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RAMM closed from 31 Dec
30 December 2020
Following the government announcement that Devon will be moving into Tier 3 from Thursday 31…
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Anna Grayson: The Photographic Art Thief
17 December 2020
RAMM plays host to the Mona Lisa, The Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Scream,…
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Double Elephant Local Art Show is live
17 December 2020
Come along to RAMM before 16 January 2021 to catch the Exeter Living Local Art…
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Visit RAMM without booking!
10 December 2020
You can now visit the museum, the shop at RAMM and the café without pre-booking…
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RAMM’s new online shop is here!
30 November 2020
Our new online shop will be open from Sunday 29 November. Can’t make it to…
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RAMM to reopen on Thursday 3 December
26 November 2020
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Thursday 26 November confirming that Exeter will be in…
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Google Arts & Culture: the Montagu shell collection
24 November 2020
RAMM’s Montagu shell collection can now be explored on the Google Arts & Culture app.…
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Out and About: RAMM’s botanical collections
21 November 2020
Out and About student project intern Ashley Eyvanaki has been examining RAMM’s botanical collections, uncovering…
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Achates Philanthropy Prize
13 November 2020
Yesterday the Achates Philanthropy Prize announced RAMM as one of the eight arts organisations in…
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RAMM to close on Thursday 5 November
2 November 2020
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Saturday 31 October, the museum will be closing again…
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RAMM acquires new Thomas Girtin painting
2 November 2020
RAMM has acquired an important painting by eighteenth-century artist, Thomas Girtin, entitled The interior of…
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The Silver Wave: Michelle Williams Gamaker
30 October 2020
Tiny wooden figurines from RAMM’s collections have inspired a film which tells the story of…
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Joy Gregory: Black History Month
20 October 2020
For Black History Month, artist Joy Gregory has spoken to RAMM about her commission for…
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100 First Women at RAMM
14 October 2020
We’re delighted to announce that 100 First Women Portraits, an exhibition of one hundred powerful…
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Nahem Shoa: Racism, art, and Britain
13 October 2020
The painter Nahem Shoa has spoken to us about the intersection of racism and the…
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Announcing Here’s to Thee
7 October 2020
Here’s to Thee is a joint commission between University of Exeter Arts and Culture and…
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RAMM due to re-open on Saturday 24 October
28 September 2020
We are excited to announce that we are planning to re-open to the general public…
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Meet your Lockdown Legends
14 September 2020
RAMM is delighted to announce its Lockdown Legends exhibition, showcasing the stories of local people…
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Contemporary Art Society acquires Michelle Sank photographs for RAMM’s collection
11 September 2020
The Contemporary Art Society’s Rapid Response Fund has acquired a series of eight photographs, entitled…
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Head outside and explore the City of Exeter this summer with RAMM
17 July 2020
We’re delighted to announce the launch of an exciting new summer challenge, Roaming with RAMM.…
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Artist Léonie Hampton commissioned to create new work in response to seeds in RAMM’s collection
16 July 2020
We are delighted to announce the Seeds commission A Language of Seeds by Devon-based artist…
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A special request
15 July 2020
Hello, my name is Martin Barry. I am a PhD student from the University of…
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Transatlantic Slavery exhibition in 2021
6 July 2020
The Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery has confirmed that it will show a…
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Preparations for reopening RAMM
26 June 2020
Since the museum closed, we’ve been missing our friends and visitors. Our galleries are awfully…
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Showcase – RAMM’s new digital exhibition and stories space is live
25 June 2020
Showcase live today Showcase is RAMM’s new website for digital exhibitions, collaborations and untold stories.…
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Artist Amy Shelton commissioned to create new work in response to Covid-19
24 June 2020
We are delighted to announce the Covid-19 commission Biophilia: The Exeter Florilegium by Exeter-based artist,…
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Nominate your Lockdown Legend
17 June 2020
Award-winning broadcaster and presenter Angela Rippon CBE, alongside The Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art…
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Exeter City Council secures landmark museum ruling at Royal Courts of Justice
16 June 2020
Exeter City Council has secured a landmark ruling over the rateable valuation of the city’s…
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Black Lives Matter
12 June 2020
On 2 June, Exeter City Council Leader Phil Bialyk expressed the council’s support for Black…
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New online learning resources on Ancient Egypt, Romans in Devon and the Second World War
2 June 2020
We have launched a comprehensive set of learning resources on Ancient Egypt, Romans in Devon…
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Exeter museum crossing digital divide during lockdown
27 May 2020
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) together with Exeter City Community Trust…
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Try our range of Zoom backgrounds
26 May 2020
Here at RAMM we know how much you’re missing the museum, we are too! To…
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RAMM is offering Exeter artists the opportunity to create new art in response to the Coronavirus.
6 May 2020
RAMM has announced that it is inviting professional visual artists and craftspeople living or working…
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RAMM at Home – a new creative challenge
24 April 2020
RAMM has launched an exciting artistic challenge which will begin on Friday 24th April. RAMM…
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Exeter College students launch new ‘Interlace’ video
16 April 2020
A short video showcasing the work of Exeter College textile students launches today. RAMM’s temporary…
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Double Elephant Print Workshop win Local Art Show 2020
9 April 2020
The public vote hosted by Exeter Living to decide the winners of the Local Art…
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Exeter City Councillors vote to return Crowfoot regalia to the Siksika Nation
7 April 2020
At today’s meeting of Exeter City Council’s Executive Committee, Councillors voted to return the Crowfoot…
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Brian Rice at RAMM
2 April 2020
We at RAMM have been working hard to reschedule the public programme of events and…
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Exeter City Council brings forward decision on repatriation of Crowfoot Regalia to the Siksika Nation
31 March 2020
Exeter City Council officers today posted papers on its website recommending that a group of…
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COVID 19 update – RAMM closed
17 March 2020
In light of the Prime Minister’s statement about COVID-19 on 16 March, RAMM is closed…
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RAMM’s LGBTQ+ heritage to be revealed and celebrated as part of major new project
6 March 2020
LGBTQ+ heritage embedded in the rich collections at RAMM will be revealed and celebrated as…
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Art groups compete for 2020 art show
6 March 2020
Three Devon art groups are competing for the Exeter Living Local Art Show 2020: Double…
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Local Art Show 2020: Topsham Art Group
6 March 2020
Topsham Art Group is one of three groups competing in the Exeter Living Local Art…
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Local Art Show 2020: Magic Carpet
6 March 2020
Magic Carpet is one of three groups competing in the Exeter Living Local Art Show…
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Local Art Show 2020: Double Elephant Print Workshop
6 March 2020
Double Elephant Print Workshop is one of three groups competing in the Exeter Living Local…
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RAMM’s collections inspire new music
10 February 2020
New music by talented British-based composers will be premiered in the galleries that inspired them…
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RAMM shell collection recognised with Designation award
30 January 2020
The international importance of George Montagu’s 19th-century collection of land, freshwater and marine shells at…
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Dealing with Colonialism and Collections
29 January 2020
RAMM’s ethnographic collection consists of about 12,000 items. In 1998 the collection was awarded Designated…
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Accessibility Ambassador appointed
