The Titanic exhibition in Boston is now open with over 200 artifacts on display

According to Tomasina Ray, president of RMS Titanic Inc. and collections director, on the first day of the ticketed exhibition, there was “a line waiting to get in” at Saunders Castle in Park Plaza. The pop-up museum will be open to visitors until February 2nd and recently completed its six-month stay in Columbus, Ohio.

Upon entry, visitors are given “boarding passes” that contain information about a real passenger aboard the Titanic. As visitors tour the exhibit, visitors are encouraged to imagine life on the Titanic from the perspective of their assigned passenger. From the sleeping arrangements to the quality of the food served, travelers' experiences on the ship varied greatly depending on the class of their accommodations. Ticket prices reflected the quality of service that passengers could expect: According to RMS Titanic Inc., a first class ticket was $2,500 (about $57,200 today) and third class was $40 ($900 today). Dollar). can scan a QR code provided at a machine to find out the fate of their assigned passenger and whether they were among the approximately 1,500 who lost their lives when the Titanic sank.

The experience begins by highlighting the ship's design, displaying several artifacts from its construction: a large ship's bell, a 50-pound wrench, and a door shaft stamped with the 401 code found on all parts of the Titanic, which Ray hopes to disprove the conspiracy theory that it was swapped with the RMS Olympic, the Titanic's sister ship, which some believe sank instead.

Guests then enter the Passenger Gallery, which offers a glimpse into guests' life onboard through personal items such as hairbrushes and tie clips, as well as the ship's cutlery and life-size models of the Titanic's first and third class cabins. There is also a replica of one of the ship's grand staircases, visually similar to the one in the film “Titanic.” Guests are welcome to walk up a few steps and take photos with the exhibit's camera, which they can later purchase in the gift shop.

Personal items from the Titanic artifact exhibition that opened this weekend at Saunders Castle in Park Plaza. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

After spending decades on the seabed, many recovered artifacts were exposed to corrosion. RMS Titanic Inc. not only cleans the residue and stabilizes the effects of salt water on the item, but also restores any damaged or missing parts and presents them as they were found.

“We always want to make sure we choose artifacts that show this is a beautiful ship,” Ray said. “But it has sunk really hard, and that is affecting these artifacts.”

A look at a model of a first class cabin.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Visitors are then guided to a full-scale replica of a ship's boiler that fell from the ship when it broke apart, as well as a davit crane arm that was used to lower lifeboats into the water and was recovered from the wreck site.

According to Ray, the Iceberg Gallery depicts the “chaos of the night” the Titanic sank, with time stamps on the wall marking the iceberg warnings received by the ship's crew. Guests can touch a slab of ice set at 28 degrees Fahrenheit, the water temperature on April 14, 1912.

An iceberg exhibit that visitors can touch to feel how cold the water would have been the night the Titanic sank. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

The exhibit also tells the story of the company's recovery efforts through photos of the site and a model of the equipment used to recover artifacts. Visitors can also touch a salvaged portion of the Titanic's starboard. The exhibition ends with a memorial gallery full of personal items such as a towel, a vest, a pair of trousers and a pair of binoculars recovered from the wreck, as well as a list of all of the Titanic's passengers and crew, both survivors and non-survivors.

“It wasn’t just stats,” Ray said. “There were over 2,200 people on the ship and each of them had their own lives.”