The River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, is located on a site at Mill Meadows by the River Thames. It has three main themes represented by major permanent galleries, the non-tidal River Thames, the international sport of rowing and the local town of Henley-on-Thames.

The building was designed by the modernist architect 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 it actually opened. It was officially opened in 1998 by Queen Elizabeth II. Major benefactors include local businessmen Sir Martyn Arbib and Urs Schwarzenbach.

Temporary exhibitions have included the local 20th century artist John Piper, one of his collaborators, the potter Geoffrey Eastop, and the furniture maker Philip Koomen. In 2004 a Wind in the Willows attraction for families was installed. In 2006, there is an exhibition by John Piper's grandson, Luke Piper.

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References

• J. P. Bowen and J. S. M. Bowen,The Website of the UK Museum of the Year, 1999. In D. Bearman and J. Trant (eds.), Proc. Museums and the Web 2000, Minneapolis, USA, 16–19 April 2000. Archives & Museum Informatics, Pittsburgh, USA, 2000.

External links

• River and Rowing Museum
• Original website

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