10 January 2020
Museum Assistant Emma Goulding is RAMM’s Accessibility Ambassador. She has first-hand experience of living with…
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Artist Joy Gregory to work with RAMM on transatlantic slave trade project
4 December 2019
RAMM has commissioned a work by acclaimed contemporary artist Joy Gregory. The piece will be…
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Making a better future this Giving Tuesday
2 December 2019
This International Giving Day (Tuesday 3 December) we are looking at the different ways you…
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Securing our heritage this Giving Tuesday
30 November 2019
We want to say thank you to our supporters this International Giving Day (Tuesday 3…
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Handle with Care
22 November 2019
Devon young carers display their photography at RAMM. Handle with Care is a photography exhibition…
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National Lottery supports a resilient RAMM
20 November 2019
RAMM has received a grant of £94,800 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The funding…
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#ThanksToYou – Special tours for National Lottery players
18 November 2019
#ThanksToYou Thanks to National Lottery players, over £30million goes to good causes each week. To…
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An evening celebration of Exeter City of Literature
12 November 2019
RAMM Lates on Friday 6 December is a celebration of the written and spoken word.…
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RAMM’s Minecraft wins archaeology award
8 November 2019
The Society for Museum Archaeology awarded RAMM the Collaborative Partnership Award 2019 for Minecraft. The…
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Exeter Living Local Art Show 2020
30 October 2019
Groups are invited to prepare artworks inspired by RAMM and its collections for the 2020…
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Student Wednesdays at RAMM
23 October 2019
Come and claim your discount Whether you are interested in art, history or science, you…
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Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of RAMM’s Centenary Exhibition
22 October 2019
On Thursday 17 October staff, Friends and members of the public got together for a…
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Exeter-born artist commemorated: Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619)
16 October 2019
A blue plaque was unveiled in the Guildhall Shopping Centre yesterday to commemorate the death,…
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Partnership with the University of Exeter
23 September 2019
Experts from RAMM and the University of Exeter are celebrating the start of a major…
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RAMM recruits first-ever youth panel
6 September 2019
RAMM is forming a youth panel to help shape the museum’s exhibitions and events programme…
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Photography at RAMM: new discoveries, new directions
30 August 2019
A first-ever, comprehensive review of the photographs in RAMM’s collections has revealed their importance and…
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Delve deeper with new half-day courses
28 August 2019
RAMM has launched a new and exciting programme of half-day courses. They are designed to…
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Happy 200th birthday Albert!
23 August 2019
Please join all of us at the museum in wishing a happy birthday to RAMM’s…
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You did it! You saved the Dawlish Hoard for Devon!
8 August 2019
Thank you. You’ve saved the Dawlish Hoard for Devon! The full £12,000 required to buy,…
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The final push: help share the Dawlish Hoard
1 August 2019
Your help has saved the Dawlish Hoard for Devon! Only the final 5% is now…
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The sundial and the pirate’s costume
24 July 2019
The surprising tale of a student, a volunteer, a pocket sundial and a pirate’s costume…
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Become a Summer Explorer this holiday at RAMM
10 July 2019
Summer Explorers is back! RAMM’s popular programme of family activities returns for a second year.…
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Mrs Treadwin’s Lace album with historic samples now online
9 July 2019
Samples from Mrs Treadwin’s lace album are now available online. You may have seen the…
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Enter RAMM’s Summer Explorers Competition!
8 July 2019
The Summer Explorers competition is now closed. The winner will be contacted by email during…
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Exeter leads the skills revolution
1 July 2019
RAMM has teamed up with Exeter College to pioneer the provision of the latest technical…
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Hidden painting discovered
12 June 2019
Conservators have uncovered an exquisite watercolour by the Devonian artist Albert Moulton Foweraker (1873-1942). The…
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RAMM shortlisted for Exeter Business Award
20 May 2019
RAMM has been shortlisted for Tourism and Hospitality Business of the Year at this year’s…
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Exmouth Art Group wins Local Art Show
9 May 2019
Winner of the Local Art Show 2019, Exmouth Art Group will display their work in…
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Art groups compete at RAMM
4 April 2019
Three Devon art groups are competing for the 2019 Devon Live Local Art Show: Exmouth…
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Exmouth Art Group
4 April 2019
Exmouth Art Group is one of three groups competing in the Devon Live Local Art…
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Teignmouth Art Society
4 April 2019
Teignmouth Art Society is one of three groups competing in the Devon Live Local Art…
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Topsham Art Group
4 April 2019
Topsham Art Group is one of three groups competing in the Devon Live Local Art…
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Beastie bags are here
3 April 2019
New beastie bags are ready for Easter holiday visitors. Small enough for 2 to 6…
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RAMM is for romance
25 March 2019
RAMM is home to a million thoughts but Adam only had one on his mind…
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Save the Dawlish Hoard
19 March 2019
RAMM has launched a fundraising campaign to buy, conserve and interpret the Dawlish Hoard. This…
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See RAMM’s Women Artists on Google Arts
14 March 2019
Art lovers world-wide can now visit RAMM’s current exhibition of fine art by women artists.…
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RAMM wins platinum award
12 March 2019
RAMM won the top accolade at the 2019 Exeter Living Awards. The museum won the…
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Bryony Gillard awarded artist commission
27 February 2019
Southwest-based contemporary artist, Bryony Gillard, will create a new artwork inspired by RAMM’s collections. Gillard…
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Play with pattern this half term
15 February 2019
Fun for children and adults alike, this treasure hunt – or should that be giraffe…
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Miss Linter, Victorian shell collector extraordinaire
13 February 2019
The scientific importance of the 15,000 exotic land snail shells donated to RAMM by enigmatic…
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New Art Commission: Preston Street Union
31 January 2019
RAMM today announced a new programme of work with artists living in Exeter. Preston Street…
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RAMM nominated for two Exeter Living Awards
31 January 2019
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) has been nominated in two categories…
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RAMM Lates: the ultimate evening’s entertainment
18 January 2019
A new programme of after-hours events at RAMM combines music, performance, dance, food, drink and…
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New offer – Arts Award for schools & groups
10 January 2019
RAMM is now offering Arts Award Discover for schools, youth groups or after school clubs.…
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Kolkata collaboration
4 January 2019
Recent research revealed that 17 of RAMM’s botanical drawings are by three of the most…
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New Finds Liaison Officer at RAMM
17 December 2018
Lucy Shipley is the new Finds Liaison Officer for Devon. She is based in RAMM…
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Shop Discount for RAMM Members
29 November 2018
Just in time for Christmas shopping – join RAMM membership now and get 20% off…
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National Lottery players – #ThanksToYou
27 November 2018
RAMM is delighted to be able to join with other heritage organisations to collectively say…
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New Artist Commission
26 November 2018
RAMM is offering an exciting opportunity for a contemporary visual artist based in the South…
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RAMM wins Silver in Devon Tourism Awards
23 November 2018
RAMM has won Silver in the 2018 Devon Tourism Awards for Large Attraction. The museum,…
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Indian artists revisited
5 November 2018
Researchers in Exeter and India have revealed that 17 Indian natural history paintings in RAMM’s…
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RAMM in Devon Tourism Awards finals
9 October 2018
