Armed Forces Weekend Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th June 2013 – 10.00am – 4.30pm At Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will be celebrating Armed Forces Weekend with a series of FREE events hosted by the Royal Navy, the National Museum of the Royal Navy and Actions Stations. Plus! The opportunity to… Read more »
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There’s always plenty going on at the Mary Rose and Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. From new findings in archaeological research, to visitor events, there’s plenty to keep you interested. You can find all our latest news right here.
After a sneak preview at our launch event, “Ahoy! Sing for the Mary Rose” will be premieringat the Portsmouth Guildhall on 24th June as part of this year’s Portsmouth Festivities! This musical celebration, combining traditional Tudor music with Sea Shanties , features children from local schools, alongside The Portsmouth Community Choir, The Festival Choir… Read more »
It’s been an exciting few days at the Mary Rose, with the launch of our new museum. The levels of interest from the press and the general public have been incredible! The News - The Mary Rose – A National Treasure BBC News – Mary Rose Museum opens in Portsmouth The Washington Post 16th century… Read more »
Good Afternoon! We understand that we are having a few problems with the website today. This is due to the vast amounts of people looking at the website today. Please bear with us and we will try and help in any way possible. If you would like to buy tickets for the new museum please visit this… Read more »
Ryozo Tatami, the Mayor of Maizuru, which has been twinned with Portsmouth since 1998, visited the new Mary Rose Museum today as part of a visit to meet the city’s new Lord Mayor, Lynne Stagg. Mayor Tatami was given a tour of the new museum by Paul Griffiths, the Mary Rose Museum’s Head of… Read more »
Following more than three years of construction to rehouse King Henry VIII’s flagship, the new Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard will open its doors to the public on the 31 May, bringing with it a new and exciting chapter for Trademark Clothing in Petersfield. Trademark has previously been proud to supply the existing… Read more »
We’ve been in the news a lot this week, mainly because we’ve finally been able to turn off the Polyethylene Glycol sprays that have, for the last 19 years been constantly been treating the Mary Rose, re-enforcing the wood structure and allowing us to finally start drying her out. The Telegraph – Historic milestone for… Read more »
The Mary Rose Museum is pleased to announce that the coffee in our cafe will be supplied by Paddy and Scott’s, a coffee roasting company based in Suffolk. All their coffee is roasted and blended here in the UK, and is sourced from Fairtrade growers around the world. Our cafe crew have spent this morning… Read more »
For almost three decades since being raised from the Solent, the hull of the Mary Rose – Henry VIII’s 500-year-old flagship – has been continuously sprayed, first with chilled fresh water to remove salt and then with Polyethlene Glycol (PEG), a water soluble wax which prevents shrinkage of the timbers, having been submerged underwater for… Read more »