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River & Rowing Museum Press Releases

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Press Releases

20 March 2013: Rabbits to take over River & Rowing Museum as it announces FREE entry for Children this Easter

05 March 2013: From the blind veterans of WW1 to the first Paralympic gold medal: The inspirational story of adaptive rowing charted over nearly 100 years

28 January 2013: A motorcar for Mr. Toad! Workshop fun at the River & Rowing Museum this half term

22 November 2012: Stuck Up: Britain’s Golden Era of Poster Art on display at the River & Rowing Museum

05 November 2012: From Rowing across the Atlantic to Christmas with Mr Toad: Christmas Exhibitions and Activities at the River & Rowing Museum

21 September 2012: From Battlefield to Barbados - Row2Recovery boat on display for first time at River & Rowing Museum

13 August 2012: Countryside captured with style at the River & Rowing Museum in new exhibition

28 June 2012: 10 July Olympic Torch Relay at River & Rowing Museum: Experience Olympic Rowing History First Hand

19 June 2012: The River & Rowing Museum wins Heritage Lottery grant for Swan Upping education and training project

18 May 2012: Oarsome Paintings by Tonia Williams Unveiled for the first time at the River & Rowing Museum

26 March 2012: PIECES OF EIGHT — Bob Janousek and his Olympians A memoir by Christopher Dodd

22 March 2012: Going for gold – Britain’s Champion Olympic Rowers are Celebrated at the River & Rowing Museum

10 January 2012: Previously Unseen Collection of John Piper Paintings Unveiled for The First Time – Exhibition Opens 3 March

16 December 2011: A river runs through it: the watery world of painter Sarah Wenden revealed at the River & Rowing Museum

22 March 2012: Rabbits and Toads take over Museum for Great Days Out this Easter

16 December 2011: A river runs through it: the watery world of painter Sarah Wenden revealed at the River & Rowing Museum

16 August 2011: Shooting on the Front Line: One Soldier’s War in Afghanistan - A New Photographic Exhibition at the River & Rowing Museum

5 August 2011: Olympic Dreams Ignited by the River & Rowing Museum

22 July 2011: Beauty in the Beasts – Fashion Designer Kate Plumtree Breathes Life into Fabric at the River & Rowing Museum

30 June 2011: Discover a Summer of Oar-some Fun at the River and Rowing Museum

9 June 2011: 100,000 visitors to Our Sporting Life in the lead up to the London 2012

7 June 2011: New Life Discovered on The Thames

26 May 2011:Protest and Triumph: The History of Women’s Rowing

20 April 2011: Learning on the Thames only a Click Away as Lord Smith Launches New Resource

19 April 2011: Second Sight on the River: paintings by Richard Colson

2 March 2011: Making a Splash: A Reflected World

1 March 2011: Port Henley – Beer, Brewing and Barges

13 December 2010: A Decade on the Thames: Artist Tackles the Elements in New Exhibition

5 November 2010: Victorian Exploits on the River Thames

28 September 2010: Royals Go To Henley

16 August 2010: Thames in Focus: Photographers Capture Spirit of the River

13 April 2010: River & Rowing Museum Acquire Birket Foster Watercolour of Henley With
Help From The Art Fund

16 March 2010: First of 100 Exhibitions to Celebrate The Nation’s Sporting Life Opens

17 February 2010: Riparian MPs Help Thames Learning Group Set Sail

31 January 2010: Do Your Bit For Britain's Birds At The River & Rowing Museum

5 January 2010: Taming the Thames: Bridge Over Troubled Waters

01 January 2010: Fun for all the family at River & Rowing Museum Public Events and Exhibitions Programme: January - June 2010

01 December 2009: Festive Fun At The River & Rowing Museum

16 October 2009: Paint A Perfect Portrait At The River & Rowing Museum This Half Term
8 October 2009: Our Sporting Life at The River & Rowing Museum
3 September 2009: Industrial Thames Comes To Henley In New Exhibition
17 July 2009: Celebrate London 2012 Open Weekend With FREE Motion and Repetition Exhibition at the River & Rowing Museum
17 July 2009: Funtime at the River & Rowing Museum this Summer!
8 July 2009: FREE Guided Tours of Ratty's Refuge
6 July 2009: Learning Outside the Classroom award
16 June 2009: Tide Turns For Toad As Writers Turn Classis Novel Upside Down
12 June 2009: Lord Chris Smith Opens Dramatic Flooding Exhibition Water Water Everywhere
At The River & Rowing Museum
5 June 2009: Toad's Brave New World Revealed
3 June 2009: Fun for all the family at River & Rowing Museum Public Events and Exhibitions Programme June - December 2009
1 May 2009: Alan Titchmarsh Unveils Ratty's Refuge - The First Ever Garden Designed To Help Save Britain's Water Voles - The UK's Fastest Declining Mammal.
9 April 2009: River & Rowing Museum Recognised For Accessibility
19 March 2009: New Artwork Addresses Climate Change, Flooding And Loss
11 March 2009: Eggtastic Easter Events At Tthe River & Rowing Museum This April
6 February 2009: Hockney’s Illustrations Bring Fairies and Fables to the River & Rowing Museum
29 January 2009: River & Rowing Museum Visitors Choose Art Competition Winner
12 January 2009: Henley Lives
15 December2008: Fun for all the family at River & Rowing Museum
17 October 2008: A Totally Toadalicious Half Term
06 October 2008: Toad’s Brave New World – Competition to write a modern Wind in the Willows announced
17 September 2008: This Inspires Me...
13 August 2008: River & Rowing Museum to Fly the Flag for 2012
06 August 2008: Get Ready for Britain’s Rowing Glory at the River & Rowing Museum
17 July 2008: Funtime at the River & Rowing Museum this Summer!
27 June 2008: River & Rowing Museum Event Listings June – December 2008
20 May 2008: River & Rowing Museum’s Ratty’s Refuge Wins At Chelsea
12 March 2008: River & Rowing Museum Provides Ratty's Refuge At Chelsea
25 January 2008: Ireland Comes to The River & Rowing Museum
24 January 2008: The River & Rowing Museum is FREE in February
22 November 2007: Extraordinary and Hilarious Tale by Award Winning Stand-up Comes to the River & Rowing Museum on 4 December
20 November 2007: River & Rowing Museum Public Events and Gallery Programme
19 November 2007: River & Rowing Museum Wins National Education Award
1 November 2007: Sex, Violence And A Cast Of Millions, Insect Life Unearthed At The River & Rowing Museum
30 October 2007: Artist Navigates a River Of Words
01 October 2007: Brilliant Half Term Activities For Children At The River & Rowing Museum
17 September 2007: Taunting The Thames: 135 Years Of Change Captured For First Time
30 August 2007: Hidden Thames Treasures Revealed In New Exhibition
22 August 2007: River and Rowing Museum Event Listings Summer to Winter ‘07


 
 
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