RAMM has been shortlisted for the Devon Tourism Awards in the Large Attraction of the…
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Defend Exeter – the video game
5 October 2018
Defend Exeter is a video game for Windows, based on Roman Devon. It was developed…
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Devon Voices – the website
5 October 2018
A new Devon Voices website lets you explore Devon’s unique First World War history and discover…
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RAMM Welcomes Royal Visitor
26 September 2018
This week RAMM was honoured by a visit from Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal,…
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Join RAMM’s new online membership scheme
20 September 2018
RAMM has launched a free, online membership scheme to help connect with its audiences, understand…
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Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated at RAMM
18 September 2018
Exeter’s Hindu Cultural Centre members and guests started their Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations with a beautiful…
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Exeter Culture Director Lara Goodband moves to a new role as Curator of Contemporary Art at the RAMM
7 September 2018
Lara will be joining the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) in October, in the role…
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Portrait of an African travels to Sao Paulo
31 August 2018
RAMM has loaned the painting Portrait of an African to the Museum of Art Sao…
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A new Time Trail app for the museum
16 August 2018
RAMM has created a new Time Trail app for iPhone. The new trails app gives…
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Ladysmith saved
25 July 2018
Lucy Kemp-Welch’s monumental painting In Sight! Lord Dundonald’s Dash on Ladysmith will feature in the…
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Devon Museums’ collections online
18 July 2018
Discover a selection of Devon Museums’ collections. Devon Museum Group have joined South West Collections…
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Presenting Philip Reeve: Competition at RAMM
13 July 2018
Fans of the children’s author Philip Reeve are competing for the chance to help host…
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RAMM’s Turner Flying High
3 July 2018
RAMM has flown the Turner watercolour, Buckfastleigh Abbey, to Japan for the touring exhibition: Turner…
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New British Sign Language (BSL) videos
27 June 2018
New British Sign Language (BSL) videos will help Deaf visitors enjoy the galleries and displays…
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Winner of the Face-Off Competition
22 June 2018
“I’m delighted to congratulate the winner of the Face-Off Competition, Dan Dickens, whose item brought…
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National Insect Week 2018
18 June 2018
Whether you think they are creepy crawlies or beautiful bugs, National Insect Week brings to…
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The 1868 Australian Cricket Tour and its Devon links
12 June 2018
In May 1868, the first Australian cricket team arrived in England for a tour of…
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Gillian Ayres artwork added to Exeter’s collection
4 June 2018
RAMM has acquired a 2011 artwork by pioneer abstract artist Gillian Ayres. Gillian Ayres (1930-2018)…
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Call for entries: Local Art Show 2019
24 May 2018
Art groups and societies from Exeter and the surrounding area are invited to submit their…
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Award Success for the Shop at RAMM
17 May 2018
The Shop at RAMM has won the ‘Best Shop (with turnover under £500K)’ in the…
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From America with love – Widgery watercolour wings its way home
11 May 2018
Mike and Marj Harman have donated the F.J. Widgery watercolour The Moors, West Tavy Cleave,…
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Wedding fashions at the County Show
11 May 2018
As the royal wedding approaches, Shelley Tobin, RAMM’s Curator of Costume, has been looking into…
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RAMM receives major Arts Council funding
9 May 2018
RAMM has received funding from the Arts Council worth £527,191 a year. The four-year funding…
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Explore the Roman City of Exeter in Minecraft
2 May 2018
Download the map and visit the Roman City of Exeter with Minecraft. This is a great…
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The Bedwyr Williams Face-Off
27 April 2018
RAMM’s latest competition invites you to put your best face forward and win the chance…
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Digital art for a new generation
18 April 2018
An exhibition of digital art at RAMM and a joint festival with Exeter Phoenix this…
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New artist commission: Bedwyr Williams
16 April 2018
To celebrate 150 years of opening to the public, RAMM has commissioned new work from…
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RAMM joins Google Arts & Culture
11 April 2018
RAMM has joined Google Arts & Culture, an exciting initiative by the Google Cultural Institute…
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Africa redisplayed
20 March 2018
The World Cultures galleries, currently being refurbished, are set to open on 1 May 2018…
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RAMM celebrates 150th anniversary
14 March 2018
A carnival of the animals in Exeter City Centre, a new children’s book and a…
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BBC Civilisations
7 March 2018
From the first marks on cave walls made forty thousand years ago, to the art…
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The Shop at RAMM in Exeter Living Awards Finals
28 February 2018
RAMM is extremely happy to announce that The Shop at RAMM has been chosen as…
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South West Tourism Awards Success
2 February 2018
RAMM have been awarded two Bronzes in the 2017/18 South West Tourism Excellence Awards; Large…
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Curate a digital collection
25 January 2018
South West Collections Explorer has a new feature to curate a digital collection. The Visitor…
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Make a Roman Mosaic
12 January 2018
Have you looked at the Catherine Street Roman Mosaic in the museum and wanted to…
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Exeter’s Roman Fortress in Minecraft
21 December 2017
Discover Exeter’s Roman Fortress in Minecraft this Christmas Simply download the map and explore Exeter’s Roman…
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Tudors put turkey on the menu
20 December 2017
Are bones discovered under an Exeter street from the first turkey dinner in England? Bones…
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RAMM in South West Tourism Awards finals
12 December 2017
RAMM has been shortlisted as one of the finalists in the South West Tourism Awards…
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Gold success in Tourism Awards
24 November 2017
Devon Tourism Awards 2017 announce that RAMM has won the coveted gold award for Large…
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RAMM voted Devon’s Favourite Museum
21 November 2017
RAMM has won the Favourite Museum or Historical Attraction Category in the prestigious Primary Times…
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Clocking up awards
7 November 2017
The sounds of RAMM’s chiming clocks have won the prestigious Platinum Koestler Award 2017. Nicholas…
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RAMM Family Favourite
2 November 2017
Exeter Baby Activities has awarded RAMM Top Attraction in their Family Favourite Awards 2017. The…
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Double Elephant wins Art Show
26 October 2017
The votes have been counted and, by a small margin, Double Elephant has won the…
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RAMM in Tourism Awards finals
19 October 2017
RAMM has reached the finals in three categories of the Devon Tourism Awards 2017: Access…
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Vote for your favourite art group
16 October 2017
Vote now and see your favourite art group display their work at RAMM in the…
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Breastfeeding celebration at RAMM
5 October 2017
Breastfeeding mothers converged on RAMM this morning to see the winning painting in the BP…
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Exeter’s Fine Art heads to York
26 September 2017
A haunting anti-war picture from Exeter’s Fine Art collection will feature in an exhibition at…
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Wayward Art Group – Local Art Show 2017
25 September 2017
Wayward Art Group is the fifth of the five shortlisted entries for the Local Art…
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Topsham Art Group – Local Art Show 2017
24 September 2017
Topsham Art Group is the fourth of the five shortlisted entries for the Local Art…
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Exe Artists and Creatives Hub (EAACH) – Local Art Show 2017
23 September 2017
Exe Artists and Creatives Hub (EAACH) is the third of the five shortlisted entries for…
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Double Elephant – Local Art Show 2017
22 September 2017
Double Elephant is the second of the five shortlisted entries for the Local Art Show…
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Dartmoor Photographers – Local Art Show 2017
21 September 2017
Dartmoor Photographers is the first of the five shortlisted entries for the Local Art Show…
