In Titanic exhibition in Hong Kong, collector shares memorabilia from the marine tragedy
- The ocean liner Titanic, pronounced unsinkable when it was built, hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank, killing 1,517
- An exhibition in Hong Kong about the sinking includes artefacts from the ship as well as items linked to the disaster and newspaper clippings about the sinking
It’s been 111 years since the RMS Titanic sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, taking 1,517 lives with it.
Deemed unsinkable, the Titanic – at the time the world’s largest ship – hit an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Britain to the United States.
The story of the ship’s demise as well as tales of survival – 706 people survived the tragedy – continue to fascinate people. Hongkonger Ingrid Wong Ching-yee is one of them.
She has collected artefacts – some original, others replicas – from auctions and private sales, and is showing them at the “Titanic” exhibition” at iLab, in Causeway Bay, until April 30.
It engages all the senses. As you enter the third-floor space a familiar tune greets you. It is Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On”, the theme song to the 1997 movie Titanic, directed by James Cameron and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack and Kate Winslet as Rose.