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River & Rowing Museum to realise its ambitions as a ‘hub for the community’
Friday 19 November, 2021
River & Rowing Museum to receive vital investment of £151,134 from the Government’s latest Culture Recovery: Continuity Support Fund Museum among 925 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the… Read More
Posted in: Exhibitions, Families, Galleries, General, Henley, Rowing
Tagged in: awards, community, Here for Culture, investment, recovery

Chris Dodd, co-founder of the River & Rowing Museum, shares his stories and insights
Wednesday 28 July, 2021
With Cathy Pütz, Director of the River & Rowing Museum Image credit: © Getty Images About Chris Dodd: Since joining the Guardian newspaper in 1965, Chris Dodd has been a highly influential “international rowing… Read More
Posted in: General, Henley, Rowing
Tagged in: Chris Dodd, GB Rowing, Olympics, Paralympics, Rowing, Rowing history

‘Conservation in Action’: Caring for John Piper’s final stained glass window design
Friday 02 July, 2021
Follow us on the journey to conserve John Piper’s design for the stained glass window at All Saints Church, Farnborough, commissioned in memory of Sir John Betjeman Why is this artwork important? John Piper… Read More
Posted in: Galleries, General
Tagged in: Amelia Rampton, conservation, John Piper, Sir John Betjeman, stained glass

A Lifetime in Women’s Rowing by Fiona Dennis
Friday 12 March, 2021
(Image credit: Richard Dennis) My father, who’d previously rowed, suggested I join the then recently formed women’s squad at Derby Rowing Club. After two sessions in the club ‘gig’, the equivalent of a park… Read More
Posted in: General, Henley, Rowing
Tagged in: International Women's Day, Women in rowing