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ExhibitionsThe 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
Exhibition
Drift
Kirkham Gallery, April 2009 - 12 July 2009
The Kirkham Gallery at the River & Rowing Museum is showing a contemporary art installation b ...more
Exhibition
Not So Dawdling: Magdalen's 150 years
Schwarzenbach International Rowing Gallery, June 2009-May 2010
Oscar Wilde was one of its most famous members, but Magdalen College Rowin ...more
Exhibition
The Rowing that China Forgot
Schwarzenbach International Rowing Gallery, June 2009-May 2010
The foreign community in Shangahi enjoyed a rowing club from 1863 to 1940, ...more
Exhibitions
Water Water Everywhere: Exploring Flooding on the Thames
Treasures Gallery
June 2009 – June 2010
Flooding has been affecting people's lives for centuries...fi ...more
Children's Parties
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
Children's Workshop
taylor tug's under fives club
Wednesdays during term time 10am - 11:30am or 1pm - 2:30pm
Interactive sessions for parents to enjoy with their children.
Age 1 ...more
Exhibition
Life by the Water
Henley Arts and Crafts Guild
The Wall
13 June 2009 – 31 August 2009
A wonderful collection ...more
Adult Guided walk
Guided tours of Ratty's Refuge
10 July, 24 July, 7 August, 21 August, and 28 August.
Experience the tranquillity of our wildlife garden, dedicated to encouraging water vol ...more
Children's Workshop
Jewellery Design - Memory Wire Magic
Thursday 23 July
1.30pm -3pm
Learn how to use memory wire to make fab, cool jewellery in no time at all. Practise and perfect the ...more
Exhibitions
Funtime
Kirkham Gallery
25 July - 6 September 2009
RRM Funtime returns this summer with even more fun and interactive thi ...more
Exhibitions
Funtime
Kirkham Gallery
25 July - 6 September 2009
RRM Funtime returns this summer with even more fun and interactive thi ...more
Children's Workshop
Taylor Tug's Summer Holiday Happening
Wednesday 29 July
11am -12.30pm
Start the Summer Holidays with Taylor Tug. Make and create all sorts of things inspired by the Mus ...more
Children's Workshop
Funky T-shirts
Thursday 30 July
11am – 4pm
Create designs for a t-shirt (bring your own) using fabric paint, screen prints and dyes, taking inspi ...more
Family Event
Archaeology Day: Britain BC Before the Romans Came
Friday 31 July
11am – 4pm
Follow the trail to our beautiful Iron Age hoard. Enjoy activities with our team of Museum archaeolog ...more
Adult Workshop
Resin Jewellery
Saturday 1 August
10.30am – 4.30pm
Adele De Fazio is an experienced jeweller and artist, working with a variety of media including ...more
Children's Workshop
Hop Along Horse
Tuesday 4 August
10.30am - 12.30pm
Come and hold the very horseshoes that were once on the hooves of the Henley Stagecoach horses. ...more
Children's Workshop
Magic and Muggles
Wednesday 5 August
10.30am - 12.30pm
Design a Knut, Sickle or Galleon with an image of your favourite hero or villain from the Har ...more
Children's Workshop
Design Textiles and Make Clothes!
Tuesday 4 August & Thursday 13 August
10.30am – 3.30pm
Two days of creative fun with textiles, pattern cutting and sewing your ...more
Children's Workshop
Paper Picnic
Tuesday 11 August
10.30am- 12.30pm
Ratty and Mole love having a picnic... so make yourself paper sandwiches, fairy cakes and ev ...more
Children's Workshop
Taylor Tug's Summer Holiday Happening
Wednesday 12 August
11am - 12.30pm
Have more summer fun with Taylor Tug. Enjoy stories, songs and creating all sorts of things ins ...more
Family Event
Meet Consuta 12 & 20 August
Wednesday 12 August & Thursday 20 August
12pm-4pm
Museum jetty
Come along to the Museum jetty to see Consuta, a beautif ...more
Children's Workshops
Dancing with Dinosaurs
Tuesday 18 August
10.30am - 12.30pm
Find out about the crocodile-like dinosaurs that lived by the Thames and see their poo or ‘cop ...more
Children's Workshop
Taylor Tug's Summer Holiday Happening
Wednesday 19 August
11am -12.30pm
Join Taylor Tug to paint, play and make all sorts of things to celebrate summer at the Museum. I ...more
Children's Workshop
Hisses and Kisses...Make a Snake
Wednesday 25 August
10.30am- 12.30pm
Did you know that snakes kiss the air with their tongues to catch a scent? Grass snakes enjoy ...more
Children's Workshop
Code Breakers: Calling all Secret Agents!
