Second Titanic exhibit set to dock in Charlotte this spring

Ashley Mahoney

Split image: left shows a grand wooden staircase with ornate carvings and golden walls, a statue of an angel holding a torch at the center. Right shows the Titanic-style ocean liner with four smokestacks at sea. — Photos: Courtesy of "Titanic: The Exhibition"

A second Titanic experience is coming to Charlotte this spring.

Why it matters: Immersive experiences and exhibits recreating the ship's devastating voyage are popping up all over the world. Two are now set to come to Charlotte this year.

The latest: "Titanic: The Exhibition" will be at The Park Expo & Conference Center Friday, May 15, through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7.

The exhibit previously visited Chicago, Dallas and Salt Lake City.

Between the lines: "Titanic: The Exhibition" is a separate Titanic-themed exhibit from the previously announced "Titanic: Echoes from the Past" exhibit coming to The GreenHouse in west Charlotte this spring.

Dark riveted wall with orange-ring portholes and the title "TITANIC." Red lower wall, barrel with rope, crates, and railing to a doorway; right side shows a grayscale mural of sailors. — Photo: Courtesy of "Titanic: The Exhibition"

What to expect: In "Titanic: Echoes from the Past," you're given the name of a real passenger who boarded the Titanic. As you explore the ship, you follow their storyline.

Interior hallway of a museum: a dark, starry wall on the left, white beam ceiling, warm amber lighting, wooden floor, benches along the wall, and illuminated arched display windows on the right. — Photo: Courtesy of "Titanic: The Exhibition"

The experience includes a replica of the grand staircase, the first-class hallway and millionaires' suite, the third-class hallway and cabin, the boiler room, and the ship's deck, all set against a starlit sky.

Dim museum gallery with glass display cases of manuscripts and newspapers. A young man in a maroon hoodie leans over a case; wall of old headlines; sepia-toned crowd photo on the right. — Photo: Courtesy of "Titanic: The Exhibition"

The Discovery Gallery shows research on the shipwreck. Visitors will walk across a raised glass floor, which represents the ocean floor and the ship's resting place. The gallery includes a film that explores the ship's demise.

A young woman in a light gray hoodie stands before a glass display case housing a detailed white ocean liner model with an orange hull, lifeboats, and smokestacks in a dim museum. — Photo: Courtesy of "Titanic: The Exhibition"

Charlotte's exhibit will include a new gallery called "Titanic's Connections to the Carolinas." A distress telegram was sent to the Cape Hatteras U.S. Weather Bureau Station when the ship struck an iceberg.

Bright hotel hallway with white paneled walls, doors lining both sides, ornate black wrought-iron wall lamps, brass railings, and a burgundy patterned runner carpet extending down the corridor. — Photo: Courtesy of "Titanic: The Exhibition"

There's an optional audio guide and VR experience that takes visitors to the ocean floor to explore the shipwreck.

Dim museum gallery with a large projection of a sea turtle in a shell on the left, blue and purple lighting, glass floor panels, display cases, and visitors viewing wall displays. — Photo: Courtesy of "Titanic: The Exhibition"

If you go: The Park Expo & Conference Center is at 800 Briar Creek Road.

Tickets start at $26.50.

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