Due to open in late 2012, the £35 million project will combine the best 21st century design and construction methods to showcase the remains of the historic Tudor warship. Bournemouth based ID Group has produced a CGI film detailing key aspects of the new museum, as well as bringing historical drawings to life.
The film has been shown to a number of audiences, including HRH Prince Harry, The Mary Rose Trust and its donors. It was also presented in Paris at the international conference of Bouygues, the global construction and services groups, of which Warings, who are building the museum, are a part.
ID Group Managing Director, Mark Masters, said of the project: "We had to depict a new building by creating areas from scratch so the Mary Rose Trust could see for the first time how the museum will look when walking around the interior. We also had to highlight how some of the conserved artefacts recovered from the site would be displayed."
Next year will mark 30 years since the nation was glued to the television watching the Tudor warship breaking the surface of the Solent. To mark the anniversary, the Mary Rose Trust will open the new museum, bringing the hull and many of the 19,000 artefacts that were raised with her together once again.
Mark said: "The computer generated images highlight what it was like for the 500 men on board the Tudor warship and work as a teaching tool as well as providing insights into the future for the museum.”
Warings Technical Director, Colin Tedder, said: "The museum represents the very best in modern architecture and is designed to sensitively display a collection of genuine historical significance. The CGI film captures precisely our intentions and adds a whole new dimension."
The film will be shown to further audiences in advance of the opening of the new museum. It can be viewed here.
