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Huge interest as tens of thousands of tickets are pre-ordered for new £90million Titanic visitor centre

22 December 2011

Nearly 35,000 Titanic enthusiasts have already pre-ordered tickets to tour a new £90 million visitor attraction dedicated to the doomed liner. Read More


Titanic centenary puts Belfast on tourist map

19 December 2011

Once blacklisted next to Baghdad and Beirut as a tourism no-go zone, Belfast has become one of the world's must-see destinations thanks to its troubled past, great golfing present and impending anniversary of the tragedy of the Titanic. Read More


100 Years Since The Titanic And A Problem Persists

16 December 2011

What role did leadership and human nature play in sinking the Titanic? Read More


Be the first to board Titanic venue in 2012

12 December 2011

Lovers of Belfast’s most famous export will be buoyed by the release of the first tickets to the much-anticipated Titanic Belfast today. Read More


VIDEO: Belfast recommended as top travel destination for 2012 by National Geographic

25 November 2011

National Geographic's prestigious 'Traveler' magazine included the city in the Top 20 'Best of the World' list in its November edition. Read More


Titanic's final photographs by Father Frank Browne

24 November 2011

Some of the finest photographs taken of the Titanic will feature in a new edition of Father Frank Browne’s Titanic Album which is to be launched at Cobh Heritage Centre in County Cork on Wednesday. The Jesuit's photographs were used by director James Cameron to reconstruct the ship for his 1997 blockbuster. Read More


Northern Ireland: Giant steps forward

08 November 2011

An extensive programme of regeneration will do much to lay Northern Ireland's difficult past to rest. Read More


VIDEO: UTV Live - Titanic pilgrimage

08 November 2011

UTV's flagship news programme covers Dr. Robert Ballard's return trip to Titanic Belfast. Read More


VIDEO: Titanic's discoverer Robert Ballard returns to Belfast

01 November 2011

The man who found the Titanic, Dr. Robert Ballard, returns to Titanic's birthplace Read More


VIDEO: Titanic staircase replica created

27 October 2011

Northern Ireland joiners are building a replica for the new Titanic visitor centre in Belfast. Read More


VIDEO: Grandson in step with grandfather's Titanic staircase memory

27 October 2011

The living links to the workers who built the Titanic are becoming fewer as time passes. Read More


Workers' portraits and building exterior shots

26 October 2011

The most recent construction progress photos are a nice mix of workers' portraits and building exterior shots Read More


Titanic Belfast Recruitment Fair, City Hall, 20 Oct

19 October 2011

Come along to this event and learn about the job opportunities that will arise from the planned opening of Titanic Belfast. Read More


Top flight recreation of Titanic staircase

07 October 2011

Three Co Londonderry brothers have undertaken the Titanic task of recreating the staircase from one of the world’s most famous ships. Read More


September's construction progress photos are now online

04 October 2011

New images from Belfast-based photographer Chris Heaney Read More


Dr. Robert Ballard talks about Titanic Belfast

03 October 2011

Underwater explorer Dr. Robert Ballard talks about Titanic Belfast. Read More


Derry firm to recreate Titanic's glass dome

30 September 2011

A Derry firm specialising in stained glass has been commissioned to recreate a massive glass dome that was the centrepiece of the Titanic. Read More


Titanic Belfast dress revealed at historic Drawing Offices

29 September 2011

Belfast-based designer, Lizzie Agnew, has revealed the stunning ‘Titanic Belfast Dress’ in the historic Harland & Wolff Drawing Offices where Titanic was designed over a century ago. Read More


Behind the scenes at our iconic tribute to Titanic

30 August 2011

It has been claimed there is no project currently under way in Britain, or indeed Europe, that can match up to Titanic Belfast in terms of scale or grandeur. Read More


Constructive criticism: the week in architecture

19 August 2011

The dramatic structure of the Titanic Belfast visitor centre, due to open in April 2012, is now complete. With its wave-like aluminium facades, by the Belfast and Dublin-based Todd Architects, the building is as unforgettable as the story of the Titanic itself. Read More


Insight into Titanic's eerie graveyard

14 August 2011

Next April marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The liner, whose maiden voyage ended in tragedy, has captured the publics imagination like no other ship since. Read More


Want watertight vows? Couples opt for weddings in lookalike Titanic banquet room

12 August 2011

Not every couple will be convinced that having a Titanic-themed wedding spells good luck for a long future together. But, despite the somewhat negative historical link, Northern Ireland tourism chiefs are already taking bookings for the Titanic Suite in Belfast’s new £97million visitor attraction due to open next spring. Read More


Taking the plunge Titanic style

12 August 2011

A wedding themed on the Titanic might not be thought to be the best of omens for the future, but Northern Ireland tourism chiefs are hoping plenty of young couples will think otherwise. Read More


Titanic interest in Belfast visitor centre

03 August 2011

The Titanic visitor centre at Queen's Island in Belfast is due to open in April next year, but interest in the £100m building is already gathering. Read More


Brilliant Belfast, the capital of all things Titanic

29 July 2011

'We're about to step on hallowed ground,' announced our enthusiastic guide, Chris. Read More


Dr. Ballard Previews the 2011 Expedition

22 July 2011

Dr. Robert Ballard, co-discoverer of the Titanic wreck, shares a preview of what viewers can expect during the 2011 Nautilus expedition season. Read More


Single flare shot in the air marks anniversary of a Titanic moment

01 June 2011

Ship number 401 is remembered exactly 100 years to the minute after its launch from a slipway in Belfast Read More


Titanic Belfast building is just a shell, but already it’s awesome

31 May 2011

On the 100th anniversary of Titanic's launch, Patrice Dougan tours the building being created to celebrate it Read More


£100m iconic structure will be ‘Belfast’s Eiffel Tower’

25 May 2011

A landmark building based on the Titanic will not only be a world-class tourist attraction but a symbol as iconic for Belfast as the Eiffel Tower is for Paris or the Grand Opera House in Sydney, it has been claimed. Read More


£100m Titanic Belfast building takes visitors on amazing voyage

24 May 2011

Here is the first glimpse of what the new iconic Titanic Belfast building will look like inside. Read More


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  • Titanic Belfast ®
    is owned by:
  • Titanic Foundation Limited
  • Funded in
    partnership by:
  • Northern Ireland Tourist Board
  • Belfast City Council
  • Belfast Harbour Commissioners
  • Titanic Quarter
  • Designed
    & built by:
  • Harcourt Developments
  • Key Supporting Partner:
  • Danske Bank
  • Supported By:
  • Value Cabs
  • Diageo