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Local Art Show finalists selected
20 September 2017
The Express & Echo has shortlisted five local art groups from nine entries for the…
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New Africa displays coming
15 September 2017
We are making the World Cultures galleries fresher, brighter, lighter and even more engaging. The…
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New art acquisitions: Brian Rice
5 September 2017
Two artworks by the successful, innovative and highly-productive abstract painter and printmaker, Brian Rice, have…
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Rare bird comes to RAMM
1 September 2017
An unusual North American joins RAMM’s collections. Underweight but with no sign of predation, this…
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Bruce Chivers donates vase
29 July 2017
Internationally-renowned, Devon-based ceramicist Bruce Chivers has donated an exquisite Japanese inspired vase to RAMM’s collection. Bruce…
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Exeter Culture & Art Centres launch Arts Award this summer
20 July 2017
This summer, for the first time, arts and cultural venues across Exeter are working together…
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Cafe at RAMM Prize Art Draw
7 July 2017
Visit Ever-changing Weather, Angie Seaway’s exhibition in the cafe, and choose your favourite painting. Let…
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BP Portrait Award 2017 Winner Announced
27 June 2017
A husband’s portrait of his wife and young baby wins BP Portrait Award 2017. The…
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Historic Exeter in Minecraft at RAMM
5 June 2017
Four maps inspired by RAMM’s collections will allow Minecraft enthusiasts to explore historic Exeter. The first…
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Get started – Arts Awards
24 May 2017
RAMM is embracing Arts Awards to support and encourage young people to grow as artists…
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BP Portrait Award 2017 comes to Exeter
15 May 2017
The National Portrait Gallery, London, has revealed that RAMM will be the first venue outside London…
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Explore Exeter Sculpture
12 May 2017
Two new trails reveal the wealth of sculpture at RAMM and in central Exeter. Inspired…
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Young people lead the way in digital arts innovation
18 April 2017
The new Museum Machina project has enabled Devon artists and young people to share innovative…
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Toby Buckland’s garden tribute
10 April 2017
Devon is a county of plant hunters with famous historical nurseries like Veitch and Pinces.…
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Meet the Metal Detectorist
5 April 2017
Come to RAMM on Saturday 22 April and meet metal detectorist Laurence Egerton, the finder…
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Friends Fill the Gap
2 April 2017
The Friends of RAMM have added miniature by the renowned 19th-century Exeter miniaturist, James Leakey…
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New Art for Sea Life Exhibition
22 March 2017
RAMM has commissioned a new artwork from the internationally-acclaimed glass sculptor, Steffen Dam, for its…
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Exeter Plymouth partnership wins award
18 March 2017
The early career development co-ordinator for the RAMM and Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery…
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A First Step in Your Museum Career
13 March 2017
Are you considering a career in the museum or heritage sector? Are you 18 to…
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Volunteer at RAMM this Summer
9 March 2017
Do you like talking to people? Do you have an interest in art and natural…
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Book Signing: Secret of the Song
4 March 2017
Exeter author Cathie Hartigan will be signing copies of her latest book, Secret of the…
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Japanese Film Offer
27 February 2017
Save on entry to Japanese films at Exeter Phoenix and the Hiroshige exhibition at RAMM.…
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RAMM announced as a finalist in Exeter Living Awards
23 February 2017
RAMM is a finalist in two categories of the 2017 Exeter Living Awards. Exeter’s museum…
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Honeymoon Offer for Queen Victoria Talk
10 February 2017
To celebrate the anniversary of the marriage of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, RAMM is…
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Raku: fast-fire pottery
1 February 2017
Raku ceramics by Devon-based internationally-acclaimed artist Bruce Chivers are now on display and for sale…
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Local Collector’s Potted History
25 January 2017
A new display in RAMM’s Visitor’s Choice windows is dedicated to pottery from Exeter collector,…
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Exeter Cityscape Competition Winner
23 January 2017
An Exeter Cityscape tea set was presented to the Shop at RAMM’s Christmas completion winner Lindsey…
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RAMM secures major grant
17 January 2017
RAMM will redisplay the World Cultures gallery with a new £190,000 grant from DCMS/Wolfson Museums…
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Call for entries: 2017 Local Art Show
11 January 2017
Art groups and societies from Exeter and the surrounding area are invited to submit their…
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Dementia-friendly Exeter & SW
6 December 2016
Exeter’s Gina Awad, Lead in the city’s Dementia Action Alliance, won the Champion of the…
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Renaming Gerald
25 November 2016
Gerald, RAMM’s iconic giraffe, has been officially reclassified. Along with all Masai giraffes, he has…
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Discovering Worlds: Africa
21 November 2016
Discovering Worlds: Africa is an ambitious programme of new research, conservation, documentation and re-interpretation of…
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Exploring Turner’s landscape with Kurt Jackson
8 November 2016
Follow in the footsteps of J. M. W. Turner, one of Britain’s greatest landscape artists,…
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Music Video Filmed at RAMM
1 November 2016
Devon’s latest Inde band sensation The Loft Club have released their music video – filmed…
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New Quay View Added to Collection
25 October 2016
A painting of Exeter quay by John Piper (1903-1992), a leading figure in 20th century…
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RAMM’s Toadstones on the BBC
21 October 2016
Toadstones from RAMM’s geology collection will feature in the BBC Radio 4 programme Natural Histories –…
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Whatever the Weather Wins Award
20 October 2016
RAMM’s Whatever the Weather exhibition has won the Visual Art category of the Devon Performance…
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Sharing the Seaton Down Hoard
18 October 2016
Sharing the Seaton Down Hoard has started with a special schools roadshow visiting Plymtree and…
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Opening soon: The Shop at RAMM
17 October 2016
The Shop at RAMM opens on Thursday 27 October. It will offer an exclusive shopping…
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Sunny outlook for RAMM’s Weather exhibition
7 October 2016
RAMM’s partnership exhibition Whatever the Weather has reached the finals in the Visual Art category…
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RAMM shortlisted for dementia-friendly award
4 October 2016
RAMM has reached the finals of the Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia-Friendly Awards 2016. The museum is…
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HMS Challenger website launched
29 September 2016
Investigate the specimens from the HMS Challenger (1872-76), the voyage that started the science of…
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The Great Places Scheme
5 September 2016
RAMM supported Exeter’s bids to secure £1.5m cultural funding through the Great Places Scheme. [Unfortunately,…
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A new website for RAMM
1 September 2016
RAMM is pleased to present a new website. It’s mobile tablet friendly, and it’s also…
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TechnoRhino visits RAMM
23 August 2016
On Friday 26 August, an extraordinary high-tech 3D infographic rhino will be visiting the Indian…
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Follow the music
9 August 2016
Two new digital museum trails help visitors explore RAMM’s galleries and discover more about the collections.…
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Garden Quest a hit with testers
24 July 2016
The Great Garden Quest is a museum trail with a difference. Inspired by video games, the…
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Seaton Down Hoard: A first Glimpse
17 July 2016
Thanks to a number of donations and grants, the Seaton Down Hoard has been purchased…
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Free day for International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition
16 July 2016
The Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery is inviting visitors to view the International…
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A refreshed collections website
5 July 2016
RAMM’s collections website has benefited from a redesign to improve visitors’ access to collections information. The…
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RAMM: Wellbeing Winner
20 June 2016
Arts & Health South West, an umbrella group promoting and supporting arts activities to benefit…
