Exhibitions
The Cathedral provides a range of settings for education and art exhibitions. Large exhibitions are featured annually in the nave and smaller exhibitions and installations are featured in the crypt exhibition area opened in 2016 and around the liturgical year in the Nave Transept and the Lady Chapel.
The Crypt Exhibition is open Monday- Saturday
Previous exhibitions
Threads through Creation is a spectacular sequence of twelve huge textile panels. It’s an exuberant retelling of the creation story in the book of Genesis, a retelling which many visitors will find both moving and breathtaking. Viewers are treated to a wonderful variety of colours, shapes, patterns – and of course lots of creatures!
Artists from Kent Association for the Blind Art Groups, Peer Arts and Deaf Peer Arts are delighted to share their exhibition inspired by Beauty and the Beasts in partnership with Dr Diane Heath and Martin Crowther from the NLHF Medieval Animals Heritage project at Canterbury Christ Church University.
The art installation Peace Doves by sculptor Peter Walker was hung in the nave of the Cathedral bringing a message of peace and hope.
This stunning lightshow by Luxmuralis saw the inside of the Cathedral transformed into a visual journey to reflect upon life on todays planet in a single 24-hour period.
A British Museum Spotlight Loan Crossings: community and refuge is touring the Lampedusa Cross around the UK. The exhibition at Rochester Cathedral is a focus for several talks and events.
Gaia was a series of sustainability-themed events and reflections centered around Luke Jerram’s art installation.
Leaves of the Trees saw the east end of the Cathedral carpeted with 5,000 metal leaves as part of an art display by Peter Walker.
Space Voyage was a spectacular internal sound and light show transforming the inside of the majestic Cathedral with scenes from cosmos and the history of spaceflight.
Explore the deep history and archaeology behind the cathedral and medieval priory in our new exhibition in the Cathedral Crypt.
Museum of the Moon is a touring artwork by UK artist Luke Jerram. Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface.
Eighteen transparent seated military figures representing former pupils of King’s School, Rochester, who gave their lives in the First World War.
To mark Remembrance Day in 2018 over 7,000 knitted poppies were displayed at Rochester Cathedral.
Textus featured in an exhibition of the Faversham Magna Carta in 2015, highlighting the significance of these foundational documents of English Law.
Entry and group bookings
Groups of 10 or more book in advance by contacting the Bookings Coordinator on 01634 810073 or bookings@rochestercathedral.org. More information about group visits can be found here.
Upcoming
Find out more about upcoming exhibitions and stay tuned to the Cathedral social media channels for updates.