01 · Exhibition
Made on the River
Until 4 January 2027 · Free
Foundries, rope walks and boatyards: the trades that built the city, reassembled from the tools and ledgers they left behind.
The city museum of history & designP. 01
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Two hundred years of making, trading and living on the water — told through objects, rooms and the buildings themselves. Three exhibitions on now.
Open today
10:00 — 18:00, last entry 17:15
Now showing
Made on the River · Chairs · Night Shift
Getting here
Quay Street · 6 min from Riverside Station
ExhibitionsP. 02
02 · Exhibition
Chairs: A Century of Sitting Down
2 October 2026 – 14 March 2027 · £12
One hundred years of design argued through a single object — bentwood, tubular steel, moulded ply and the plastics that followed.
03 · Exhibition
Night Shift
Opens 20 November 2026 · £9
Photographs and recordings from the hours the city rarely sees: dock lights, bakeries, hospital corridors and the last ferry home.
What's onP. 03
Sat 19 Sep
Curator's tour: Made on the River
14:00
Free
Sun 20 Sep
Family workshop: build a paddle wheel
11:00
£4
Thu 24 Sep
Late: Night Shift preview & bar
18:30
£14
Sat 27 Sep
Talk: Why the chair keeps changing
16:00
£8
Sun 4 Oct
Object handling: rope-maker's tools
13:00
Free
From the collectionP. 04
Ship's figurehead
Oak, c. 1848
Brewery enamel sign
Vitreous enamel, 1912
Rope-maker's hook
Iron and ash, c. 1890
Bentwood chair
Beech, 1904
VisitP. 05
Opening hours
MondayClosed
Tuesday — Thursday10:00 — 18:00
Friday10:00 — 21:00
Saturday09:30 — 18:00
Sunday10:00 — 17:00
Address
The Riverside Museum
14 Quay Street, Riverside
RV1 2QS
Access
Step-free throughout, lift to all four floors, two Changing Places facilities. Assistance dogs welcome. Free carer tickets on every exhibition.
Café & shop
The Ellen May Café serves from 09:30 on the ground floor, overlooking the water. The shop stocks the museum's own design reissues.
Come back as often as you like
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Every exhibition, free
Unlimited entry for you and a guest, no booking.
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Members' hours
First Friday of the month, galleries open from 08:30.
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10% in café and shop
Plus early access to talks, lates and workshops.