NEW ARTIFACTS ADDED TO
SHIPWRECK! PIRATES & TREASURE EXHIBIT
Experience life in an 1865 steamship stateroom with a new collection of
artifacts just added to
Odyssey’s SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure exhibition at the
Detroit Science Center. The artifacts, from “The SS Republic Stateroom
Collection,” have never been displayed before for the general public.
The SS Republic Stateroom Collection encompasses a diverse
selection of unique artifacts representative of the many personal items and
everyday comforts that could be found in one of the steamship’s first-class
staterooms. Among the items are an ironstone tooth brush, dominoes, a chamber
pot and vulcanite comb. These rare finds evoke memories of an era long vanished;
of a momentous time in American history just after the Civil War when the
battlefields had fallen silent.
The SS Republic was a Civil War-era
steamship en route from New York to New Orleans in October 1865 stocked with a
cargo of goods bound to refuel the southern post-war economy. Just days into its
journey the ship sank in a fierce hurricane off the Georgia coast, 1,700 feet
deep. The wreck of the Republic was discovered by Odyssey Marine
Exploration nearly 138 years later.
More than 50,000 gold and
silver coins, and 14,000 artifacts, were recovered from the Republic
wreck site by Odyssey in 2003.*
SHIPWRECK! Pirates &
Treasure explores the compelling stories behind some
of the world’s most famous shipwrecks, and their treasures and historical
artifacts. Find out what it takes to be a deep-ocean explorer as you are
immersed in the research, search, recovery and conservation process of
deep-ocean treasure and artifacts. See priceless historical artifacts from the
Republic, pilot a real robot submersible, immerse yourself in pirate
lore, battle the forces of nature in a 75-mph hurricane tube and much more.
SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure
is at the Detroit Science Center through Sept. 1, 2008. Tickets are $15.95 for
adults and $13.95 for seniors and children. General museum admission is
included. Advance tickets may be purchased online at
www.detroitsciencecenter.org. Discounted group rates are available. For group
reservations, please call 313.577.8400, Option 5.
Age Recommendation
This exhibit is recommended for grades 3 and up.
How To Purchase Tickets
Tickets can be purchased in person at the Front Desk Ticketing Center
located in the Science Center's Main Lobby.
You may purchase tickets on the
day of your visit or in advance via the internet (see below).
Group Pricing & Planning
Click
here to learn more about group pricing and educator group guides.
Ticket Pricing
SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure
will dock at the Detroit Science Center through Sept. 1, 2008.
Tickets are
$15.95 for adults and $13.95 for seniors and children. General museum admission
is
included. Discounted group rates are
available. For group reservations, please call 313.577.8400, Option 5.
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Online tickets must be purchased at least 48
hours in advance.
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Get away for the weekend with a
SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure
Package. Click here for more information.
Odyssey Marine Exploration (NasdaqCM:OMEX)
is the world leader in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration. In May
2007 the Company announced the largest historic deep-ocean treasure recovery of
500,000 gold and silver coins, weighing 17 tons, from a Colonial-era site code
named “Black Swan.” For more on Odyssey, please visit
www.shipwreck.net and
www.shipwreckandtreasure.com.
* SS Republic
is a registered trademark of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.
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