Tarragona and Museu del Port are the starting point for a large international exhibition that, besides, is bound to become one of the most successful ones wherever it goes. If you feel curious about the story of Titanic, if you felt in love with the film featuring Kate Winslet and Leonardo Di Caprio or you just simply want to admire the largest Titanic mock-up in the world, you can do so by visiting the exhibition “Titanic, the reconstruction” until 22 May.

What is so special about it then? For a kick off, the sheer dimensions of the model (on a 1:30 scale; that is, 9 metres long and 600kg of weight!) and, of course, the incredible accuracy with which this 3D legendary boat has been reproduced, keeping almost every detail as it was, no matter how small: from the famous staircase or the piano, to the engine room (which also shows how it worked), the luxury dinning rooms, the deck and all the accommodation spaces.

And there’s more. This Titanic scale model, built in Granada in “just” three years, looks as if it’s actually alive and could set sail at any moment. The game of sound, music and lights do also add to making this showing an almost real experience.

The exhibition –which starts with a short documentary– doesn’t end here though. It also gathers over 40 objects, most of them replicas, but with a few original ones. Visitors, for example, can admire scores and music instruments that were in the original boat as it sank, various tools, handwritten documents… Among the most valuable objects, there’s a child blouse and a ring once property of Millvina Dean, the last living survivor of the Titanic. A bronze information plaque and a spectacular Brush car, from 1909, which was waiting in New York for the boat to arrive, are the icing on the cake of this very exciting exhibition.

After Tarragona, it will fly to Vigo, Bilbao and Barcelona; next, towards Bordeaux, South America and the United States.

INFORMATION:

Location: Museu del Port, Tarragona, Refugi 1 in Moll de Costa.

Prices (Tuesday to Friday):

8€ for adults

5€ for kids between 7 and 14 years old

6€ for retirees and special groups

Prices (Saturday and Sunday):

10€ for adults

5€ for kids between 7 and 14 years old

8€ for retirees and special groups

Free for kids under 7 years old (3€ for the audioguide).

Schedules:

Tuesday to Friday, 4pm to 9pm

Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 9pm

Monday: closed

Text: Ivan Rodon (@irodon on Twitter)

Pictures: Pere Toda (@ptodaserra on Instagram)

Video and translation: Artur Santos (@artur_1983 on Twitter)