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23/03/2011
Two Months Of 'Titanic' Events Launched
Belfast City Council is to hold a list of events spanning two months to mark the 100th anniversary of the launch of RMS Titanic.
Exhibitions, talks, plays and special commemorations will be part of the ‘Titanic 100’ programme, which starts on Thursday 31 March and culminates on the centenary of the ship’s launch, 31 May.
The culmination of the events programme will be two major exhibitions. Titanic 100, on the lawns of the City Hall, celebrating the building of the doomed ship from its inception to launch, and an exhibition in City Hall itself, exploring the story of the SS Nomadic, also launched in 1911, telling her story from construction to the current restoration programme. The Nomadic exhibition also will feature rare artefacts from both the tender and the White Star line.
Throughout April and May, there also will be a series of tours, both on land and water, visiting key landmarks associated with the Titanic story.
In addition to the centenary of the launch of Titanic, a number of other anniversaries are being marked throughout the period. These include the centenaries of the opening of the Thompson Graving Dock and the launch of SS Nomadic, the 150th anniversary of the opening of Harland and Wolff – and the 99th anniversary of the sinking, on 15 April 1912, of Titanic.
For details on all ‘Titanic 100’ events, visit www.belfastcity.gov.uk/titanic.
(DW/KMcA)
Exhibitions, talks, plays and special commemorations will be part of the ‘Titanic 100’ programme, which starts on Thursday 31 March and culminates on the centenary of the ship’s launch, 31 May.
The culmination of the events programme will be two major exhibitions. Titanic 100, on the lawns of the City Hall, celebrating the building of the doomed ship from its inception to launch, and an exhibition in City Hall itself, exploring the story of the SS Nomadic, also launched in 1911, telling her story from construction to the current restoration programme. The Nomadic exhibition also will feature rare artefacts from both the tender and the White Star line.
Throughout April and May, there also will be a series of tours, both on land and water, visiting key landmarks associated with the Titanic story.
In addition to the centenary of the launch of Titanic, a number of other anniversaries are being marked throughout the period. These include the centenaries of the opening of the Thompson Graving Dock and the launch of SS Nomadic, the 150th anniversary of the opening of Harland and Wolff – and the 99th anniversary of the sinking, on 15 April 1912, of Titanic.
For details on all ‘Titanic 100’ events, visit www.belfastcity.gov.uk/titanic.
(DW/KMcA)
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