The Mary Rose is the only 16th century warship on display anywhere in the world. 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.
A New Museum for the Mary Rose
This section of the web site contains news, information and images covering the exciting project to build a new museum that will give the Mary Rose and her artefacts a fitting purpose-built home. Visitors are advised that the ship hall is likely to close from mid-September 2009 as construction starts on a new £35 million museum - read more...
Mary Rose Trust jubilant as Heritage Lottery Fund gives green light to new museum - visit the New Museum Pages to read more.
Hampshire County Council is contributing £800,000 towards the new Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - visit their website to find out more
Winning Joy for the Mary Rose Trust - Joy Critcher, a volunteer at the Mary Rose Trust is the winner of the inaugural South East regional Marsh Award for Museum Learning.
The Mary Rose has a new Artist in Residence, Sophie MacPherson. Visit our News page to see some of her work on the Mary Rose.
Exclusive Mary Rose collectables - A First Class offer!
To celebrate The Mary Rose 500th Anniversary, we have joined forces with leading philatelic specialists Buckingham Covers to produce a striking and highly collectable limited edition stamp sheet. In addition to the stamp sheet, there is also a choice of two superb Mary Rose covers (collectable envelopes).
Geoff Hunt handing over his much admired Mary Rose picture to Michael Aiken, the Chairman of Trustees,
Mary Rose Trust, and looking on is Vice Admiral Alan Massey CBE ADC Second Sea Lord. Prints are available from the Art Marine website www.artmarine.co.uk/maryrose
Hidden Treasures from the Mary Rose - A superb exhibition of Mary Rose artefacts will be shown outside Portsmouth for the first time at the Whitgift Conference Centre in Croydon. The exhibition lasts until early September. Visit the Hidden Treasures site for more information (opens in a new window) or download the flyer (pdf).
The Mary Rose Appeal
The sailors aboard the Mary Rose engraved their personal possessions with their individual marks. Some of these marks will be etched into wooden panels forming the outer cladding of this remarkable new museum.
Here is an opportunity for you, your family and friends, and also schools and businesses to support our project and – Make Your Mark! Visit the Appeal page to find out more.
