Museums and Galleries Month: Ideas and Innovation

Saturday 3, Sunday 4 & Monday 5 May

Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 May

Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 May

Kill or cure? at the Mary Rose Museum

11am – 12noon & 2pm – 4pm

Just how bad was Tudor medicine? See the evidence for yourself!  Handle replica artefacts from the barber-surgeon's collection.

Free with a valid attraction ticket.

Every weekend in May 11am – 1pm & 2pm – 3pm

Inspiring Inventions on board HMS Warrior 1860

Scrapheap challenge! Make your own invention out of junk. 

Wednesdays 7, 14 & 28 and Tuesday 20 May 2pm

Innovation and Change in the 20^th Century Navy at the Royal Naval Museum

Join us throughout May in Royal Naval Museum’s new ‘Sea your History’ exhibition for FREE gallery talks focusing on ‘Innovation and Change’ in 20^th Century Navy.

Speakers to be confirmed please contact Veronica Hartwich on 02392 727572 for information

Free with a valid attraction ticket.  Call 023 9272 7582 to reserve a place.

Every Wednesday in May 11am & 2pm

Ideas and Innovations on board HMS Warrior 1860

Guided tour of Warrior looking at ship design & technology.

Free with a valid attraction ticket.  Please contact 023 92778 609 to reserve a place.

Saturday 24 May – Sunday 1 June 11am – 12noon & 2pm – 4pm

Loos, leeches and lice! at the Mary Rose Museum

Follow our family trail to find out about the gruesome and grim reality of life on the Mary Rose. Hands on activities and demonstrations.

Free with a valid attraction ticket.

Thursday 29 May 11am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm

Ingenious Inventions on board HMS Victory

Join us for a special activity for Museums and Galleries Month, explore the ingenious inventions and tricky techniques used to make Victory a fighting man of war and make something special to take home.

Free with a valid attraction ticket