May 14, 2025 - Snowy owls at Logan Airport and Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

Every year snowy owls fly from the Arctic to Boston's Logan Airport to find food. Norman Smith catches them and releases them far away to keep the owls and passengers safe. While he is the only owl catcher at Logan Airport, other airports are following his lead. Norman Smith is a raptor specialist who has worked at Mass Audubon for nearly 60 years and rescued more than 900 Snowy Owls since 1981. Photographer Raymond MacDonald has been collaborating with Smith for more than 15 years, chronicling his rescues. They join the Culture Show to talk about their shared possession for wildlife.From there Tomasina Ray, Director of Collections at RMS Titanic Inc., joins The Culture Show with an overview of “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition.”  The exhibition brings us  face to face with the dramatic maritime disaster. Visitors encounter artifacts from all manner of life aboard the Titanic, all recovered from the ocean floor.  “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,” is on view at The Castle at Park Plaza through June 1st.