Excerpt from Forbes/ AP:
The studio built to stage the special effects for the 1997 film "Titanic" is being sold.
This is the itinerary for the Titanic:Made In Belfast Festival 2007, which will run from 7th April to 14th April 2007.
Despite being stamed out as the birth place of Titanic, Belfast does not have a prominent Titanic Museum, unlike the rest of the world.
HENRY ALDRIDGE & SON is conducting a new auction on the 30th of September (Saturday) 2006 in Devizes, United Kingdom.
ATLANTA, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Premier Exhibitions, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: PXHB) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary
RMS Titanic, Inc. opened its blockbuster exhibition "Titanic: The Artifact
Exhibition" in the A/T Exhibition Center in Seoul, South Korea.
At long last plans for the Titanic Tourist Project for Belfast has been unveiled. The £100m plans include Exhibitions, a Hotel, a Conference Centre, a replica of the Arrol Gantry and a full scale model in the Thompson Dry Dock, which will be lit up at night.
Hopefully it will be open for business in time for the 100th anniversary of her maiden voyage in 2012.
For more details, check out the news report.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4141684.stm
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A shipyard in belfast that is planned to be built can become a monument to the Titanic.
Ever since the world's worst maritime disaster unfolded on the night of April 14, 1912, the story of the ill-fated ocean liner, RMS Titanic, has managed to capture the hearts and minds of generations of people. On May 1, 2005, Bonhams & Butterfields will bring together some of the most important and scarce artefacts from the doomed vessel for sale at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Upcoming auction at Haldridge and sons on April 8th 2005
http://www.titanic.com/modules/agendax/index.php?op=view&id=3
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=615899
Over 20 events are to be held in Belfast to celebrate and commemorate the Titanic in a special festival which starts this month.
Lord Mayor Tom Ekin visited the site of the city's first shipyard this morning to announce details of the city council's fourth annual 'Titanic - Made in Belfast' programme.
One of Belfast's most famous exports will come home this May, when Titanic the Musical arrives in the city.
After nearly a 100 years, Belfast finally came to realize that the Titanic brand is undisputedly going to attract the most visitors to this city.
Neil Jordan, Director of the NIFTC-assisted BREAKFAST ON PLUTO, has praised Northern Ireland as an excellent location for international film production. On location at the recently disused Maysfield Leisure Centre, Mr Jordan praised the Northern Ireland Film and Television Commission for their investment in the production which he commented had resulted in the film being brought to Northern Ireland. The film is primarily funded by Pathe films who will also distribute the film and is greatly supported by the Irish Film Board.
The birthplace of RMS Titanic, now known as Titanic Quarter, a 185 acres of reclaimed Harland & Wolff docklands, offers a competitive and unique environment as a potential film location. Film and television productions, some of which are listed below, have been filmed at Titanic Quarter and in the historic buildings on the site including the former Harland & Wolff HQ building and Drawing Offices. These magnificent buildings offer exceptional bespoke filming surroundings. Titanic Quarter is also at an advantage as it is located within close proximity to Belfast City Centre and all major transport links including Belfast City Airport, which is only a 5 minute drive.
In Bhubaneswar India there is a replicate on show of the Titanic created by top artists, to symbol the local festival called "Durga Puja".
The Carnegie Science Center, which there are 4 of in Pittsburgh USA is comming up with a spectacular event starting October 9 and other impressions lasting till November. They also have the Ghosts of the Abyss: The IMAXâ„¢ Movie running together in par with the spectacular exhibition.
