Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea
Until Sun 1 Mar
In co-operation with The Mary Rose Trust and Swansea University, Glynn Vivian gallery welcomes the story of Tudor warship The Mary Rose. Built during the reign of Henry VIII, The Mary Rose was a hulking weapon of international status, serving the monarch and his naval policy for 34 years until it sank in the Solent strait by the Isle Of Wight in 1545.
Since its rescue from the waters in 1982, the team at Swansea’s University College Of Engineering have been able to unveil more about the ship’s story using cutting-edge 3D technology. The crew was likely to have been made up of Europeans and North Africans, emboldening and heightening its status as an international battleship. Whilst it is now located in Portsmouth, the town where it was built, its artifacts are here to see in south Wales.
Authentic Tudor clothes and weapons, a replica of a sailor’s skull created by 3D technology and a recently-restored period art piece of a Lady found on board are being showcased until spring 2020. The exhibition is a great way to get the whole family excited about naval history, its people and purpose, with one of the most vital surviving pieces of Tudor-era archaeology.
Admission: free. Info: 01792 516900 / www.swansea.gov.uk/glynnvivian (LD)