The maiden voyage of Titanic II is scheduled for June 2027, following the same route as its ill-fated predecessor: from Southampton, England, to New York. While awaiting this event, the exhibition “Titanic: An Immersive Voyage” is open at the Exhibition Hub Art Center in Scalo Farini, Milan, until October 27th. This European exclusive is held under the patronage of Municipio 9.
The Titanic II project is the brainchild of Clive Palmer, a billionaire and former member of the Australian Parliament. With an estimated cost between 500 million and 1 billion dollars, it will be an exact replica of the original: 835 cabins divided into three classes, the unforgettable grand staircase, the dining rooms, and common areas. Of course, equipped with state-of-the-art safety systems.
In the meantime, you can savor the atmosphere and poetry of that era with the exhibition in Milan. It is an extraordinary immersive multimedia experience, a true journey through time amidst impactful scenic reproductions, authentic objects, memorabilia, and three-dimensional visions aboard what was once called the largest ship in the world, nicknamed “the unsinkable.”
A multimedia journey allows you to literally immerse yourself in the depths of history. Starting from the explanation of the formation of the iceberg (which began about 100,000 years ago) to the fatal collision, reproducing the excited moments of the disastrous incident through the dramatic messages that were exchanged: stories and dialogues of what, instead of a film, was a tragic reality.
3D projections and reproductions lead each visitor to experience the atmosphere of each moment: from the “Grand Hotel” cabins of the first class, to the splendid “Veranda Café”, made of wood and illuminated by natural light. Or the “…à la carte” restaurant, curated by the Italian Luigi Gatti and entirely run by Italian staff. And then a design jewel like the majestic staircase created to cross six decks. Finally arriving at the “Marconi room,” equipped for radio connections from which, shortly after midnight on April 15th, the fateful emergency call was launched. There are 13 rooms dedicated to every nuance of what, at the beginning of the 20th century, was conceived as a miracle of mechanics, luxury, and technology, and for which a first-class seat would cost about 60 thousand euros today.
