Mary Rose news

Plans have been announced for the biggest ever expansion of the museum housing the Mary Rose, the historic warship of King Henry VIII. The main ... More

Helen Bonser-Wilton, CEO of Portsmouth's Mary Rose Museum, says the attraction, along with the rest of Britain's independent museums are in "mortal peril" unless the ... More

A selection of nominees are in contention for the European Museum of the Year Award 2018, with the judging panel revealing its shortlist of 40 ... More

The next batch of category winners have been announced on the second day (November 16) of the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards in Berlin, with ... More

The INSIDE World Festival of Interiors has announced a shortlist of 78 projects that are in the running to be named World Interior of the ... More

The winners of this year’s Museums + Heritage Awards for Excellence have been announced, with shortlisted projects celebrated and recognised across the museums, galleries, heritage ... More

On 19 July, 471 years to the day that the Mary Rose was sunk, the flagship of Henry VIII’s fleet will be brought back to ... More

Manchester’s National Football Museum, Titanic Belfast and the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth are among this year’s nominees for European Museum of the Year. Whittled ... More

Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP), Wakefield, UK, has taken home a £100,000 prize from The Art Fund after being announced the UK Museum of the Year ... More

The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth was among the chief winners at the Museums and Heritage Awards on May 14, scooping two trophies at the ... More

The Art Fund has announced the six shortlisted candidates to become the UK’s Museum of the Year. Two national galleries in London – the Hayward ... More

A new £11.5m trio of exhibitions have opened in Hampshire telling the “untold stories” of the Royal Navy. The attractions, which are based at the ... More

The Shard, the London Aquatic Centre, and Portsmouth’s Mary Rose Museum are among 233 projects shortlisted for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Regional ... More

A number of attractions have seen a big spike in visits owing to a fine Summer in 2013 according to the Association of Leading Visitor ... More

The Mary Rose Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has welcomed more than 52,000 visitors since opening its doors on 31 May this year. The new ... More

A number of people working in the leisure industry have been given awards in the annual Queen's Birthday Honours List. Sculptor Anish Kapoor, designer of ... More

The £35m (US$53m, €41m) museum project for Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, has officially opened to the public in Portsmouth, UK. The museum is ... More

An 'ecomuseum' recognising places and communities associated with the Battle of Flodden is hoping to expand from 12 regional sites to 40 around the UK. ... More

The Mary Rose Museum will open to the public on 31 May, at the same dockyard where the Tudor warship was built more than 500 ... More

Attractions in Liverpool and Scotland have experienced noticeable increases in popularity, according to figures released by the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) which detail ... More

British Art & Design was hugely popular, with Grayson Perry: The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman helping the British Museum remain the most popular visitor ... More

Public donations of £35,000 raised in just over a week mark the end of a £35m appeal to fund a new home for Tudor warship ... More

Image: The museum will feature thousands of artefacts The new £35m Mary Rose Museum will open to the public in early 2013, slightly later than ... More

Image: Lincoln Clarke is the new chief executive Portsmouth Historic Dockyard - the home of naval attractions such as HMS Victory - has appointed Lincoln ... More