<p>BRITISH COUNCIL ASSOCIATION EVENTS AND OUTINGS 2014</p><p>Dear BCA Members, a visit has been arranged for Wednesday May 7 2014 to the Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth.</p><p>‘The exciting, new £27 million Mary Rose Museum opened its doors to visitors on Friday 31st May 2013. Located just metres from Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory and the ships of the modern Royal Navy, the new museum provides one of the most significant insights into Tudor life in the world and creates the new centrepiece to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The Tudor ship that captured the world's imagination when she was raised from the seabed in 1982 is the only sixteenth century warship on display anywhere in the world and the brand new Museum built around her reunites her with many of her 19,000 artefacts and crew. </p><p>The new boat-shaped Museum showcases the very best of 21st century architecture and construction, where for the first time visitors will see the ship with its preserving sprays switched off and the final phase of the hull's conservation through windows into a 'hotbox' as up to 100 tons of water is removed from the ship's timbers. The most comprehensive collection of Tudor artefacts in the world is showcased from personal belongings such as wooden bowls, leather shoes, musical instruments and nit combs complete with 500 year old lice to ship's objects such as longbows and two tonne guns. For the first time, using forensic science, crew members will be brought to life giving visitors the chance to come face-face with the carpenter, cook, archer and even the ship's dog, 'Hatch'! ‘</p><p>(Extracts from the Mary Rose website)</p><p>Arrangements The visit begins with a harbour tour at 11.30. Check-in for this is 11.20 at the Front Desk of the Visitor Centre and I suggest we meet there 10 minutes earlier. The Mary Rose Museum visit is timed for entry at 12.30. The average time for visiting the museum is 90 minutes but there is no time limit and you are welcome to stay as long as you like.</p><p>Eating There is a choice of several cafeterias and restaurants but, with the 12.30 entry to the Mary Rose, you may wish to bring sandwiches to eat during the harbour tour.</p><p>Directions and parking. Clear directions for all means of transport are on the Historic Dockyards website. If you do not use the internet and wish me to print out directions etc, please let me know your needs.</p><p>* * * * * I/ We confirm that I/we would like to take part in the visit to The Mary Rose Museum on May 7th.</p><p>Name(s)……………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>I enclose a cheque for ………………………………...… payable to BCA . (Seniors: £12.35 - Adults: £13.10)</p><p>Your contact details - postal or phone or email (preferred) </p><p>………………………………………………………………………………………</p><p>Please post to the Secretary, BCA (HR), 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN but note that she will be away from the office from 7 February to 12 March. Confirmation of your reservation and any further necessary details will be sent out nearer the time.</p>