2013 Featured Exhibition - 20 Years of Digging in the SolentThis special exhibition celebrates the last 20 years of the Hampshire & Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology and takes a look back at some of the most important discoveries and pivotal moments in the Trust research.

Protected Wrecks Exhibition
A key area of maritime archaeology is the research and sometimes exploration of wreck sites. Our exhibition explores the deep concentration of protected wrecks in the Solent and how they become time capsules of the past.

Guide to Underwater Archaeology Exhibition 
If you have ever wanted to be an archaeologist and explore the past, this room gives an insight into the world of underwater exploration.  With dioramas of archaeologists at work, you can learn about the challenges they face and the technology they use to see under the waves.

Sunken Settlements Exhibition
This room delves beneath the Solent to uncover the flooded past and displays the work done by HWTMA on the Mesolithic (8,500-4,000 years old) site of Bouldnor Cliff.  Situated just off the northern coast of the Isle of Wight, this unique and important submerged landscape was once the highest point of the chalk ridge.  The story of Bouldnor Cliff sits alongside other pre-historic finds from the Solent and an animation asking could you survive the Stone Age?

Fort Victoria Exhibition
Sunken Secrets is housed within 5 casemates of Fort Victoria.  Fort Victoria was one of dozens of Victorian fortifications built around the shores of Britain to defend the nation from an anticipated French invasion. During its life it served as a sea mining station, a coastal artillery training school, and a base for British speedboats supporting the D-Day landings. After the Second World War it was used as a small vessel training station for men on their National Service. This exhibition tells the story of the fort and its important role at the cutting edge of military technology.