Premier Exhibitions
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Premier Exhibitions Inc is an Atlanta, Georgia
-based company that organizes traveling exhibitions.
Its two most prominent exhibits are artifacts from the RMS Titanic (for which it is the sole legal guardian of the artifacts) and BODIES... The Exhibition
in which it displays cadaver
s arranged in lifelike poses via plastination
from the Dalian Medical University
(through its Dalian Medical University Plastination Company subsidiary) in China
.
It has multiple exhibits of both bodies and Titanic running at the same time in different venues. In 2008 it entered into a 10-year lease for more than 36000 square feet (3,344.5 m²) at the Luxor Las Vegas for exhibits of Titanic and bodies there.
ticker symbol
of SOS
T. In 1994 it won a Virginia court order to get salvor-in-possession rights to the ship.
Tulloch (August 6, 1944 - January 21, 2004), who had built up the largest BMW dealership in the United States and had an American Financial background, was chosen to partner with Ifremer. In 1992, the company, through a reverse merger, formed into RMS Titanic Inc. Tulloch conducted operations on the Titanic in 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1998.
John Joslyn operates the Titanic Museum Attractions in Pigeon Forge, Tn. and Branson, Mo.
As a result of the 32 successful dives to Titanic's final resting place in the North Atlantic, a television documentary was born, “Return to the Titanic….LIVE”, hosted by Telly Savalas
and shown in 27 countries worldwide in 1987. This documentary remains the second highest rated syndicated special of all time. The highlight being the supposed live opening of the assistant purser
's safe on television.
RMS Titanic and Premier continue to be involved in litigation over the matter.
,John Joslyn Los Angeles, California
, G. Michael Harris Belleair, Florida
, and music promoter Joseph B. Marsh (who handled tours for Janet Jackson
, David Copperfield, and Fleetwood Mac
led a takeover and ousting of Tulloch.
Arnie Geller was installed as President and CEO of the company.
The Body exhibits is now the primary money maker for the firm with presenting 19 separate human anatomy exhibitions at 33 venues while the Titanic is on exhibit at 15 locations in 2009.
In 2009 the company reported that 19% of its revenue comes from Titanic and 67% from Bodies with the rest among its other exhibitions.
The Body exhibits have generated considerable controversy over their appropriateness and questioning the practice of selling cadavers for public display without family permission.
The company changed its ticker symbol again to PRXI when it was listed on NASDAQ.
-based Sellers Capital which owns 16 percent of the company forced Arnie Geller out. Sellers wanted to sell the 5,500 Titanic artifacts valued at $100 million. The courts have rejected the proposal since they are not Premiers' to sell.
In 2009 its other exhibits include "Dialog in the Dark" in which visitors pass through an exhibit totally without light. and Star Trek
: The Exhibition.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
-based company that organizes traveling exhibitions.
Its two most prominent exhibits are artifacts from the RMS Titanic (for which it is the sole legal guardian of the artifacts) and BODIES... The Exhibition
BODIES... The Exhibition
Bodies… The Exhibition is a controversial exhibition showcasing preserved human bodies dissected to display bodily systems. It opened in Tampa, Florida on August 20, 2005...
in which it displays cadaver
Cadaver
A cadaver is a dead human body.Cadaver may also refer to:* Cadaver tomb, tomb featuring an effigy in the form of a decomposing body* Cadaver , a video game* cadaver A command-line WebDAV client for Unix....
s arranged in lifelike poses via plastination
Plastination
Plastination is a technique or process used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts. The water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding specimens that can be touched, do not smell or decay, and even retain most properties of the original sample....
from the Dalian Medical University
Dalian Medical University
Dalian Medical University is a university in Dalian, Liaoning, China under the provincial government. It was founded in 1947 in the southern part of Dalian city, China by Mao Ze Dong.....