Wednesday 26 August
10.30am –12.30pm
Become a Secret Agent worthy of joining MI High! Learn how to make and break secret codes, wr ...more
Family Event
Focus on the Forties
Thursday 27 August
10.30am – 4pm
Come and find out about life during World War II. See some original World War II vehicles, make s ...more
Exhibition
25th Anniversary of Oxford Scribes
The Wall
5 September 2009 – 29 November 2009
An exhibition of 26 framed pieces showing the development of western calligraphy fro ...more
Adult Workshop
Planters for Autumn
Saturday 12 September
Cookie Scottorn is a ceramic and textile artist making planters, fountains, sculptures and wall hangings based on figu ...more
Adult Course
Writing Your Novel
Thursdays - twenty sessions, meeting every two weeks commencing 17 September 2009
3pm – 5pm
The course will cover all of ...more
Exhibitions
Watching the River Flow: Thames Paintings by Alexander Pemberton
Kirkham Gallery
19 September 2009 – 3 January 2010
Alexander Pemberton’s recent paintings of the Thames frequently depict gritty, ...more
Adult Lecture
Painting the Thames
Saturday 19 September
Alexander Pemberton studied at Chelsea School of Art and has won many national and international awards and commissio ...more
Adult Course
Writing Planet Earth
Saturdays - twenty sessions, meeting every two weeks commencing 26 September 2009
10am – 12pm
Ten themes will be explored through ...more
Adult Workshop
Poetry: Writing to Sustain
Saturday 3 October
10.30am – 1pm
Joe Butler is a blacksmith and a poet, who has taught in schools, colleges, youth centres and prison ...more
Adult Lecture
Climate Change: The Challenge to Managing Flood Risk
Saturday 17 October
Peter Quarmby is the Regional Flood Risk Manager for the Thames Region,
Environment Agency
11.30am ( ...more
Family Event
Big Draw: The Longest River of Drawing
Saturday 24 October
10am -5pm
This is your chance to take part in a nationwide event and have a go at drawing in the Thames Galler ...more
Children's Workshop
Wobbly Webs...Shivering spiders
Tuesday 27 October
10.30am - 12.30pm
They dance, tidy up and recycle. Enter the wonderful world of spiders. Make a whole army of t ...more
Children's Workshop
Little Letters
Wednesday 28 October
10.30am - 12.30pm
Use the Oxford Scribes calligraphy exhibition as inspiration for creating your own little l ...more
Family Event
Perfect Portraits...Family Portrait Day
Thursday 29 October
10.30am -12.30pm & 1.30pm -3.30pm
Use all sorts of different materials to make a mounted portrait of yo ...more
Adult Workshop
The Long Tradition: a Calligraphic Taster
Friday 30 October
10.30am –4.30pm
Carol Huff is a previous chairman of Oxford Scribes and an active member of the Calligraphy & ...more
Forum
Mothers of Invention Rowing Forum
Saturday 31 October
9am - 5pm
The River & Rowing Museum and Friends of Rowing History are organising a Rowing History Forum on ...more
Adult Workshop
Jewellery Design - Make Beautiful Jewellery
Saturday 31 October
10.30am – 12.30pm
Diana Mowatt exhibits and sells her handcrafted jewellery at Jam for Tea in Henley-on-Thames ...more
Adult Lecture
Peter Blake and the Post-War Art Scene
Sunday 22 November
David Addison is the former Director & Keeper of Fine Art at Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, and an artist and r ...more
Adult Lecture
Famous People and Places of the Chilterns
Famous People and Places of the Chilterns
Saturday 5 December
Claire Forrest is the Information and Interpretation Officer at the ...more
Children's Workshop
A Shoe for St. Nicholas
Saturday 5 December
10.30am -12.30pm, Age 4-7
2 - 4pm, Age 7-11
Find out why this is St. Nicholas’s night and make a specia ...more
Adult Workshop
Drypoint Etching and Printmaking
Saturday 12 December
10.30am – 1pm
Hen Coleman is a professional artist, printmaker and experienced teacher. She graduated with an ...more
Children's Workshop
Toad's Crackers about Christmas
Saturday 12 December
10.30am –12.30pm, Age 4-7
1.30pm- 3.30pm, Age 7-11
Get ready for Christmas by visiting Mr Toad, Ratty ...more
Adult Workshop
Christmas Table Arrangement
Saturday 19 December
Christine Dromgoole is a florist with over 20 years’ experience in creating beautiful flower arrangements for all occas ...more
Children's Workshop
Toad's Christmas
Monday 21 December
10.30am - 3.30pm
Mr Toad is waiting to wish you a Merry Christmas. Come and visit him in his caravan to receive ...more
Children's Workshop
Tinsel and Toys
Tuesday 22 December
10.30am - 12.30pm
Dr Coppelius has a wonderful toyshop. Hear the story of his daughter Coppelia who is really ...more
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