Belfast, Northern Ireland’s ties to the Titanic
A schoolboy walks past a Titanic display at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Two exhibitions at the museum focus on the construction and the human side of the saga of the famed ocean liner, which hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. (Peter Muhly / AFP/Getty Images)
Schoolchildren learn about the Titanic in an interactive display at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A favorite feature with kids is “A Riveting Challenge,” which challenges visitors to hit “rivets” as they light up. (Peter Muhly / AFP/Getty Images)
Among the displays at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is a postcard of the Titanic that has been signed by survivors Eva Hart, Bertram and Millvina Dean and Beatrice Sandstrom. (Peter Muhly / AFP/Getty Images)
This silver-plated soup tureen, stamped “E.M,” indicating it was to be used in the engineers mess, was salvaged from the Titanic’s wreck site. The artifact is on display at the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Peter Muhly / AFP/Getty Images)
Visitors listen to a tour guide during a tour of the “Titanic Quarter” in Belfast, the city that gave birth to the legendary ocean liner. (Peter Muhly / AFP/Getty Images)