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Volunteer toolkit for Exeter
17 June 2016
A new toolkit that will help Exeter’s cultural organisations engage and manage their volunteers effectively…
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Friends Support Naturally Inspired
2 June 2016
RAMM’s Friends have added 34 botanical watercolours to the museum’s collections. The paintings are all preliminary…
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RAMM Shortlisted for Health Award
23 May 2016
RAMM’s wellbeing programme has received recognition from Arts & Health South West (AHSW). The programme welcomes people…
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Preparing for Flower Power
18 May 2016
RAMM’s forthcoming exhibition Flower Power: Botanical illustrations from India (11 June to 11 September) has…
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Creative Collaborations Conference
17 May 2016
Artists working in different media will share their experiences of exploring and responding to historic…
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RAMM Romeo proposes
10 May 2016
Romeo Simon Connett surprised his girlfriend Katie Jones with a romantic marriage proposal among the…
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Win Tea with Toby
28 April 2016
Become a Plant Hunter, find ‘plants in strange places’ and share photographs of your discoveries…
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RAMM: Naturally Inspired
8 April 2016
Botanicals, gardens and landscapes were the inspiration for a season of exhibitions and events in Exeter’s…
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Local Art Show Winner
7 April 2016
Express & Echo readers have voted Teignmouth-based art group Flying Colours winner of the 2016…
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Securing the Seaton Down hoard for Devon
29 March 2016
The campaign to save the Seaton Down hoard has been generously supported and the hoard’s…
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Giving you a better website
15 March 2016
RAMM is redesigning its website to make online visitor’s lives easier; the new responsive website…
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Local Art Show – Your Choice
14 March 2016
Voting has started. Throughout March, the Express & Echo is featuring work from the seven…
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Exeter: Place in Time
4 March 2016
Secrets from Exeter’s hidden past will be uncovered in a major new archaeology project. Lead…
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Vote for Your Favourite Art Group
29 February 2016
Seven local art groups are looking for your votes. They are all hoping to display…
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Magic Lantern Slides
25 February 2016
A major European heritage project is researching how important Victorian and Edwardian images held in…
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Collector’s Pipe Dreams
18 February 2016
Exeter collector Heather Coleman has turned her passion for old clay tobacco pipes into a…
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Pacific Perspectives
11 February 2016
New information about RAMM’s Pacific collections is being incorporated into new displays in the World…
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Applying Video Game Principles to RAMM
4 February 2016
A pioneering partnership with the University of Exeter will see the principles behind video games…
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The Law’s Long Arm Gets Longer
28 January 2016
A new installation by artist Rod Dickinson combines live data from http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ with a Victorian…
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Art Show Entry Deadline: 19 Feb
20 January 2016
All entries for the Express & Echo 2016 Local Art Show must be submitted by…
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Ideas change lives
5 January 2016
RAMM’s collections are the inspiration for two new businesses: having engaged with the displays on…
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Looking into the life of Riley
16 December 2015
RAMM is investigating the lives of people who donated objects to the museum’s World Cultures…
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Cross-cultural Costume Connections
22 November 2015
Devon costume collections are the inspiration for a new exhibition at the Barnfield Theatre. Exploring Changing…
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Thomson Reuters Champions
9 November 2015
Staff from Thomson Reuters are helping RAMM save a hoard of 22,888 Roman coins for…
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RAMM to trial charges for temporary exhibitions
5 November 2015
RAMM looks set to trial charges for some exhibitions, following an Exeter City Council survey last…
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Understanding RAMM’s Melanesian skulls
26 October 2015
An Arts Council Grant has enabled RAMM to investigate the Melanesian human remains in its…
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ACE CEO visits RAMM
23 October 2015
Darren Henley, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, toured cultural organisations in Exeter on Wednesday…
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RAMM joins Exeter Dementia Action Alliance
16 October 2015
Cllr Rosie Denham, Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, said “We are proud to be…
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Artistic Direction
6 October 2015
The strength of RAMM lies in its stories – the collections, people, places and events…
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Tongan Rugby Team borrow RAMM artefact
29 September 2015
A Tongan club from RAMM’s collection was part of a ceremony yesterday evening when the…
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Exeter in Top 6 Family Favourite Museums
24 September 2015
RAMM was acclaimed one of the country’s best museums in an award ceremony held in…
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Tongan team takes time out
23 September 2015
‘Ikale Tahi, the Tonga Rugby Union team are staying in Exeter for Rugby World Cup…
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Poisoned anniversary
11 September 2015
Scrutiny of objects collected at RAMM during the First World War period has revealed a…
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Call for entries: 2016 Local Art Show
8 September 2015
Art groups and societies from Exeter and the surrounding area are invited to submit their…
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Miniature book records epic journey
13 August 2015
The voyage In 1872 chemists, physicists and biologists boarded the HMS Challenger and embarked upon…
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Museum cricket discovery coincides with The Ashes
17 July 2015
With The Ashes in full swing, a piece of cricketing history has been uncovered at…
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RAMM shortlisted for top national award
15 July 2015
RAMM is one of only six museums to be shortlisted for this year’s Telegraph Family…
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Ancient artefact meets new technology for RAMM’s millionth visitor
26 June 2015
RAMM’s millionth visitor walked through the museum doors on 26 June. Polly Hill, a student…
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Dodo Roadshow visits RAMM
9 June 2015
The famous Oxford Dodo visited RAMM today on a flying visit to celebrate the University…
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Grand Challenges 2015 at RAMM
8 June 2015
There are two new short films for visitors to RAMM’s YouTube channel to enjoy thanks to…
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RAMM’s collections in your hand and home
5 June 2015
The South West Collections Explorer website takes RAMM’s collections to the world and, to make it…
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Artist Reflections: leading British artists collaborate at RAMM
29 May 2015
As part of RAMM’s contemporary arts and creative programme, the museum has invited several artists…
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RAMM represented at Digital Exeter
26 May 2015
Digital Exeter is a new initiative to bring like-minded people together to meet, discuss and…
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Experiencing wartime camaraderie at RAMM
18 May 2015
When evacuees unexpectedly met in RAMM last week they experienced a taste of the camaraderie…
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RAMM gift shop
6 May 2015
Been to Exeter, visited the museum…… got the t-shirt? RAMM’s visitors will soon be able…
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Testing weather
2 May 2015
Come to RAMM on Tuesday 5 May or Tuesday 12 May, experience the science and challenges…
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Herbal Wives Feature at Powderham Festival
28 April 2015
Put spring in your step and head to Powderham on Friday 1 for the Toby…
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Discovering Worlds
24 April 2015
Dr Karen Jacobs is helping RAMM better understand its Pacific collections. “It’s an amazing collection.” She…
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Local Art Show winner announced
14 April 2015
Readers of the Express & Echo have chosen Topsham Art Group (TAG) for this year’s Local Art…
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Family Friendly Museum Award 2015 Launched
12 April 2015
Is RAMM your favourite family-friendly museum? If it is, now’s the time to let the…
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GET LOW with Stornoway
5 April 2015
Indie folk band Stornoway will be playing material from their new album, Bonxie, including their…
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Big Draw Success
3 April 2015
RAMM’s event in the 2014 Big Draw, the Nature Roadshow on 18 October, was highly…
