Historical stories, conservation and collections updates and other stories from the Mary Rose
To celebrate Volunteers Week 2018, we've asked our volunteers to share their experiences of volunteering with our visitors.
Today we meet Jessica Willis, a volunteer who is helping us scan our extensive image archive!
To celebrate Volunteers Week 2018, we've asked our volunteers to share their experiences of volunteering with our visitors.
Today we meet Maggie Beel, a volunteer who works in our museum and at the visitor entrance to the dockyard..
To celebrate Volunteers Week 2018, we've asked our volunteers to share their experiences of volunteering with our visitors.
Today we meet Tony Green, a volunteer who works in our museum and learning centre.
To celebrate Volunteers Week 2018, we've asked our volunteers to share their experiences of volunteering with our visitors.
Today we meet Graeme Barber, a volunteer who is helping us scan our extensive image archive..
To celebrate Volunteers Week 2018, we've asked our volunteers to share their experiences of volunteering with our visitors.
Today we meet Mike Wyles, a volunteer who works in our museum and learning centre.
The Mary Rose is nestled in one of the sunniest corners of England where the local produce is bountiful. Juicy strawberries from the fields of Sussex, fresh seafood from the Solent, and of course, sparkling crisp English wine from the vineyards of the South Downs.
The statistics speak for themselves....
If you’ve ever visited the Mary Rose, or seen pictures of the interior, you will be aware that it's somewhat dark in the museum. We have lighting where possible, and we hold special Lights-Up mornings to assist those with visual impairment, but for conservation reasons, as well as to...
When people think of the Tudors at Sea, they think of the Age of Exploration, people like Sir Walter Raleigh sailing around the world, discovering countries, bringing back vegetables and, oh, everything. While this was true during the reigns of Henry VIII’s children, He was less concerned with exploration, and...
"As I write this it is at least 10 hours before we hear the result but I am even optimistic now than when I was thinking about it on the plane. I am biased, but we are of course the best.
Naturally, my views may not be the...