We have an amazing and exciting opportunity to give the Nation a world-class museum and to preserve for future generations this extraordinary ship and all her treasures.  The long period of spraying will come to an end in 2011 and the hull will be slowly dried out with conservation completed in 2016. The public will then enjoy a much closer, fully illuminated look at the ship.  Over 14,000 of the artefacts will be displayed , shown in their original positions and in relation to their owners, presenting a vivid illustration of life on board a Tudor warship.

The full Mary Rose story can then be told, and its significance to the study of Tudor life both on and off the water will be clearly illustrated and accessible to all. A new learning centre will quadruple the existing learning space and increase our work with people of all ages who have special needs. New and improved laboratory and workshop facilities will further enhance the Mary Rose as a Centre of Maritime Archaeology and Conservation.

But all this will be very costly - in the order of £35M!  To date, we have raised to over £9 million through our Fundraising Appeal and our bid to the heritage Lottery Fund for £21 million has been successful.

We need your help because we receive no Government grants and we rely on voluntary donations.

GIFT AID

All donations, of any size, matter to us, and if you GIFT AID them we can draw an extra 28% income through HM Revenue and Customs. We can also gain increased funding through Matched Funding from bodies such as the Heritage Lottery Fund.

One GIFT AID form will ensure that all donations you make to us will attract this extra benefit.

Matched Funding.
What a donation of £10.00 means to the Mary Rose 500
You make a donation of: £10.00
If you are a UK tax payer, we can claim Gift Aid  £2.80
We are match funded £ for £ by Hampshire CC £10.00
Total value of donation: £22.80
And .......
Because we are funded 59:41 by the Heritage Lottery Fund, your £10.00 donation allows us to meet over £55.00 (£22.80/41 x 100) of expenditure on the project.