The Mary Rose Museum
LV= is a sponsor of the upcoming state-of-the-art
Mary Rose museum.
Exciting times lie ahead for the Mary Rose. LV= has become a sponsor of a new state-of-the art museum, which is due to open in 2012, and will house the Mary Rose and her amazing collection of 19,000 artefacts in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
The project is being funded by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant and fundraising appeal. The image above is an impression by the architects (Wilkinson Eyre) of what the new museum will look like.
Work continues to conserve the Mary Rose’s hull. Although you can't see her until the new museum opens in 2012, you can still enjoy the existing Mary Rose Museum and see some of the amazing artefacts, including the ship's dog.
Update: 18/03/2011 - Prince Harry marks the next milestone in the history of the Mary Rose
Prince Harry has today (Friday 18th March, 2011) visited the Mary Rose Trust, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to mark the next milestone in the history of the Mary Rose. The Prince was given a tour of the current museum and its collection before taking part in the foundation stone ceremony for the new Mary Rose museum. During his tour of the museum the Prince met with current staff and volunteers, including four divers from the 1982 excavation who are still working for the trust. The Prince then proceeded to the construction site to lay the foundation stone of the new museum, marking the next major milestone in the history of the Mary Rose.
Useful links
Website - For opening times and more information, go to maryrose.org or historicdockyard.co.uk.
Facebook - Become a friend of the Mary Rose at their facebook site www.facebook.com/MaryRose500
Twitter - Follow Mary Rose on Twitter twitter.com/MaryRose500
Blog - Follow progress on the Mary Rose blog www.maryrose500.org/blog.html
The Mary Rose
After a long and successful career, the Mary Rose sank during an engagement with a French invasion fleet in 1545. She was a firm favourite of King Henry VIII, and her rediscovery and raising from the seabed in 1982 were seminal events in the history of maritime archaeology.