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Playing with heritage
2 April 2015
RAMM aims to give visitors a wonderful experience, both in the museum and online. Working…
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A font with depth
30 March 2015
The typeface used for the Art & Soul exhibition and catalogue is called ‘Doves’. RAMM’s…
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Exeter’s heritage makes us happy
25 March 2015
New research by BritainThinks puts heritage at the heart of improving quality of life across…
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2015 Local Art Show Entry No 7: Unite Through Art
24 March 2015
Seven groups are competing in the 2015 Express & Echo Local Art Show and they…
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2015 Local Art Show Entry No 6: Topsham Art Group
23 March 2015
Seven groups are competing in the 2015 Express & Echo Local Art Show and they…
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2015 Local Art Show Entry No 5: GreenToGrey
22 March 2015
Seven groups are competing in the 2015 Express & Echo Local Art Show and they…
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2015 Local Art Show Entry No 4: Farringdon Society of Arts
21 March 2015
Seven groups are competing in the 2015 Express & Echo Local Art Show and they…
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2015 Local Art Show Entry No 3: Exeter Art Society
20 March 2015
Seven groups are competing in the 2015 Express & Echo Local Art Show and they…
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2015 Local Art Show Entry No 2: Devon Art Society
19 March 2015
Seven groups are competing in the 2015 Express & Echo Local Art Show and they…
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2015 Local Art Show Entry No1: Art Haven
18 March 2015
Seven groups are competing in the 2015 Express & Echo Local Art Show and they…
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There’s nothing new about the Global Village
13 March 2015
The Georgian and Regency displays in RAMM’s Making History gallery are being refreshed: from Tuesday…
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Rugby World Cup 2015 Exeter in pictures
11 March 2015
Award-winning photographer Michelle Sank is recording of the preparation, delivery and enjoyment of Rugby World…
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Inspired by Art & Soul
9 March 2015
Local poet Sally Flint has won third prize in the Pre-Raphaelite Society Poetry Prize 2014…
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RAMM on Teacup Travels
5 March 2015
An appearance by RAMM’s Roman carrot amphora on CBeebies’ popular Teacup Travels series has been…
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Cloning Collections
3 March 2015
RAMM and Exeter Library’s FabLab have been collaborating to see how 3D printing technology can…
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Vote for Art
27 February 2015
It’s your chance to have a say in who will be displaying their art in…
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RAMMYRIORAMA
14 February 2015
A new artwork by Mark Anstee can now be seen in the World Cultures gallery.…
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Harry Hems on the BBC
12 February 2015
The celebrated Exeter-based Victorian sculptor and wood carver, whose work and collected carvings are featured…
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Putting a face to the name
15 January 2015
Facial disfigurement is an uncomfortable subject. The exhibition Faces of Conflict: The impact of the…
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My favourite object by Daniel McLoughlin
12 January 2015
Some of the regular visitors to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Gallery in Exeter…
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Indie Folk meets Victorian Gothic
8 January 2015
Tickets are now on sale for Museums at Night: Stornoway Live at RAMM on Saturday…
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My favourite object by Richard Rochester
5 January 2015
Some of the regular visitors to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Gallery in Exeter…
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Quarter ton sea shell returned to Hartlepool
20 December 2014
What a difference 100 years can make. A massive explosive shell that contributed to death…
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Buy books & catalogues online
4 December 2014
A selection of books, including the catalogue from the current exhibition Art & Soul: Victorians…
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Guantanamo Bay: Safe haven
7 November 2014
The discovery of two specimens of the extinct Swan Island hutia (Geocapromys thoracatus) in RAMM’s…
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SW collections go global
5 November 2014
Launched last Friday, South West Collections Explorer currently features objects from the collections at RAMM…
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What’s in a name?
27 October 2014
For many people RAMM’s Egyptian collection is defined by Shep en-Mut and her beautifully decorated…
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Devon Sounds
20 October 2014
The sounds of natural Devon are being collected for a new installation at RAMM: Ebb…
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Destination RAMM
10 October 2014
Two new national studies have placed RAMM centre stage in making Exeter one of the…
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Massive Roman Hoard Discovered in East Devon
26 September 2014
A hoard of over 22,000 Roman coins has been unearthed near Seaton in East Devon,…
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Exeter collector’s dream comes true
16 September 2014
When Geoff Stow displayed his collection of post-Second-World-War radios in RAMM’s What Do You Collect?…
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Facing the past: black portraits
1 September 2014
“Many of my black friends … felt that when they go to museums the only…
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Conserving Indian flora at RAMM
28 August 2014
A £20,000 conservation grant from the ACE PRISM Fund will allow RAMM to feature its…
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Sounding out Devon
22 August 2014
Chris Watson, one of the world’s leading wildlife recorders, is preparing to bring sounds from…
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RAMM exhibition showcases the work of deafblind artists
25 July 2014
An exhibition at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery will showcase the work…
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Gerald stands tall for Exeter
7 July 2014
A 12-ft model giraffe, named Gerald after the city’s iconic giraffe at RAMM, will form…
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ACE comes up trumps for Peninsular Partnership
1 July 2014
Exeter’s award-winning museum today received a welcome financial boost with news that the Arts Council…
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Click for collections
18 June 2014
A refreshing new approach to online collections could help even the smaller museums make their…
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Focusing on the Pacific collections
13 June 2014
Rosanna Raymond, an artist and commentator on contemporary Pacific Island culture, is visiting RAMM to…
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105th birthday celebration
3 June 2014
‘Am I going to dream tonight!’ said Miss Howes after her 105th birthday celebration at…
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Thank you
24 May 2014
RAMM has again received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award thanks to all our visitors…
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Museum and University in Partnership
13 May 2014
Since reopening in 2011, RAMM has worked closely with the University of Exeter. This partnership…
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Friends donate 19th-century lace
28 April 2014
Quick action by the museum Friends has added pieces of very good quality hand-made continental…
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RAMM delves into deep-sea data
24 April 2014
A new £91,000 grant from the John Ellerman Regional Museums and Galleries Fund will allow…
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Stepping Out in Style
4 April 2014
RAMM is sending a pair of its fanciest shoes to a very fancy party… They…
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RAMM’s Riding Jacket has ridden
27 March 2014
RAMM has loaned three items to Fairfax House for their exhibition Head to Toe: accessorising…
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Reynolds painting saved for Devon
24 March 2014
A successful fundraising auction by the Friends has ensured that a portrait commemorating the friendship…
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Celebrating British Sign Language
17 March 2014
RAMM is displaying a 200-year-old mug depicting the British Sign Language (BSL) alphabet to mark…
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ACE Grant for Pacific Collections
5 March 2014
A new grant from the Designation Development Fund will allow RAMM to develop its Pacific…
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Fish makes unusual appearance in hospital
24 February 2014
Museum staff took a large 19th century sunfish for an x-ray at the local hospital…
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A Room with a View
6 February 2014
A plasterwork sculpture of a heron catching an eel in the River Exe now adorns…
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Culture Clash? Contemporary art in historic contexts
29 January 2014
RAMM joins contemporary arts conference at the Royal Museums Greenwich on Friday 14 February 2014.…
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Rediscovering a Turkish Delight
25 December 2013
A comment in a donor file has begun an intriguing search involving international commerce during…
