| Video guide for hard of hearing | |
Hard of hearing visitors can use a revolutionary new hand-held video guide at the Mary Rose Museum.
The guides use touch-screen technology. Users press the number which corresponds with the display they are looking at in the museum and a ‘Sign Language Interpreter’ appears on the screen to explain the exhibits.
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| 23rd March 2009 | FULL STORY  |
| Mums, come and sample some free wine and chocolate in a delightful Tudor setting this Mother’s Day… | |
The Mary Rose Museum will be inviting mums to pop in and sample some free chocolate and wine from 10am on Sunday 22nd March.
Treat your mum to a day out with a difference at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, a stunning setting steeped with history spanning 800 years.
The Mary Rose Museum exhibits hundreds of Tudor artefacts ... |
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| 16th March 2009 | FULL STORY |
| Henry VIII and friends will be wearing their red noses to support Comic Relief | |
Friday 13th March is Comic Relief and there are a number of influential statues who will be wearing red noses to mark the occasion.
The Henry VIII statue outside the Mary Rose Museum will be wearing a ‘giant’ red nose as will the Admiral John Benbow figurehead and HMS Warrior 1860s figurehead.
As well as these iconi... |
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| 12th March 2009 | FULL STORY |
| 6 must-see attractions for 1 great price! | |
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is steeped in history with 6 must-see attractions for the price of 1 covering 800 years of naval history.
This isn’t even a special offer; it’s applicable all year round so there’s never been a better reason to pay us a visit.
The tickets are valid for one year and you’ll be able to visit H... |
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| 9th March 2009 | FULL STORY |
| The Royal Naval Museum welcomes a new collection of personal artefacts belonging to the ‘Baker Soldier Sailor’ | |
The story of an ordinary man known as the ‘Baker Soldier Sailor’ unfolds in a new collection showcasing some of his personal belongings, kindly donated to the Royal Naval Museum by his family.
Ninety years ago, a baker from Sussex was demobilised from the Royal Navy after being wounded, even though he never went to sea. A collect... |
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| 5th March 2009 | FULL STORY |
