LV21 is a historic, 40 metre steel-hulled lightship transformed into a floating art space and performance facility.
We are creative producers and practitioners working with a broad range of clients and partners.
We devise, deliver and document arts, culture, education, heritage and wellbeing initiatives.
LV21 is a unique venue with an individual and distinct identity, one of Kent’s prime platforms for cultural activities across diverse artistic disciplines.
National historic ship no.2330
FULL AHEAD!
LV21 has relocated to Anchor Wharf, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TZ
LV21 Relocates to The Historic Dockyard Chatham
On 17th Nov LV21 departed Gravesend riverside full ahead for Anchor Wharf at The Historic Dockyard Chatham. The crew will be installing access steps and preparing the ship for visitors. In the meantime we continue to work on our ongoing projects in the community including Whose Hoo and RiverSwell.
Featured Projects
RiverSwell is an ambitious 5-month partnership project, led by LV21 working in collaboration with Tiller & Wheel, designed to connect local communities and creative sector practitioners with the river Medway and pave way to help develop a longer-term heritage initiative that will further community and visitor access to the rich river heritage and enhance the Chatham riverfront.
Layered Landscapes is a partnership project developed and delivered by North West Kent Countryside Partnership in collaboration with LV21. Working with local community groups, schools and visitors to the Sevenoaks area Layered Landscapes will promote and celebrate the unique landscape and geology of the region through the lens of the Cross Channel Geopark.
Whose Hoo is a partnership project working alongside the Hoo local community to leave a lasting legacy that continues to protect and celebrate the Hoo Peninsula's irreplaceable landscape. The Whose Hoo Heritage Festival celebrates local heritage and brings together inspiring stories, people and places. The Whose Hoo Peninsula Heritage Festival will be an annual event for the next three years.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fun activities for all the family. Creative Drop-in Workshops, Live Performances, Interactive Installations, Arts & Crafts. And much more ...
Medway's Theatre Royal launch their 6th album, 'A Change Of Weather' with a special launch gig onboard LV21 supported by Little Storping In The Swuff ...
Opening Day World Premiere of new site-specific outdoor aerial dance performance by Scarabeus Aerial Theatre presented by LV21 for Estuary 2025...
Bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Charlie Connelly’s hilarious and informative show brings the quirky broadcast vividly to life, celebrating what he regards as the greatest invention of the modern age...
Featured Films
Whose Hoo
A film documenting the pilot phase of the Whose Hoo Heritage Festival, produced by LV21, celebrating local heritage and bringing together inspiring stories, people and places from across the peninsular.
THE SHIPPING FORECAST
An exhibition featuring a collection of new pieces by the acclaimed Kent based textile artist, writer and lecturer Cas Holmes whose textile work is often inspired by her life, the journeys she makes, the places she visits and people she meets.
