Tickets go on sale for Titanic artifact exhibition opening May 21, 2026 at Cleveland science center
Exhibition scheduled to open in May with artifacts, reconstructions and optional VR experience
Tickets are now available for “TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition,” set to open May 21, 2026, at the Great Lakes Science Center on Cleveland’s lakefront. The traveling exhibition is built around recovered objects from the shipwreck site and will be presented with an added local focus through passenger stories connected to Ohio.
The show centers on more than 200 authentic artifacts recovered from the Titanic wreck site, presented alongside life-size reconstructions of signature spaces associated with the ship’s public image. The Science Center says the exhibition also examines how artifacts are recovered and conserved, and how the site is treated for scientific analysis and historical preservation.
Pricing and add-on options
Exhibition admission is priced at $20 for adults, $15 for youth ages 2–12, and $12 for Science Center members. The Science Center is also offering add-ons, including a VR experience priced at $12 and an audio tour priced at $5. Visitors who purchase the exhibition in combination with Science Center general admission are offered a $5 discount.
- Exhibition admission: $20 adults; $15 youth (2–12); $12 members
- Optional experiences: $12 VR; $5 audio tour
- Bundle offer: $5 off when paired with general admission
What visitors can expect inside
Organizers describe the exhibition as a chronological, story-driven walk-through that connects the ship’s construction, passenger and crew life, and the disaster itself. The Titanic sank during its maiden voyage after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic in April 1912, becoming one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters involving a single ship.
In Cleveland, the Science Center says it will add a regional layer by highlighting passengers with Ohio ties. While the institution has not released a full list of those individuals in its public materials, the local framing is intended to connect a global historical event to families, communities and migration patterns familiar to Northeast Ohio audiences.
The exhibit is designed as a combination of recovered artifacts, reconstructed environments and interpretive storytelling about passengers, crew, and the afterlife of the wreck site.
VR premiere planned in Cleveland
The Science Center says it will be the first venue for a Titanic VR experience produced in collaboration with Titanic: Honor & Glory, a project known for digitally reconstructing the ship. The VR add-on is described as a detailed virtual tour that includes areas not typically accessible in other public-facing Titanic experiences.
Sponsorship and opening timeline
The exhibition is presented by Bank of America with additional support from Ohio 529 CollegeAdvantage. The Science Center lists the opening date as May 21, 2026; additional operational details such as run length, timed-entry requirements and group sales policies are expected to be posted through the venue’s ticketing system as the opening approaches.
For Cleveland-area museums and attractions, the exhibition’s arrival adds a major history-and-science draw heading into the 2026 summer season, combining maritime history, artifact conservation, and immersive media in a single ticketed installation.