Events at Rochester Cathedral
Week 1 at Art on the Delta - 3rd Aug - 8th Aug
Join us for Week 1 of Art on the Delta, featuring family activities being run by Ideas Test!
This Place Meant - an immersive sound pilgrimage of Kent's Heritage
This Place Meant. A live sound immersion with Sound Emergence and guest artists: Ilã, London Contemporary Voices and Alice Phelps.
Images of Faith - Clive Tanner's evocative photographs of sacred spaces
Images of Faith is a retrospective exhibition bringing together Clive Tanner’s evocative photographs of sacred spaces. From soaring interiors to quiet devotional details, his monochrome and colour images capture the beauty, craftsmanship and atmosphere of places shaped by faith, history and light.
Spirit Animals Exhibition
An exhibition inspired by biblical animals from the artists behind the Come Eat With Me exhibition
Speak Their Name Suicide Memorial Quilt
The Kent Speak Their Name Suicide Memorial Quilt is a powerful and heartfelt tribute to those lost to suicide, created by bereaved families across Kent. Each square, stitched, painted, or embroidered with love, honours a life ended too soon. Together, these squares form a powerful tapestry of remembrance, ensuring that every name is spoken and every story is seen.
Taking Flight | MESS ROOM Community Art Exhibition
Taking Flight is a celebration of Medway’s aviation history inspired by the Short Brothers and Short Scion Floatplane. A series of group artworks created by groups across Chatham, Gravesend, Canterbury, Bromley and Tunbridge Wells.
Free
Women in Scripture: Paintings, Poems and Anthems
This Holy Week we are celebrating 7 extraordinary women of the Bible in this inspiring exhibition programme by Bishop Graham Kings. Featuring paintings by Silvia Dimitrova, original music by Dr Tristan Latchford and poems by Bishop Graham Kings.
Mars: War & Peace
From the artist behind the beloved Museum of the Moon and Gaia. Mars: War & Peace is a touring artwork by Luke Jerram.
Medway Sunlight Rotary Young Photographer Exhibition
An exhibition of photography by talented young photographers. Inspired by the theme ‘Wonderful Water.’
Picturing Peace Exhibition
Which makes Picturing Peace a remarkable testimony to the resilience, hope and desire for reconciliation among those who are the future of this troubled region.
All were painted by Syrian children aged 9-12, as part of Awareness Foundation’s Little Heroes programme. Through therapeutic teaching, play, art, music and sports, Little Heroes seeks to rebuild those shattered childhoods.
Women in Suffering and Cause & Effect | Exhibitions by Randa Saab
An exhibition of sculpture by Randa Saab focussing on the issues of the violence and trauma experienced by women and children, particularly in the Middle East.
Accompanied by Cause and Effect
2makeit Exhibition
2makeit is a small charity helping the rehabilitation of prisoners and ex-prisoners by providing opportunities for creative expression through music and the arts.. An exhibition of artwork in our Crypt
Lend a Hand for Abigail's Footsteps
24 top British sports stars have collaborated with international award-winning sculptor, Louise Giblin, to have their hands life cast. The casts will go on display in the Crypt of Rochester Cathedral from the 19th July - 31st August.
Open Monday- Saturday
Organised by Abigail’s Footsteps
Draco Roffensis: The Rochester Dragon
Draco Roffensis: The Rochester Dragon has been inspired by illuminated artwork found within the pages of Textus Roffensis.
Come Eat with Me
Presented by Spirit Arts
This Installation-Exhibition takes as its inspirational starting point the renowned Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting
Returning by popular demand. Please note this exhibition will be in the aisle from the 23rd March - 4th April not the Nave as shown in the picture.
Peter Marlow: The English Cathedral
The English Cathedral, the ambitious photographic project documenting all 42 of England’s Anglican cathedrals by the late Magnum photographer Peter Marlow will come to Rochester Cathedral in March 2023
Come Eat with Me
Presented by Spirit Arts
This Installation-Exhibition takes as its inspirational starting point the renowned Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting
Returning by popular demand
50 Faces of the Holy Land exhibition
The '50 Faces of the Holy Land' project is a photographic exhibition curated by Friends of the Holy Land, designed to highlight and promote the lives of the Christian people in Israel, Gaza and Palestine.
Threads through Creation
A dramatic display of twelve huge textile panels retelling the creation story in the Book of Genesis. Created by textile artist Jacqui Parkinson.
Beauty and the Beasts Exhibition
This summer three remarkable British Library manuscripts are to be exhibited in the Crypt of Rochester Cathedral as part of our series of Textus 900 celebrations. Each volume is full of stories about the life and works of the Priory of Saint Andrew at Rochester.
Dr John Thomas Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds on display
A rarely seen portrait by renowned artist Sir Joshua Reynolds is to be displayed at Rochester Cathedral to mark the Tricentenary of his birth. The portrait depicts former Bishop of Rochester, Dr John Thomas.
Located in the Quire
The Darker Side of Pink
METUPUK’s award winning campaign The Darker Side of Pink, highlighting the 31 women a day who die of Breast Cancer, is coming to Rochester Cathedral.
The West Kingsdown Corona Quilt
On display in our Crypt. The West Kingsdown Corona Quilt is a community project illustrating lockdown activities.
The Fenland Black Oak Table
See the spectacular 13m long table made from the wood of a 5,000 year old fossilised black oak tree
Peace Doves
An art installation by Peter Walker Sculptor bringing a message of peace and hope.
Free admission, charges apply for evenings and special events
Open daily
Life - a lightshow by Luxmuralis
Journey through earth, sea and sky from sunrise to sunset with a spectacular world themed son-et-lumiere
Sold Out
A British Museum Spotlight Loan
Crossings: community and refuge
A British Museum Spotlight Loan featuring the Lampedusa Cross
All About Bridges
Visit a world record breaking bridge and enjoy hands-on learning activities with the Rochester Bridge Trust.
All events are free but some activities require pre-booking. Adventure Golf does not require pre-booking.
Ribbons of Remembrance
Ribbons of Remembrance is an artwork by local artists. It has been made from ribbons tied to our railings in 2021 to mark the first anniversary of lockdown as a sign of love and affection for those who had died because of Covid 19.
