At the birthplace of the Titanic
As it would probably be wrong to expect anything else, but the museum is dedicated to the memory of the legendary Titanic, which, in its first ill-fated transatlantic crossing, never reached the goal.
And although museums dedicated to this miracle of the steamer are located in several cities, it is here that he has every right to be. According to the report of the local public, today's museum reached such a scale quite recently. A few years ago, he huddled in some closet the size of a two-room apartment and dishonored the memory of the townspeople about the great maritime power with his existence.
At the entrance, having dealt with your personal belongings, umbrellas and raincoats, you can safely purchase a ticket for 6 pounds from the museum staff. They will aggressively offer you a map of the museum, based on the fact that there are already 2 floors, but this is all loudly said.
2 expositions on the 2nd floor according to the scheme to the left and to the right, and all the fuss around the museum on the first floor - cafes, souvenirs, etc.
Despite its modest size, the creators tried to make the museum as informative and interactive as possible.
There is a job for anyone. Here you can stand on the steering wheel, and sprinkle coal with an impromptu shovel, practice Morse code, and just delve into old documents.
In addition to entertainment, the museum also carries an informational load. Here you will find a stand with the names of the crew, their personal belongings, records and biographies of the command staff. There are 2 huge sections of the ship itself. One shows all the stores, cargo, parcels and provisions loaded onto the ship and their placement, and the second shows all decks, cabins and public places on the ship. Both mini layouts and video clips about the real state of things, for example, in a ballroom, an elevator or a boiler room, are presented.
The penultimate room is devoted to how the tragedy affected the life of Southampton. Newspaper clippings, audio recordings of eyewitnesses and the experiences of local residents that filled their lives between the first news, which came in a few hours, and the final picture, which appeared only a few days later. On the floor of the hall is a map of Southampton, where red circles indicate the addresses of those houses that lost a family member on the Titanic.
The last room is the most impressive. Its competent courtroom furnishings, coupled with unique audio and video content, easily transport the imagination to early 20th century London, where an investigation took place in the wake of the tragedy. Facts, records, interrogations of witnesses. If you take your time, you can have a fun time following the ups and downs of the trial.
And by the way, did you know (since I don't) that the first voyage of the Titanic almost ended in a collision while leaving Southampton Bay. Moving within the bay due to the huge mass of connected water, the Titanic created considerable excitement within the bay. It was he who was the reason that the New York steamer standing at the pier was torn off its ends and pulled towards the giant. Fascinated by the spectacle, passengers rushed to the outer side to watch the inevitable collision. The captain of the Titanic gave a stop, and one of the tugs controlling the passage managed to deftly hold the tank of the ferry that had lost control.
The second part of the museum is devoted to the function of the port of Southampton in the world economy from the ancient times of the Roman Empire to the present day. Again, several interactive screens, layouts and archaeological finds.
The history of the development of the sea city to the current level of the international port is shown very richly and clearly.
The pride of the museum is a magnificent model of the passenger liner Queen Mary, which weighs more than a ton.
www. seacitymuseum. co. UK
P. s. it just so happened that later I studied my boarding pass to the museum cloister and saw that photography inside the museum was prohibited. Although at the start of the tour, I drew the attention of the cashier that I was taking a fotik with me. No one said a word to me inside, although one suspicious caretaker screwed up her eyes in a moralizing way at each of my photo shots. Now I understood what those signals were, which I then interpreted so incorrectly. Although personally I think that everything here is, as usual, a matter of flash.
according to owntrip. net. ua
