The poorer passengers were possibly trapped behind locked cagedoors as they tried to make their way up through the luxurious upper decks that were strictly off-limits.

I cant be bothered to write an essay on this very subject but I do encourage goard & co to take off the blinkers and discover the real story behind it all. Yes- there has always been a 'market' on this very story and commercial interests are a factor. However - the detractors might as well go banging on about say WW1 WW2 etc. Get my drift?