Suitcases, watches, haircombs, dishes, crystal, letters, etc.  all types
of things. Plus they have recreated some of the rooms from the ship.
 They have the grand staircase room with its rich paneled walls, a
portion of the promenade deck with cold air blowing from a darkened area
beyond the rail to give the experience of the cold night, a full size
propellor, a scale model (an entire room) that shows how the wreck lies
at the bottom of the ocean.  Please don't let all the Titanic hype
surrounding the movie keep you away.  I went to see this exhibit on the
day Princess Diana died (gives an interesting answer to the "Where were
you. . ." question.  Therefore, I saw the exhibit before the movie came
out.  For those who enjoyed the movie, this exhibit will be a thrill.
 For those who enjoy a good museum exhibit this will satisfy.  So I
suggest you take some of that "valuable" time and visit a wonderful
exhibit, they've done enought without be "too much".

Delecia Huitt

 -----Original Message-----
From: David Haberstich
Sent: Thursday, October 15, 1998 9:55 AM
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Subject: Re: Titanic exhibit

 I fully agree with Delecia Huitt that too many artifacts in an exhibit
interfere with traffic flow. You should see all the people lined up
outside the National Gallery of Art to view the Van Gogh show. If they
had had the common sense to show reproductions instead of original
paintings, the lines undoubtedly would speed up considerably. This is
yet another reason for museums to avoid the use of original artifacts in
exhibits. By the way, what Titanic artifacts are being shown anyway? I
thought J. Peterman had sold everything by now. Having seen the movie, I
certainly wouldn't devote any more of my valuable time to this subject,
but I am curious from a museological standpoint.

 --David Haberstich