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  • Photo of a young girl using a brush and trowel to dig through sand on an archaeological dig.
    14 September 2024

    Digging Exeter

    Dig into Exeter’s story like you’ve never done before . . . literally! Dust off those knee pads, polish those trowels, and whip out […]Read More from Digging Exeter

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  • 2 November 2022 – 27 October 2024

    The Silver Wave by Michelle Williams Gamaker

    The Silver Wave, by critically-acclaimed moving image and performance artist Michelle Williams Gamaker, was commissioned by RAMM in 2020 to celebrate the theme of […]Read More from The Silver Wave by Michelle Williams Gamaker

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  • a group of people gathered outside RAMM's Garden Entrance
    27 February 2024 – 22 September 2024

    Youth Panel Cafe exhibition: Data-day Life

    Following the success of last year’s Youth Panel exhibition Picked and Pressed: The Appeal of Edible Plants, the newly developed Data-day life exhibition explores how data from our […]Read More from Youth Panel Cafe exhibition: Data-day Life

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  • a still taken from a video recording. a person in balaclava-like headwear bows slightly, inside a circle made of cloth or material, holding a ceremonial bundle
    19 March 2024 – 22 September 2024

    River that never rests by artist Ashanti Hare

    Ashanti Hare is a Devon-based multidisciplinary artist who explores their spiritual being through performances informed by traditional folk practices. Hare’s research into the minkisi or […]Read More from River that never rests by artist Ashanti Hare

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  • a toy train and bus on a red surface, with a toy plane hanging above them. the background is also red
    15 June 2024 – 29 September 2024

    Are we nearly there yet? A history of transport

    Travelling forms part of our everyday experience of life. From the earliest times to the present, people around the globe have pondered the best […]Read More from Are we nearly there yet? A history of transport

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  • Hill Bridge on the Tavy, FJ Widgery (1861-1942), Watercolour on paper 1890-1896 - a watercolour showing a Dartmoor scene with a bridge and shallow river
    25 June 2024 – 12 January 2025

    William and FJ Widgery

    RAMM cares for many works by well-known, and well-loved, Devon artists William and FJ Widgery. William Widgery (1826-1893) was entirely self-taught and developed an […]Read More from William and FJ Widgery

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  • 4 model steam trains on a table, two of which are peeking out from inside a model train depot
    9 July 2024 – 26 January 2025

    What Do You Collect? Full steam ahead

    A Hornby starter set with a small blue tank engine and three blue carriages was the first set our collector (then aged 7) received. […]Read More from What Do You Collect? Full steam ahead

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  • Graphic showing RAMM's Queen Street entrance with a red capital T behind it
    24 September 2024

    Explore the museum guided tour

    Join one of our experienced guides for a revealing one hour tour of RAMM’s permanent collections. Explore the objects and stories of the past. […]Read More from Explore the museum guided tour

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  • Photo of Jasmine Elmer, partially standing behind a white curtain
    26 September 2024

    Goddess with a thousand faces: an evening with Jasmine Elmer

    Delve into the world of goddesses with acclaimed author Jasmine Elmer as she explores some of the female deities in RAMM’s collection and discusses […]Read More from Goddess with a thousand faces: an evening with Jasmine Elmer

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  • a Frank Newbold print showing a stylised scene of camels carrying Jaffa orange boxes on a beach
    1 October 2024

    Exeter and Empire

    In this lecture Dr Todd Gray will navigate a controversial topic in current historical study. He will outline the principal ways in which Exeter was connected to […]Read More from Exeter and Empire

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  • Photo of the front cover of the book 'The Inheritors' by William Golding, featuring a stylised image of a stag.
    9 October 2024

    Science Fact or Science Fiction? Neanderthal-Homo sapiens encounters in William Golding’s The Inheritors  

    Join Tim Kendall, Professor of English & Creative Writing at the University of Exeter, and Tom Cadbury, Assistant Curator of Archaeology and Antiquities at […]Read More from Science Fact or Science Fiction? Neanderthal-Homo sapiens encounters in William Golding’s The Inheritors  

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  • Photo of Cantilever, a piece of art featuring sheet metal, wire and paint.
    23 October 2024

    Transforming the art world:  Post-War Art 1945 to1990s

    The second half of the 20th century was one of the most creative and progressive periods in art history.  In a personal and topical […]Read More from Transforming the art world:  Post-War Art 1945 to1990s

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  • 26 October 2024

    Photography walk with artist Robert Darch

    Join artist Robert Darch for this engaging photo walk on Dartmoor. This exclusive opportunity is ideal for those that are interested in landscape photography.  Robert […]Read More from Photography walk with artist Robert Darch

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  • Photo of two felt badges featuring the heads of two Dartmoor ponies set upon a green background
    29 October 2024

    Make a Dartmoor Pony Felt Badge

    Dartmoor ponies have roamed freely across the moor for the last four millennia. Today, they are one of the most recognised and cherished symbols […]Read More from Make a Dartmoor Pony Felt Badge

