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EXHIBITIONS
February 17 - April 22
Floodscape - Photo-Collages by John Goto
Photo-digital collages show how a flooded London and Thames Valley
might look. The exhibition is part of the Floodscape Project, examining
flood prevention and management across four north European countries.
River and Rowing Museum, Henley. 10am - 5.30pm daily. www.rrm.co.uk www.johngoto.org.uk
May 6 - June 24
Living Waterways
A hands-on exploration of life on Britain’s waterways for the
whole family. The exhibition looks at the life and times of those who
worked on the water and the wildlife along the waterways.
Paintings, film clips, interactive games, life-size narrow boat cabin,
painted canal ware. River and Rowing Museum, Henley. 10am - 5.30pm
daily. www.rrm.co.uk
May 12 - July 15
Martin Ireland: Bladework
Observations from boats, riverbank and bridges between Putney and
Richmond: club blades, oarsmen taking the catch, the sweep of the
stroke and rippling surfaces, all captured in vivid paintings.
River and Rowing Museum, Henley. 10am - 5.30pm daily. www.rrm.co.uk
July 6 – September 9
People Of The Thames – A Photographic Journey
Portraits by photographer Jil Orpen and writer Charlotte Gerlings
reflect social changes on the river. Traders, boat-owners, wardens,
campaigners, TV personalities, archaeologists, fishermen. Part of
a project documenting the whole of the Thames. Abingdon Museum,
County Hall, Market Place, Abingdon OX14 3HG. 10.30am to 4.00pm
daily. 01235 523703. enquiries@abingdonmuseum.freeonline.co.uk
October 6 to January 20
The River Thames Revisited: In The Footsteps Of Henry Taunt
Henry Taunt (1842-1922) was a professional photographer based in
Oxford. One of his favourite subjects was the River Thames. To
mark the millennium, two digital photographers, Jeff Robins and Graham
Diprose, visited each of the 96 spots featured in Taunt's 1875
'Illustrated Map of the Thames' and photographed them as they are
today. Intriguing images of 125 years of change. River and
Rowing Museum, Henley. 10am - 5.30pm daily. www.rrm.co.uk and http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk
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