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Detail of oars from the Camping Skiff in the Thames Gallery

The River & Rowing Museum has an interesting and varied programme of special exhibitions, family events, adult and children’s workshops and art courses. To book tickets for workshops and lectures call 01491 415600 or email: edbookings@rrm.co.uk unless otherwise stated.

All Events

Beads

Workshop

Workshop

Beadylicious: Design and Make Freeform Workshop

Saturday 15 November
Diana Mowatt
10.30-1.00

£18 (£15 members) + £12 materials

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Suitab ...more

Activities at the museum

Children's Parties

Childrens Event

Birthday Parties at the Museum

Birthday Parties for 4 – 11 year olds 

Book your two-hour birthday party on a Sunday afternoon between 1.00pm and 4.30pm in the Education ...more

Our Neighbours from the Past: Stone Age to Saxon Treasures

Family Exhibition

Special Exhibition

Our Neighbours from the Past: Stone Age to Saxon Treasures

Now Open

A fascinating insight into the ways our ancestors lived, displaying some of the finest antiquities from the Thames Valley. ...more

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Art Course

Childrens Event

Art Ways Club

New courses starting 26 April & 21 June 08

10.30am - 12.30pm
£50 per child per course of 5 sessions

Saturday morning ...more

Detail from a silkscreen study from an edition of 20

Exhibition

Special Exhibition

Gollon at Henley

10 May - 6 July

The River & Rowing Museum has commissioned a painting on the theme of the beauty and pain of sport from established B ...more

RRM Funtime

Exhibition & Activity Centre

Special Exhibition

RRM Funtime

26 July - 31 August

Back by popular demand, RRM Funtime is packed full of hands-on, interactive things to do - guaranteed to pro ...more

Insect

Summer Workshop

Childrens Event

Insects in Silk

Thursday 29 July
10.30am-3.30pm

Age 7-11 £16 (£14 members)

BOOKING ESSENTIAL on 01491 415600 or more

Taylor Tug

Workshop

Childrens Event

Taylor Tug's Holiday Happenings

Wed 30 July
11am-12.30pm

Age 18 months-5 years

£6.50

BOOKING ESSENTIAL on 01491 415600 or more

Weasel

Summer Workshop

Childrens Event

Pop goes the weasel

Tuesday 5 August
10.30am-12.30pm
Age 4-7 *8 (£7 members)

BOOKING ESSENTIAL on 01491 415600 or more

Bag

Family Event

Family Day

Bags for Wildlife

Thursday 7 August
2pm-4pm

FREE with admission + materials (£1 a bag)

Do you want to help stop plastic bags harming wildl ...more

Animal picture

Summer Workshop

Childrens Event

Animals in Print

Wednesday 6 August
10.30am-3.30pm

Age 7-11 £16 (£14 members)

BOOKING ESSENTIAL 01491 415600

Another chance to ...more

Taylor Tug

Summer Workshop

Childrens Event

Taylor Tug's Holiday Happenings 13 Aug

Wed 13 August
11am-12.30pm, age 18 months-5 years

£6.50 BOOKING ESSENTIAL 01491 415600

Come and enjoy the summer with Ta ...more

Hedgehog picture

Summer Workshop

Childrens Event

Feeling Prickly...Here comes hedgehog

Thursday 14 August
10.30am-12.30pm

Age 4-7 £8 (£7 members), BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Meet a real stuffed hedgehog from our Muse ...more

Insect

Summer Workshop

Childrens Event

Creepy Crawly Cafe

Tuesday 19 August
10.30am-12.30pm

Age 4-7, £8 (£7 members), BOOKING ESSENTIAL 01491 415600

Have you ever wondered what c ...more

Mr Toad

Family Event

Family Day

Toad's Picnic

Wednesday 20 August
1pm -3pm
FREE with Museum admission

Fill your picnic basket with goodies and join Mr Toad and friends f ...more

Consuta

Family Event

Family Day

Meet Consuta

Thursday 21 August
12pm - 4pm 

Free with Museum entry
Museum Jetty

Come along to the Museum jetty to see ...more

Boat

Summer Workshop

Childrens Event

Boat to Beijing

Tuesday 26 August
10.30am-3.30pm

Age 7-11 £16 (£14 members)

