River & Rowing Museum: Cultivating Rowing Culture with Steve O'Connor
Episode description
In this episode of Last Stroke Counts, we sit down with Steve O'Connor, the director of the River & Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames. Steve is at the forefront of transforming the institution, bringing a fresh wave of innovation and investment to the world’s largest rowing museum.
Steve shares with us the joys and challenges of running and managing a collection of 35,000+ rowing items. We delve into the creative process behind making it more appealing to the local community but also to interest repeat visitors and rowing enthusiasts from around the world.
We also touched upon the current events and new collections at the museum, particularly highlighting the excitement surrounding the Olympic year. Steve's approach to curating these exhibits helps showcase the full range of sport’s heritage making it worthwhile to visit year-round.
So tune in & join us as we explore yet another fascinating aspect of the rowing world and its history, where every last stroke counts.
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