Arts & Entertainment

Titanic Respective: 'Landlocked? Well, Why Not'

The Sacramento Bee applauded Depot Park Museum's Titanic exhibit – but not without a few questions

 

The Sacramento Bee profiles a exhibit for a tongue and cheek analysis: Why is a landlocked wine town devoting curatorial space to the Titanic?

" is the fruits of board member Carol Page, who pitched the exhibit because of her own passion for the fated voyage.

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"I kind of pushed the envelope with this," Page told the Bee. "I wasn't sure it was going to work, since it doesn't have a whole lot to do with Sonoma."

Page was lucky enough to correspond to the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's voyage – the ship sank on April 15, 1912.

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"So, why not Sonoma," the Sacramento Bee eventually relents.

True. Depot Park normally devotes itself, in part, to preserving history from another mode of transportation – railroads – in addition to the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846, which we all learned about in grade school and then quickly forgot.

But Page's deep and abiding affection for all things Titanic won out, and visitors to the museum are treated to a small but fascinating display of Titanic lore. None of the original salvaged relics is displayed, but reproductions of photographs and plates and flatware and a scale model of the doomed luxury liner captured the locals' imagination.

Turns out Page's hunch was a good one – the exhibit, which was originally scheduled to finish in April, has been extended due to popular demand until the end of May. Read more about the Titanic's history here.


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