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Stone Axe Hammer – just passing through
17 December 2013
RAMM’s geologist is helping research a stone axe hammer found in Lydford in the 1960s.…
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Exeter Power 50
3 December 2013
Karime Hassan, the Exeter City Council Chief Executive and Camilla Hampshire, RAMM’s Manager have both…
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Blackfoot delegates visit Exeter
25 November 2013
Representatives from the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai Nations of Canada and the Blackfeet Nation of the…
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Elephant tusk donated
21 November 2013
Devonian Nigel Morriss has donated a carved elephant tusk to the museum. The tusk offers…
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Collaboration in Practice
1 November 2013
RAMM has organised a free seminar for professionals working with clients of all ages addressing…
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Explorer Bags
24 October 2013
Free for adventurous 7-14 year-olds, new Explorer bags are now available from the Garden reception.…
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Burmese connections
15 October 2013
Families from the UK and Burma have recently discovered a common ancestor: a certain William…
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Tudor exhibition catalogue
8 October 2013
With 116 pages and 50 colour illustrations, the catalogue for RAMM’s exhibition celebrating the spirit…
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Rhino travels to Warwickshire
3 October 2013
RAMM’s 105 year-old rhino has gone to the Warwickshire countryside to take part in an…
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Elizabethan Silver Spoon saved for Devon
19 September 2013
With the help of the Art Fund and V&A Purchase Grant Fund, RAMM has saved…
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Rare fern found
8 September 2013
The marsh fern (Thelypteris palustris) has always been rare in Devon. In 1968 and 1969…
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GB3D Fossil Competition
22 August 2013
Find the 3D-printed fossil that’s hidden in the geology gallery, Down to Earth, enter the…
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RAMM painting in world’s biggest art exhibition
8 August 2013
Covering twenty-two thousand poster sites across the UK, Art Everywhere will be the world’s largest…
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Putting the art back in Dartmoor
6 August 2013
RAMM has launched a new web app linking the stunning paintings of the Dartmoor landscape…
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Exeter art wins international prize
23 July 2013
Chosen from over 500 entries worldwide and a shortlist of 105, an artwork developed for…
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Another first for RAMM – a Chirothere
18 July 2013
“This species is almost certainly new to science” Palaeontologist Bob Coram A new acquisition to…
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RAMM Café wins Gold
11 July 2013
Describing it as “a great all round experience” the RAMM Cafe has received a Gold…
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Kapes bentoni – A well travelled specimen from the RAMM’s collection
8 July 2013
Kapes was a small lizard-like parareptile some 100 mm long. It had only been found…
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RAMM wins Collection Trust Award
3 July 2013
RAMM was presented with the Collections Best Practice Award at the OpenCulture 2013 conference reception…
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500,000 visitors
18 June 2013
This afternoon at 15.32hr Exeter resident Susan was RAMM’s 500,000th visitor since its reopening in…
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Donate your teeth for art
14 June 2013
Milk teeth are needed for an artwork in Wasted, an exhibition starting on Saturday 22…
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RAMM wins RIBA Award
13 June 2013
The Royal Albert Memorial Museum and its architects, Allies and Morrison (A&M), have won three…
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William Morris collection transferred
10 June 2013
Objects from Exeter’s William Morris collection are now on display in Museum of the Year…
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Focusing an Fijian Artefacts
6 June 2013
The Fijian Art Research Project is helping RAMM learn more about its Fijian artefacts, identify…
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Refreshing links
31 May 2013
A statue of Ganesh in RAMM’s World Cultures gallery has inspired one of the performances…
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Renewing Relationships and Reviewing Collections with the Blackfoot Nations
7 May 2013
A grant from the Leverhulme Trust has enabled RAMM to review its Blackfoot collections with…
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RAMM commended for apprentice recruitment
25 April 2013
RAMM’s apprentice recruitment practice has been highly commended in the Creative & Cultural Skills Apprentice…
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Mammoth tooth donated
17 April 2013
An Otter valley landowner has donated a newly found mammoth tooth to the museum’s collection.…
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Your pennies help fill gaps in collections
3 April 2013
The museum Friends have acquired a rare coin for RAMM’s numismatics collection: an Exeter minted…
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Insect collection donated to RAMM
1 March 2013
Devon charity, the Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust, has donated a large collection of butterflies, moths…
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Something to shout about
11 February 2013
Twelve brave University of Exeter students have volunteered to research their favourite object in RAMM’s…
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RAMM wins tourism award
9 February 2013
The Silver Award in the tourist attraction category of the South West Tourism Excellence Awards…
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Big Box – learn, collect, curate with our new online interactive
3 February 2013
Inspired by RAMM’s stunning floor-to-ceiling courtyard display, Big Box is a new e-learning interactive that…
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RAMM’s oil paintings feature in a new book
27 January 2013
A new publication, Oil Paintings in Public Ownership in Devon, includes RAMM’s collection of more…
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Researching RAMM’s collections
20 January 2013
A new grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund (EFCF) will enable RAMM to link…
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Volunteering at RAMM
16 January 2013
Did you know that in the last year that there have been: 108 new volunteers…
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Every bullet has a name on it
26 December 2012
The latest soldier’s artwork to go on display alongside our Warriors of the Plains exhibition…
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Event Design Awards
19 December 2012
RAMM has won an international award – Best Museum Environment 2012 in the Event Design…
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VisitEngland Awards for Excellence
17 December 2012
Winner of the Devon Tourism Awards Visitor Attraction of the Year 2012, RAMM has now…
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Devon Visitor Attraction of the Year
23 November 2012
RAMM joined Devon’s other leading tourism businesses at the 2012 Devon Tourism Awards ceremony at…
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Finding our roots
9 November 2012
Volunteer researchers exploring Exeter’s ethnic diversity have been taking a close look at RAMM’s collections.…
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Common bonds
2 November 2012
Veterans respond to Warriors of the Plains – A new display of artwork and interviews…
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Ancient pottery under the microscope
30 October 2012
Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000 year pottery beaker during excavations ahead of the construction of…
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Devon Tourism Awards
24 October 2012
RAMM will join Devon’s other leading tourism businesses at this year’s Devon Tourism Awards. The…
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300,000 visitors
15 October 2012
An amazing 300,000 people have visited RAMM since it reopened last December. Kelly, an Exeter…
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HRH The Earl of Wessex KG GCVO visits RAMM
11 October 2012
Prince Edward The Earl of Wessex will visit RAMM on Tuesday 16 October. His Royal…
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The Gems of Roman Devon
3 October 2012
With over a million objects in its collections, RAMM is a major custodian of local…
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Moor Stories
25 September 2012
Your Moor Stories Using a map of Dartmoor or a list of locations, Moor Stories…
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Littleham and nuclear waste disposal
23 September 2012
What is the connection? Littleham, a small village on the outskirts of Exmouth, gives its…
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Quality Assured
29 August 2012
The newly redeveloped RAMM has received the seal of approval from the Visitor Attraction Quality…
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Breaking Records
24 August 2012
A record number of people have visited RAMM since it re-opened last December: over a…
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Get ready to explore the Lalic Trail
14 August 2012
Our new leaflet, “Maria Lalic artwork guide”, is available in the museum. It is ideal…
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Rediscovering Exeter’s Roman residents