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  • Mossy den
    30 October 2024

    Naturemake – Mossy and woody miniature den workshop

    Join Naturemake in celebrating our wild imaginations in this creative mini-make workshop. Children will have the opportunity to use beautiful, foraged and found natural materials to imagine, design and […]Read More from Naturemake – Mossy and woody miniature den workshop

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  • Image of an older lady with two younger ladies dressing up in fancy dress costumes
    31 October 2024

    Looking the part – dressing up at RAMM

    Travel back to Victorian Britain or voyage to far off China, dance in a fancy frock or live it up in a top hat.  […]Read More from Looking the part – dressing up at RAMM

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  • 2 November 2024

    Walk on Dartmoor with artist Alex Hartley and RAMM curators

    Join artist Alex Hartley, RAMM’s archaeology curator Thomas Cadbury and Contemporary art curator Lara Goodband for a walk to Dartmoor’s Scorhill Stone Circle. During the walk […]Read More from Walk on Dartmoor with artist Alex Hartley and RAMM curators

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  • 6 November 2024

    Landscapes in Sound: The Music of Joaquín Rodrigo – with Raymond Calcraft

    Twenty-five years since the death of one of Spain’s greatest composers, Raymond Calcraft gives an illustrated talk on the life, music and writings of […]Read More from Landscapes in Sound: The Music of Joaquín Rodrigo – with Raymond Calcraft

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  • 16 November 2024

    Tapestry Weaving with maker Jane Deane

    Join maker Jane Deane – a natural dyer, spinner and weaver – as she guides you through creating your own small tapestry weaving reflecting the […]Read More from Tapestry Weaving with maker Jane Deane

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  • 22 November 2024

    RAMM Lates

    An adult-only night of entertainment inspired by our Dartmoor: A Radical Landscape exhibition. Performances on the night will include Folk Rock from Banned from […]Read More from RAMM Lates

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  • 14 December 2024

    Needle felting with maker Kate Toms

    Join mixed media artist Kate Toms and create your own tiny Dartmoor Hare. Using wire and sheep’s fleece,  Kate will guide you through the […]Read More from Needle felting with maker Kate Toms

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  • Garry Fabian Miller, a man with white hair wearing a green jacket, stands facing the camera in front of a canopy of tree branches.
    6 February 2025

    The Crucible with Garry Fabian-Miller

    For 35 years Garry Fabian-Miller has lived on Dartmoor. His home is surrounded by an imagined circle 8 miles wide – which he thinks […]Read More from The Crucible with Garry Fabian-Miller

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  • 12 February 2025

    Ashish Ghadiali and Joy Sleeman – In Conversation 

    Join Art Historian Joy Sleeman and Artist Ashish Ghadiali in conversation. Their discussion will focus on Dartmoor’s importance in the history of Land Art, offering new insights […]Read More from Ashish Ghadiali and Joy Sleeman – In Conversation 

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  • 15 February 2025

    Weaving Workshop with Jessica Cutler  

    Join skilled hand weaver Jessica Cutler for this introduction to weaving workshop. During the session you will learn how to warp up a frame loom and […]Read More from Weaving Workshop with Jessica Cutler  

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  • a long exposure photograph of a woman standing on a moor, under a sky full of stars
    24 September 2024 – 23 March 2025

    Netti Habel: I Cling to the Sky

    Netti Habel is an artist and photographer based in Devon, originally from Berlin. Her work has been shown in exhibitions across the UK. ‘For […]Read More from Netti Habel: I Cling to the Sky

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  • A group of young people taking a photo of a tree on Dartmoor
    24 September 2024 – 23 March 2025

    Cafe display: Dartmoor Frame of Mind

    In February 2024 RAMM invited a diverse group of 12 – 18 year-old Devonians to take part in a nature photography project in partnership […]Read More from Cafe display: Dartmoor Frame of Mind

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  • A row of standing stones overlaid with colour, against a black background
    19 October 2024 – 23 February 2025

    Dartmoor: A Radical Landscape

    Dartmoor: A Radical Landscape is a major new contemporary art exhibition exploring Dartmoor’s evocative landscape through photography, film and Land Art. Showing artwork from […]Read More from Dartmoor: A Radical Landscape

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  • an art deco style image print of two girls holding up sheet that they have lifted from a printing press
    24 October 2024 – 30 March 2025

    Pressing Images: prints from Exeter’s fine art collection

    Pressing Images: prints from Exeter’s fine art collection will uncover the roots of printmaking in early modern Europe. The exhibition will illustrate to visitors the […]Read More from Pressing Images: prints from Exeter’s fine art collection

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  • a close-up of the multicoloured shapes in the carpet
    24 October 2024 – 30 May 2025

    Céline Condorelli, Bulk: Everlasting Colour

    Céline Condorelli was the National Gallery’s Artist-in-Residence in 2023, a partnership between the National Gallery and RAMM. It provided the artist an opportunity to […]Read More from Céline Condorelli, Bulk: Everlasting Colour

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