We had some new faces join our team in 2022 and they created some inspiring blogs about their time with us. Our Kickstart trainees, Luca and Tom, shared what made them want to work at the Mary Rose, what they enjoyed the most and Tom shed some light on the tragedy that unfolded the day the Mary Rose sank. In the Summer we welcomed our Weston Heritage Interns, who blogged of their work behind the scenes. Tana explored some of the cutting-edge technology used to tell new stories in the museum, James gave us an insight into the careful monitoring and measuring we do on the hull of the ship and Rosanna showed us some of the unusual ‘souvenirs’ from the Mary Rose Trust’s Collection.

For British Science Week, Dr Eleanor Schofield gave a rough guide to becoming a scientist. We had a closer look at two unique objects recovered from the Mary Rose; the ship’s bell and an unusual pewter flagon. We also dove into the secondary collection objects that weren’t recovered from the ship but are all related to the Mary Rose story in some weird and wonderful ways.

We have lots of ideas for stories to share with you in 2023 including how the Mary Rose Museum is becoming more environmentally friendly, an exciting experiment we have been conducting on wood from the hull and finding out more about the men who lived and worked on the ship through the collection. We’d love to hear what you would like to read about on the blog as well!  If you have any ideas, please let us know on one of our social media channels.