(through its Dalian Medical University Plastination Company subsidiary) in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
It has multiple exhibits of both bodies and Titanic running at the same time in different venues. In 2008 it entered into a 10-year lease for more than 36000 square feet (3,344.5 m²) at the Luxor Las Vegas for exhibits of Titanic and bodies there.
RMS Titanic Inc.
The company has it roots in the Florida-based RMS Titanic Inc. founded in 1987 by Titanic Ventures Limited Partnership, run by two partners, John Joslyn and George Tulloch. These co-partners led the $6 million expedition to the ship that brought the world its first televised video of the famous luxury liner in her final resting place two and a half miles beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. This historic expedition was the first to recover and restore artifacts from the ocean floor. In order to recover these artifacts, John and his team of scientific and salvage experts successfully completed 32 dives to Titanic’s final resting place in the North Atlantic to 12,500 feet in the “Nautile”, the twenty-million-dollar French institute’s deep-diving submersible chartered by Titanc Ventures Limited Partnership in a partnership with Ifremer, the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea. This is the greatest number of deep-sea dives ever completed for any televised project. The company had an OTCOver-the-counter (finance)
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ticker symbol
Ticker symbol
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of SOS
SOS
SOS is the commonly used description for the international Morse code distress signal...
T. In 1994 it won a Virginia court order to get salvor-in-possession rights to the ship.
Tulloch (August 6, 1944 - January 21, 2004), who had built up the largest BMW dealership in the United States and had an American Financial background, was chosen to partner with Ifremer. In 1992, the company, through a reverse merger, formed into RMS Titanic Inc. Tulloch conducted operations on the Titanic in 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1998.
John Joslyn operates the Titanic Museum Attractions in Pigeon Forge, Tn. and Branson, Mo.
As a result of the 32 successful dives to Titanic's final resting place in the North Atlantic, a television documentary was born, “Return to the Titanic….LIVE”, hosted by Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas was an American film and television actor and singer, whose career spanned four decades. Best known for playing the title role in the 1970s crime drama Kojak, Savalas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Birdman of Alcatraz...
and shown in 27 countries worldwide in 1987. This documentary remains the second highest rated syndicated special of all time. The highlight being the supposed live opening of the assistant purser
Purser
The purser joined the warrant officer ranks of the Royal Navy in the early fourteenth century and existed as a Naval rank until 1852. The development of the warrant officer system began in 1040 when five English ports began furnishing warships to King Edward the Confessor in exchange for certain...
's safe on television.
RMS Titanic and Premier continue to be involved in litigation over the matter.
1999 takeover
In 1999 Founder, Arnie Geller Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
,John Joslyn Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, G. Michael Harris Belleair, Florida
Belleair, Florida
Belleair is a town in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of . of it is land and of it is water.-Form of Government:...
, and music promoter Joseph B. Marsh (who handled tours for Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
, David Copperfield, and Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
led a takeover and ousting of Tulloch.
Arnie Geller was installed as President and CEO of the company.
Bodies
In October 2004 the company changed its name to Premier Exhibitions and changed its ticker symbol to initially to PXHB on the OTC after it branched out with the Bodies exhibition after it acquired the The Universe Within Touring Company, LLC.The Body exhibits is now the primary money maker for the firm with presenting 19 separate human anatomy exhibitions at 33 venues while the Titanic is on exhibit at 15 locations in 2009.
In 2009 the company reported that 19% of its revenue comes from Titanic and 67% from Bodies with the rest among its other exhibitions.
The Body exhibits have generated considerable controversy over their appropriateness and questioning the practice of selling cadavers for public display without family permission.
The company changed its ticker symbol again to PRXI when it was listed on NASDAQ.
2009 takeover
In 2008/2009 Mark Sellers of ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based Sellers Capital which owns 16 percent of the company forced Arnie Geller out. Sellers wanted to sell the 5,500 Titanic artifacts valued at $100 million. The courts have rejected the proposal since they are not Premiers' to sell.
In 2009 its other exhibits include "Dialog in the Dark" in which visitors pass through an exhibit totally without light. and Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
: The Exhibition.