The 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.

For opening times and more information, go to maryrose.org or historicdockyard.co.uk.

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.