RAMM cares for a wonderful and diverse collection consisting of over one million individual objects and specimens from all over the globe. They are divided into the following curatorial departments: antiquities; ethnography; natural history, decorative and fine arts.
The collections contain items of local, national and international importance, and many are of outstanding historical or cultural significance.
Read about our collections and collectors or explore a selection of object records on our South West Collections Explorer website
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Explore our collections
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The fine art collection includes important British artists and celebrates our...
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The museum has been collecting costume and textiles for 140 years
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From precious silver to intricate watch movements
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This collection of around 5,000 items relates to the history of Exeter and...
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This rich collection of objects spans thousands of years of history and archaeology.
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RAMM's collection includes objects collected from Western Asia, Greece, Rome,...
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The Natural History collection is one of the largest in the country and is truly...
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RAMM's rich collection of fossils and rocks spans millions of years of evolution...
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Botany is the science and study of plants
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Cultural artefacts from Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Near East and the Pacific.
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Looking after the museum collections
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Learn about the collecting passions and fascinating life stories of RAMM's...
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Browse our art collection, buy art images and help support RAMM
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Reviewing RAMM's collections