1 August 2012
Postgraduate osteoarchaeology students from Exeter University are studying the Roman human remains in RAMM’s collection.…
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Getting ready for Warriors
3 July 2012
Preparations for the September exhibition Warriors of the Plains are well underway. A team from…
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RAMM – Museum of the Year 2012
20 June 2012
Praised by the judges for its ‘ambition and imagination’, the Royal Albert Memorial Museum was…
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Funding for Cypriot archaeology
11 June 2012
A new project will improve access to RAMM’s Greek and Cypriot archaeology collection. The collection…
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Let’s dance
7 June 2012
Students from Exeter College have been getting inspiration from RAMM’s collections and last week they…
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Not just any high street
1 June 2012
Volkhardt Müller is preparing a provocative, quirky, fascinating work for Any High Street, a new…
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NAS Design Partnership Award comes to Devon
29 May 2012
Museum specialists The Benbow Group in partnership with designers Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) and Exeter…
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Archive your soul at RAMM
11 May 2012
Visit RAMM this weekend for a rare chance to sign up with the Cameron Corporation…
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Ndungu leaves for Paris
26 March 2012
RAMM’s stunning ndungu spirit costume leaves today for an exhibition in Paris. It will appear…
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Connect at RAMM
14 March 2012
Visitors to RAMM can use free WiFi to access the Internet while in the museum.…
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100,000 visit RAMM in 10 weeks
22 February 2012
The number of people who have visited RAMM since it reopened in December exceeded 100,000…
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Home to a million thoughts- the song
12 January 2012
Written by Steve Knightley of Show of Hands for the museum’s reopening last December, Home…
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Record visitor numbers
22 December 2011
Since re-opening on Thursday 15 December, RAMM has attracted record numbers of visitors. Cllr Greg…
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Loyal visitors rewarded
15 December 2011
Over 1,500 golden tickets holders enjoyed a preview of the new exhibitions and displays yesterday,…
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The Secret Life of Plants
30 August 2011
The Secret Life of Plants is an artwork by Danish glass artist Steffen Dam. It…
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RAMM reopens 15 December
11 August 2011
RAMM is planning to welcome visitors back on 15 December. The main building contractors…
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Egyptian coffins catalogued
9 June 2011
RAMM’s ancient Egyptian coffins and coffin fragments have been researched and a complete catalogue is…
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19th century drawing bequeathed
27 May 2011
In 1992 RAMM attempted to purchase at auction an important work by John White Abbott.…
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Naturally inspired
10 May 2011
Last week two of RAMM’s curators were among eight winners of Art Fund Collect, an…
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Digital art for a 21st Century museum
3 May 2011
If you have a mobile phone, you’ll love RAMM’s latest commission. RAMM has selected the…
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Small stones fill big gap
11 April 2011
RAMM has just acquired six Australite tektites. What? You might well ask. Tektites (from…
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Virtual Vincenzo Sodi
14 March 2011
On Saturday 19 March visitors to Analogue to Digital Music Expo 2011 at Exeter Phoenix…
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The ancient roots of bureaucracy
2 March 2011
Experts at the British Museum have translated the cuneiform text on RAMM’s 4,000 year old…
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Alien invasion
24 February 2011
The western conifer seed bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis), a native to the western United States, Canada…
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RAMM embraces digital art
11 February 2011
RAMM will soon commission its first digital artwork thanks to support from Renaissance South West…
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New fine art acquisition
10 January 2011
RAMM has recently acquired Bideford, Devon 1946, by David Bomberg. Thanks to the Acceptance in…
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A chance encounter
3 January 2011
When formatting new images of RAMM’s Constable drawings for the website John Madin, RAMM’s Curator…
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Caring for Collections
21 December 2010
RAMM’s innovative project to improve care of the South West’s photographic history has been recognised…
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Artists dig RAMM
15 December 2010
Earlier this month local cob artists, Jackie Abey and Jill Smallcombe, collected two tonnes of…
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Small World visits Devon schools
7 December 2010
Each year, RAMM delivers packages of fascinating objects from our world cultures collection to local…
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Out and About success
11 November 2010
RAMM’s Out and About programme of activities and exhibitions in Exeter and Devon was designed…
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Yoruba adire cloth added to collection
15 October 2010
John Lane, a local resident, has donated six magnificent lengths of decorated Nigerian indigo cloth;…
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Egyptian mummy cases revisited
14 July 2010
This week Dr Aidan Dodson, Senior Research Fellow at Bristol University, visited RAMM to study…
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African beadwork donated
2 June 2010
Kenyan and Tanzanian cultural artefacts from a local collection will enhance the World Cultures displays…
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RAMM scoops art prize
17 May 2010
RAMM curators, Penny Sexton and Tony Eccles, have won an intricately crafted £17,000 lacquered container…
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Small is beautiful
4 May 2010
With the help of the MLA/ V&A Purchase Grant Fund, the Art Fund and FEMAG,…
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New art for the new RAMM
13 April 2010
A new grant from the Arts Council will allow RAMM to integrate the work of…
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Ancient treasure returns to Devon
30 March 2010
RAMM has added a selection of locally found treasure to its rich collection of archaeology…
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New ethnographic donation
19 March 2010
A Maori nephrite club, called a mere pounamu, and three stone adze blades have been…
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William Morris collection goes to Kent
5 March 2010
RAMM’s collection of William Morris items will be displayed in the Red House, his Arts…
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Egyptian tapestry joins RAMM’s collection
16 February 2010
RAMM has added a contemporary hand-woven Egyptian tapestry to its world cultures collection. The large,…
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Airport rewrites history with museum
11 February 2010
X-ray images taken yesterday at Exeter Airport have confirmed that a 2,000 year old urn,…
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RAMM’s Southcott Quilt visits the V&A
14 January 2010
A famous quilt from RAMM's collection will feature in the V&A's first major exhibition of…
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From Monastery to Museum
5 January 2010
A new full colour 64-page guide tells the history of the Priory and sets in…
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Ben Bradshaw MP buries time capsule
11 December 2009
Exeter MP and Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw joined funders, contractors and museum staff on Friday…
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A cast of thousands
15 October 2009
While contractors are hard at work on the Museum site staff at RAMM are busy…
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James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific
30 July 2009
Objects from RAMM’s world-class world cultures collection will be on display in a major European…
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Devon Lace Reformer Honoured
18 March 2009
Mrs Treadwin lived, worked and died in Exeter. She dedicated her life to Devon…
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Commemorative Stone Preserves Links
30 July 2008
Exeter's ambitious plans to bring the Royal Albert Memorial Museum into the 21st century took…
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Human Remains Repatriated
14 July 2008
In July Exeter returned human remains to the Ngarrindjeri people from South Australia. Representatives from…
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RAMM objects feature in Paris exhibition
15 May 2008
RAMM has contributed items from its ethnography collection to an exhibition being held in Paris…
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Assisting the Devon museum community
3 March 2008
RAMM's Community Museums Officer has worked with a range of grass-roots, volunteer-run community museums throughout…
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Exeter Ark nears completion
21 August 2007
Marking an important milestone in RAMM's redevelopment, city Councillors, including Lead Councillor for Environment and…