A moving trip into the past
The Baggage Hall. In the centre of the art-deco transatlantic liner terminal is a series of images and accounts of the greatest exodus mankind has ever known: emigration to the Americas. Using interactive displays, tablets and dynamic screens, visitors get right into the heart of the life of the emigrants.
Relive the legend
As you go down a staircase that seems to follow the hull of Titanic, you enter a world of legend. Scenes showing the crossing and the shipwreck come to life as you go round the exhibition. Every 30 minutes the same story is repeated – the crossing, the collision, the ship sinking. Each part of the vessel is covered – the bridge, the first-class, second-class and steerage areas, the sorting office, the navigation bridge, the central reception room.
As we emerge from this experience, there is a room dedicated to the investigations that followed the sinking of the Titanic, which finally led to the wreck of the celebrated White Star Line vessel being discovered, with the field of debris surrounding it.
There is a lift to take reduced-mobility persons to the area dedicated to Titanic.
Take control!
Titanic artifacts and stories
A temporary exhibition of 43 objects recovered from the debris field surrounding the wreck !
Cherbourg, gateway to the oceans
April 10, 1912, 6:35 pm. The Titanic comes to rest in Cherbourg’s large artificial harbor. Coming from Southampton and bound for Queenstown in Ireland, the liner embarked 281 passengers during its only continental stopover. In the years that followed, the flow of emigration increased, and the port of Cherbourg became the hub of emigration to the Americas. By 1927, Cherbourg was home to 11 transatlantic shipping companies.
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Titanic, return to Cherbourg
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Titanic artefacts on display at the heart of the route
Thanks to a partnership with RMS TITANIC, INC, La Cité de la Mer offers you the chance to discover objects recovered from the debris field surrounding the wreck of the Titanic. This collection of objects is renewed every two years. The current collection will be on display until spring 2025.
The Titanic in Cherbourg
At 6:35 pm on April 10, 1912, the Titanic came to rest in Cherbourg’s large artificial harbor. From Southampton, bound for Queenstown in Ireland, the liner embarked 281 passengers on her only continental stopover.
Hours and rates
- Open all year
- Free for children under 5
- Children’s rate: from €15
- Adult rate: from €21
LE CONCERT DE LA LIBERTÉ: the electro show at La Cité de la Mer.
On 14 June 2025, Bob Sinclar, Mosimann, Trinix and Chris Willsman will be rocking the Grande Halle at Cherbourg’s Gare Maritime Transatlantique in an unforgettable concert. Buy your ticket now !