Visit the Sydney IV racing boat in the rowing gallery and th ...more

Castle

Summer Workshop

Childrens Event

Fairytale Fiesta

Thursday 28 August
10.30am-12.30pm

Age 4-7 £8 (£7 members)

Come and make a cardboard castle that opens out to make a sta ...more

Beads

Summer Workshop

Childrens Event

Beadylicious: Teens Earrings Workshop

Saturday 30 August
10.30am-12pm, age 12-16, £8 (£7 members) + materials


Suitable for beginners or build on your jewellery- ...more

Beads

Workshop

Workshop

Beadylicious: Pendants and Earrings Workshop

Saturday 6 September
Diana Mowatt
10.30 – 1.00

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Suitable for beginners or build on your ...more

Leven Brown

Lecture

Workshop

The Longest Race

Saturday 13 September
Leven Brown
£5 (£3 members)
2.30pm (coffee served from 2pm)

A challenge from a gutsy American ...more

Painting

Course

Workshop

Drawn To It and Colour To It

Saturday 13 September
Camilla Shelley
1:30pm-4:30pm

7x3 fortnightly sessions

Explore drawing and painting taking ...more

Picture

Course

Workshop

Picture This: Creative Writing

Starts Saturday 27 September
David Grubb
10am-1pm

Further your creative or academic skills through an intensive course in c ...more

Otter

Lecture

Workshop

My Life on the River and other otters

Saturday 4 October
Keith Webb
£5 (£3 members)
11.30 (coffee served from 11am)

In the thirty years spent as a lock ke ...more

Brewery

Lecture

Workshop

The Story of W.H. Brakspear

Saturday 25 October
Michael Parsons
£5 (£3 members)
11.30 (coffee served from 11am)

For over two hundred years the b ...more

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Family Event

Family Day

The Longest River of Drawing

Saturday October 25
10am-5pm all ages

FREE with admission

This is your chance to take part in a nationwide event and hav ...more

Toad

Autumn Workshop

Childrens Event

Totally Toad...Stormy Weather

Tuesday 28 October
10.30am-12.30pm

Age 4-7 £8 (£7 members)

There is nothing Mr Toad loves more than, well, Mr Toad! He l ...more

Mr Toad

Family Event

Family Day

Toad's Birthday

Wednesday 29 October
11am -4pm
Free with Museum admission

Poop Poop!!!  Guess who is 100?  Yes it's Mr Toad.  Come and ...more

Moth

Autumn Workshop

Childrens Event

Lord of the Wings...Meet the Moths

Thursday 30 October
10.30am-3.30pm

Age 7-11 £16 (£14 members)

Look at some real specimens and paint a moth onto some fab ...more

Wooden spoons

Autumn Workshop

Childrens Event

Wooden Spoon Family

Friday 31 October
10.30am-12.30pm

Age 4-7 £8 (£7 members) 

Decorate and dress wooden spoons to make your own set of char ...more

Garden team

Lecture

Workshop

Ratty goes to Chelsea

Saturday 1 November
Angela Potter & Ann Robinson of English Eden
£5 (£3 members)
11.30 (coffee served from 11am)

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Steve Redgrave with statue

Lecture

Workshop

Outdoor Sculpture

Saturday 22 November
Sean Henry
£5 (£3 members)
11.30 (coffee served from 11am)

Sean Henry’s single and multiple-fig ...more

Willow support

Workshop

Workshop

Festive willow plant support

Saturday 29 November
Dominic Parrette
10.30-3.00pm

£36 (£30 members) + £16 materials

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

...more

Beads

Winter Workshop

Childrens Event

Beadylicious: Teens Bracelet Workshop

Saturday 29 November
10.30-12pm

Age 12-16 £8 (£7 members)

Suitable for beginners or build on your jewellery-making skill ...more

Flower

Workshop

Workshop

Christmas Table arrangement

Saturday 13 December
Christine Dromgoole
10.30-1pm

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

An easy way to make a stunning Christmas cen ...more

Mr Toad

Family Event

Family Day

Mr Toad's Christmas

Sunday 21 and Monday 22 December
11am-3pm
All ages
£1.50 per child

Come and visit Mr Toad in his caravan and tell hi ...more


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