ArtScience Museum marks 100 years since Titanic's maiden voyage

SINGAPORE: It's been exactly 100 years since the Titanic made its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to America.

To mark the occasion, Singapore's ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands lit exactly 2,228 "Kong Ming" or sky lanterns.

That's the total number of passengers the ship carried in its first voyage.

The lanterns were originally used in China for signalling, but they now carry the wishes of visitors to the Titanic exhibition, currently on at the museum.

Visitors were invited to pen their wishes since April 1.

Over 11,000 visited Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at the ArtScience Museum during the three-day Easter weekend.

Throughout the month of April, visitors can also enjoy Titanic-themed fringe activities such as Irish dances, caricatures, paper cutting portraits, interactive dance performances and a choral concert by PsalmiDeo Chorale.

Visitors can also dress up in Edwardian-themed costumes and have their photos taken at the Grand Staircase.

- CNA/cc

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