Mary Rose Ship Hall and Museum

Om museet

The Mary Rose was built in 1510 and served Henry VIII's navy for 34 years before she sank in the Solent in 1545 during the Battle of the Solent against the French fleet. The wreck lay on the seabed for centuries. A search led by Alexander McKee and a team of volunteers located her, and maritime archaeology led by Margaret Rule excavated the 34-metre wreck and recovered her contents. The hull was raised on 11 October 1982, 437 years after she sank.

Afterwards the ship went through about thirty years of conservation to stabilise her timbers. For a long time she was shown in a ship hall, first sprayed with water and later with a wax that stops the wood shrinking as it dries. That ship hall closed in 2009. The sprays were turned off in 2013, the timbers were dried slowly, and the ship is now displayed in the present museum.

Today the museum, run by the Mary Rose Trust, lets visitors see the hull from several levels, with glass walls and an open view on the top level, surrounded by thousands of Tudor objects found on board. These include nit combs, backgammon sets, shoes and engraved bowls that show daily life on board among a crew of around 500 men and one dog. The Museum stands within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, which is a working naval base, and tells the story of the ship, her crew and the archaeology that recovered them.

Højdepunkter

• The hull of the Mary Rose, shown from several levels
• Dive the Mary Rose 4D, a multi-sensory cinema experience
• Hatch, the ship's dog
• 1545 Experience of the ship's last moments
• Thousands of everyday Tudor objects from the wreck
• Virtual Cowdray engraving of the Battle of the Solent

Permanente udstillinger

• The Mary Rose ship – The raised hull of Henry VIII's warship, viewed from several decks and the upper-level gallery.
• Dive the Mary Rose 4D – A multi-sensory cinema that tells the story of the search for the wreck, the excavation and the raising of the ship.
• Real Tudor objects and life on board – Everyday and seafaring objects from the wreck that show the roles and daily lives of the crew, from the carpenter to the cook.

Grundlagt

1984

Ejer

The Mary Rose Trust

Entrépriser & rabatter

The museum has no separate ticket: entry is part of the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ticket, which covers one ship or museum of the visitor's choice, and the Mary Rose Museum can be that choice or part of the three-attraction or Ultimate Experience tickets. Pre-booking online can bring a discount, and tickets can also be bought at the Dockyard Visitor Centre or the museum welcome desk. The museum lists discounts for armed forces veterans, serving personnel, Blue Light Card holders, Defence Discount Service, Art Fund members, Museums Association members and Portsmouth Leisure Card holders, redeemable only on the day at the Visitor Centre. Children under 16 with a Blue Peter badge enter free when an adult buys a Dockyard ticket. Dive the Mary Rose 4D is included in every ticket.

Tilgængelighed

• Kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet
• Handicapparkering
• Servicehunde tilladt
• Taktile tilbud
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The museum is fully accessible for wheelchair and mobility scooter users, with lifts to every floor of the visitor route, and wheelchairs can be borrowed at the welcome desk subject to availability. A fully accessible toilet has adult changing facilities with a hoist. A buggy service collects visitors from the Dockyard entrance gate on request at the Visitor Centre, as the museum is about 400 to 500 metres from the entrance. Large print guides, tactile plans, a tactile painting of the ship and handling artefacts are available, the lifts have audio announcements, and audio loops are in the exhibition spaces. Light levels are kept low, which may be difficult for visitors with claustrophobia or visual impairments. Guide and assistance dogs are welcome. There are benches on each floor and folding chairs can be borrowed.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops
• Opgavehæfte, skattejagt eller audioguide for børn
• Interaktive stationer
• Barnevognsvenlig
• Puslerum

Families can follow Hatch's History Detectives, a multi-sensory trail led by the ship's dog, use handling tables and interactive displays, and join half-term activities such as making a linstock. Family tours led by a costumed crew member can be booked. Buggies and pushchairs can use the whole museum, there are baby-changing facilities, bottles can be warmed in the cafe, and breastfeeding is allowed anywhere.

Transport & parkering

From the M27 take junction 12 to the M275 and follow the signs for the Historic Waterfront and the Historic Dockyard. Tickets are sold and scanned at the Dockyard Visitor Centre inside Victory Gate, and the museum is 400 metres from the Visitor Centre, behind HMS Victory. The Dockyard entrance has the what3words address moved.cross.thing.

Service & spisesteder

• Café
• Museumsbutik
• Garderobe: findes ikke
• Opbevaringsskabe: findes ikke
• Wi-fi

The Mary Rose Cafe serves barista coffee, snacks, sandwiches, pastries and cakes, and holds the Kids in Museums Family Café Standard. The museum shop sells souvenirs, books and toys. There is no luggage storage anywhere in the Dockyard, a working naval base, and bags are searched on entry. The Royal Navy Museums list free Wi-Fi for visitors to the Dockyard; users sign in and accept terms.

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Firmaarrangementer

The museum offers corporate day packages for team building and business meetings.

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