Museums · South East England
River and Rowing Museum
River and Rowing Museum — a museum in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Sebastian Ballard — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
River and Rowing Museum is a museum in england-south-east, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
The River and Rowing Museum is located in South-East England. This museum focuses on the history of the River Thames and rowing, showcasing the region's maritime heritage.
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Background
History
The impetus for the museum largely came from David Lunn-Rockliffe, formerly Executive Secretary of the Amateur Rowing Association. The building was designed by the modernist architect Sir David Chipperfield and has won awards for the building itself, including the Royal Fine Art Commission Building of the Year award in 1999. It was also UK National Heritage Museum of the Year in 1999. The museum was one of the first to have a website, which existed before the building opened. It was officially opened in November 1998 by Queen Elizabeth II. Major benefactors include The Arbib Foundation run by local businessmen Sir Martyn Arbib and Urs Schwarzenbach. There was a 1998 opening exhibition of…
Description
The Museum included four themes explored through a wide variety of exhibitions and events across four galleries and special exhibitions:
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5322, -0.8961
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- South Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Henley-on-Thames
- Postcode
- RG9 1BF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Established
- 1998
- Official site
- www.rrm.co.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: River and Rowing Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is River and Rowing Museum?
- River and Rowing Museum is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG9 1BF), in the parish of Henley-on-Thames.
- When was River and Rowing Museum built?
- Built or established in 1998.
- Who owns River and Rowing Museum?
- River and Rowing Museum is owned by | employees =.
- How do I get to River and Rowing Museum?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode RG9 1BF. It sits within the Henley and Thame parliamentary constituency.