Bill Bishop painting of the Mary Rose

Carpenter's Tools in the New Museum

Ordnance in the New Museum - read more

Mary Rose 500 Appeal - visit the website

New Museum Flythrough

Diver looking in through gunport

Prince Harry and Henry VIII - read more

New Museum Gallery - read more

Domestic Artefacts from the Mary Rose

Reproduction of the Cowdray Engraving in the New Museum

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News

Emmy Award-Winning Costumes from ‘the Tudors’ to go back on display at the Mary Rose Museum - read more

Hospitality

The Mary Rose and her treasures tell a fascinating story about Tudor life and times and offer a unique venue for your corporate hospitality needs or for a smaller, more intimate party - find out more...

Position Vacant

Head of Operations for the Mary Rose Trust
Portsmouth • Salary: Competitive - view the job description...

The Mary Rose

The Mary Rose is based in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Built between 1509 and 1511, she was one of the first ships able to fire a broadside, and was a firm favourite of King Henry VIII.

After a long and successful career, she sank accidentally during an engagement with the French fleet in 1545. Her rediscovery and raising were seminal events in the history of nautical archaeology.

Diver using n airlift

Please note: The hull of the Mary Rose will not be on display until mid 2012 while a new museum is built to house her. The present museum, displaying the amazing artefacts recovered from the wreck, will still be open during this period.

Visitors to the Historic dockyard should be aware that the Mary Rose is currently undertaking extensive works to prepare for the new museum opening in 2012. This may mean that some objects have to be temporarily removed from display. The Mary Rose Trust offers sincere apologies for this inconvenience, and urges visitors to contact them in advance if there are particular items they are hoping to see.