Virtual Portsmouth - The Mary Rose

Though the ship itself is the pride of the Mary Rose collection, that's certainly not where it starts and ends. In fact, the Mary Rose museum holds the largest collection of Tudor artefacts of its kind in the world - and some discoveries even changed our impression of life during the era.

The museum shows off its Tudor collection in ever-changing ways, to encourage more people (young and old) to discover the history uncovered from the sea bed. With the pandemic keeping people indoors, the latest activities are fun arts and crafts to try at home, to give children something fun to do that's also informative and educational.

The kits let you to try your hand at everything from colouring in to creating your own holograms!

Head to the Mary Rose website for art, science and knitting activities that everyone can enjoy.

Whilst you're there, the Mary Rose website is a treasure trove of information about Tudor times. Learn why the ship sank, discover the important conservation work still ongoing, and scroll through a gallery of artefacts that make up some of the 19,000 objects recovered from the sea bed.

There's also a Panorama feature, which allows you to take a look at the ship's hull just as you'd see it at the museum. What's more, you can click on certain features to explore parts of the ship in greater detail - to see who lived or worked inside.

A host of further activities and updates can be found on the museum's Facebook and Twitter pages.