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History comes alive with the Titanic Exhibition, making its grand opening on October 17th and lasting through the holidays at The Shops at South Town. The immersive experience features authentic artifacts, life-size recreations, and personal stories of passengers and crew from the Titanic and her sister ships.
Titanic explorer and creative producer for the exhibition, Mark Lach, arrived in Utah to retell the story of his journey on the final expedition of the artifact recovery mission of the Titanic. Along with sharing personal experiences, Lach provided a visual display to explain what to expect along the tour of the exhibition as well as tell the story of Titanic crew member Leonard Taylor.
Over the last four months, thousands came flooding in to experience the magical world of Harry Potter at the Harry Potter exhibit at South Town. Now is the time for the public to experience a new story that will capture their heart as they walk down the hallways of the infamous ship and come face to face with the iceberg that took the Titanic to the ocean floor.
Lach described the two-and-a-half-mile journey to the ocean floor in tight quarters with two others for 12 hours. He compared the bright blue ocean turning to black during the descent to the anticipation of a show as the lights fade before it begins. For two hours, the crew anxiously waited.
“I got my face up, looked out, and it was just inky black. Then I heard a click on the inside of the sub, and the lights came up… and there was the Titanic,” Lach explained.
The voyage was exciting and heart-touching for Lach. He explained the mix of emotions he had as he saw what was left of the bed and bath of Captain Smith’s cabin, knowing he was there when the Titanic scraped across the iceberg. The captain, being the most popular captain of the seas, came out of retirement for Titanic’s expedition. Smith told his wife it would be his last sail, but that is a different sentiment now.
After describing his experience, Lach stated, “It was as exciting as you can imagine, but very emotional as well. That very emotional event, for me, going to the ocean floor, then taking this exhibition all around the world, all four corners of the earth, has been the most exciting thing I’ve done- I’ve done a lot of exhibitions over time, but this one still rings true.”
The sinking of the Titanic is the greatest maritime disaster of all time, and Lach is excited for the public to be able to have a deeper understanding of the event and have a personal connection to the people on the ship.
He told the story of 19-year-old Leonard Taylor, who aspired to be a bath attendant like his father. He was hired to go on the voyage to attend to the highest-paid passengers. Before he left, he sent a postcard to his mother. Tragically, he went down with the ship, and his body was never recovered. Days after his parents learned of his fate, the postcard expressing his love to his parents arrived home.
Taylor’s is one of 2,200 names listed at the end of the exhibition. When guests arrive, they are given the name of a passenger to hold onto through the tour. At the end, guests can look at their name on the card and find them among the divided classes and the list of lost and saved.
“It brings the tragedy home in a very real way, but I think what it also does is it speaks to how fragile life can be as you stand there with your friends and family and you realize it’s no different,” Lach expressed.
He continued, “It really is, of all the theatrics of this exhibition, 350 artifacts that tell the story, but I think it is, as usual, all about the people-the passengers and crew- and as you make your way through, you’ll see that emphasis on the people.” Guests will even be able to feel the chill from a replicated iceberg and imagine the biting cold saltwater that the passengers endured that night.
Tickets can be purchased here. Additions can be added, like a guided audio tour and a VR tour narrated by Mark Lach. This exhibit comes more than a century after the Titanic sank, but just as the ship itself was grand, this is the largest and most immersive touring Titanic experience in the world.
Tickets went on sale this morning. Lach advises those interested to purchase tickets quickly, as they are expected to sell out.
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