So, recently I went on a class trip to Detroit and one of the places where we stopped was at the Henry Ford Museum, where they currently have the exhibit "Titantic!"
I was actually kind of disappointed with it because it's one of those museum exhibits where they give you a card that says some thing like, "You are this person, go to this place and do this, then go to that place and do that..."
My card:
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They had some good artifacts, but most of them wer just lablel as, "This is a thing that was found here" and didn't really go into any further detail. What really peaved my were all these signs that said, "For a detailed discription of this artifact, press [number] on your aoudio tour wand", which costs about $10 extra. Even more ridiculous was that they wouldn't let you take any pictures of the actual artifacts, if you wanted some, you had to buy them for $15 apiece outside! Though, I managed to sneak 2 while the guard was dealing with a small child who had gotten lost.
Whistle from the forward funnel:
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Telegraph stand from the after docking bridge:
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The last room was the one I liked the least. This room was full of display cases labled, "The Possessions of [dead person's name]" Then, on the far wall, there was a list of all the passengers and crew, divided into First Class, Second Class, Third Class, and Crew, then further dubdividing into Survivors and Non-Survivors. My person was easy to find as he was the only first class passenger whose last name started with a "U".
Then, when you exit the exhibit, you must exit through the gift shop, where you can buy souveneirs at 2 times their actual value. These included pins for $8, and actual coal recovered from the ship (At least that's what the empty 4" tall box said, to determine if there was any actual coal inside, you would need a micorscope.) for $25.
Overall, it was interesting, but I think they could have done a better job in teaching history.