The Museum
The museum operates a one-way visitor route over three floors. This involves use of lifts and/or stairs. All areas can be accessed by lifts and ramps. A floor plan of the Museum for reference along with key areas to explore is included in this pack.
The aim is that visitors of all ages enjoy the experience of being in the museum:
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Look See thousands of artefacts on show opposite the ship and watch the projections
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Listen Sounds bring the three different levels to life
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Touch Replica objects and other activities are available
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Smell Find the real rope for a real Tudor scent!
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Ask Museum Team Members are available to answer questions
The museum is a very dark environment. It is lit dramatically to show the artefacts to their best advantage and to ensure that they do not suffer damage from the light.
You may wish to be aware that human remains are displayed on the lower and upper decks of the museum. The content of some displays e.g. the Surgeon may upset particularly sensitive children.
Due to the size and layout of the museum, children are at risk of getting lost if they stray from their group. Please strongly advise children to stay with their group. If they are lost or you realise someone is missing, inform a Museum Team Member who will activate our lost child procedure.
Museum Team Members are in uniform and wear identification badges. Mary Rose lanyards and badges are worn by staff in non-uniform. Approach anyone with any questions or concerns. They will be happy to help you or direct you to the appropriate place for help.
In order to ensure that all our visitors enjoy their visit to the full, please ensure that your pupils:
- Behave in an appropriate manner for museum visiting
- Walk (please don’t run!) around the building
- Don’t eat or drink in the museum
- Don’t use mobile phones in the galleries in a way which disturbs others
In the very unusual circumstance of groups or individuals behaving in an offensive or unreasonable manner, the Museum reserves the right to ask you to leave the site.
Mary Rose Workshops
You will be met on arrival at the museum entrance. For later sessions, please arrive at the door to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Learning Centre (at the back of the Mary Rose Museum) 5 minutes before your workshop begins unless directed otherwise.
Coat and bag storage is available in the Learning Centre for groups who have booked workshops. However, we cannot take any responsibility for loss or damage to personal belongings. Please advise pupils to bring as little as possible and no valuable items.
We are very happy to accommodate SEND pupils. Just let us know how we can help.
Two emergency toilets are available in the Learning Centre for those undertaking workshops. Please make use of the main facilities outside at the front of the museum or in the Upper Deck gallery for whole group toilet breaks.
Toilets, Lunch and Shop
Toilets are available just outside the main Museum entrance and inside the Museum on the upper floor. Accessible toilets are located in the Learning Centre, in Reception and just outside the Museum.
A shared space for visiting schools in Boathouse 7 is available for children to eat their lunch. Visitors are not permitted to eat their own packed lunch in the Museum Cafe. Please note – this facility is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Museum. Alternatively, there are places to sit outside in fine weather.
The shop stocks pocket-money items. Please encourage pupils to move around the shop in small groups and have their money ready at the till. ‘Goody bags’ are also available to pre-order if time is tight.
Evaluation
We value feedback on visits. You and your pupils may be asked to fill in evaluation forms to help us to monitor our work.
