Returning to Birmingham, the renowned Titanic Exhibition docks at the NEC from 19 April 2026, bringing with it extraordinary new artefacts, enhanced immersive experiences, and deeper insight into the true story of the world’s most famous ship.

If you think you've seen it before, you haven’t.

Following acclaimed runs across the UK, White Star Heritage’s major touring exhibition arrives at the NEC with a refreshed collection and powerful new centrepieces, including two remarkable artefacts never before displayed in Birmingham. Visitors can step back in time and follow Titanic’s extraordinary journey, from its construction at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, through its ill-fated maiden voyage, to its rediscovery on the ocean floor and the enduring legacy it leaves behind more than a century later.

Among the exhibition’s most striking highlights is an original deckchair from the RMS Titanic. These instantly recognisable chairs once lined the promenade decks, offering first and second class passengers moments of rest as they crossed the Atlantic. Few survive today. This particular example stands as a poignant reminder of the quiet normality of life on board before tragedy struck. Now conserved and carefully presented, it offers Birmingham visitors an exceptionally rare opportunity to stand face to face with an authentic object that once formed part of the ship’s everyday life.

Also making its Birmingham debut is a remarkable fragment of wooden decking, recovered from the seabed decades after the sinking. Having recently undergone conservation, it will be presented as part of the exhibition’s evolving interpretation of the wreck site and ongoing preservation efforts. Displayed alongside personal belongings and recovered objects, the deck fragment offers a tangible connection to the physical remains of Titanic itself, a rare survivor from more than two miles beneath the Atlantic.

The exhibition showcases an exceptional collection of authentic Titanic artefacts, including personal items recovered from the sea in the aftermath of the disaster and remarkable objects discovered on the seabed decades later. Through compelling storytelling and real belongings, visitors encounter first, second and third class passengers, as well as the crew members whose lives and work shaped the ship’s story. Alongside these rare artefacts, visitors will experience striking set pieces, vivid imagery and immersive soundscapes, designed to place you at the heart of Titanic’s story like never before. From the ship’s construction in Belfast to its rediscovery in 1985 and the legacy that continues to captivate the world, this major exhibition offers Birmingham audiences a renewed and deeply moving exploration of Titanic’s history.

The Titanic Exhibition runs at NEC Birmingham from 19 April - 26 May. Tickets and further information are available at: titanicbirmingham.co.uk