The Mary Rose Annual Anniversary Lectures Celebrate 30 Years of the Mary Rose Trust
Entitled "Past, Present and Future" this year’s Mary Rose Anniversary Lectures will focus on the 30th Anniversary of the formation of the Mary Rose Trust[i] and explain where they are positioned 30 years on, promising a very interesting and exciting programme.
This year the lectures are being held on Saturday, 10th October in the Princess Royal Gallery at the Royal Naval Museum in Portsmouth''s Historic Dockyard. The lectures take place every year to commemorate the raising of the Mary Rose in 1982 (October 11th).
The first lecture will be given by Dr Margaret Rule CBE, who was instrumental as Archaeological Director to excavate and raise the famous ship in 1982, she will be taking people back 30 years to 1979 when the Trust was first formed. This will be followed by lectures on the planning and building of the new museum (due to open in time for the Olympics in 2012) showcasing why it will become one of the leading maritime museums in the world. The afternoon session will provide an insight into some of the latest research on the Mary Rose project and artefacts and will come to a close shortly before 4pm so that attendees can visit the Mary Rose Museum to see some of the new displays, have an opportunity to see how the hull is being interpreted within it, and also to see the trial of how the gun deck gallery will look within the new museum.
The full programme and booking form can be found on the Mary Rose website www.maryrose.org. The lecture day costs £30 (£25 for concessions) including refreshments and lunch and also a chance to visit the museum. Booking is required and places are limited (last few places left!). Booking information, please call Sue Collis on 023 9275 0521 ext 203, or e-mail s.collis@maryrose.org.
[i] The Mary Rose Trust was formed in 1979 to ensure that the hull and artefacts of Henry VIIIs warship, the Mary Rose are conserved, studied, and put on public display for the enjoyment, education and benefit of all. The Mary Rose was lost in battle in 1545 just off the coast of Portsmouth.
Furthermore, the Trust has undertaken to disseminate, across all relevant academic disciplines, the findings from the entire endeavour - from search and salvage to museum display. This has led to the Trust being at the forefront of the scientific study and development of processes for the conservation of leather, wood, textiles, iron and non-ferrous metals.
Now the Trust is building a state of the art museum around the hull so that the full story of the ship can be told through reuniting the hull and artefacts in one stunning building.
