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On the 15th of April, 19th,

12th, the unthinkable happen. When the Titanic, the dual in the crown of the

white starlines ocean liners, hit an iceberg and sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic Sea, taking 1500 unfortunate souls with it. It's difficult to imagine the horror the passengers must have felt when this luxurious liner suddenly turned into a floating coffin.

The owners believed the boat was unsinkable, that together with a lack of regulations meant

there weren't sufficient life boats on board.

But a touring exhibition, in Seattle enables visitors to learn about this tragic event in an immersive and powerful way.

In this episode, I speak with Louis Ferreira, CEO of Massilia, the enterprise behind this exhibition.

We talk about the remarkable collection of artifacts they've amassed. The reproductions of parts of the vessels

visitors can explore, and most importantly of all, how they've shed a light on

the intimate personal stories of those who perished or survived this epic event.

There are a lot of elements to this exhibition that will fascinate obviously historians but also just the general public who may have some knowledge of the Titanic albeit albeit from the movie with Kate Winslet or just, you know, general

awareness of the event. Looking at it, you have replicas of portions of ship. There's also audio commentary,

but one thing that caught my attention immediately was the fact that you have accrued over 200 artifacts from the Titanic. What was the process behind that? Were these items

salvaged from the wreckage? Were they turned in by the, you know, relatives of survivors?

What was the process in gathering all these different artifacts together?

Well, actually it's a very interesting question because what I think makes this exhibition

unique is, of course, the human approach we give to the narrative.

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