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  • a mother and baby on the floor playing instruments, while a toddler to the left bangs on a drum
    12 September 2024 – 17 July 2025

    Musical moments around the world – Under 5s

    THURSDAYS DURING TERM TIME Explore a range of beautiful instruments from across the globe! Musical moments around the world will introduce under 5s to […]Read More from Musical moments around the world – Under 5s

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  • a beaded 1920s purse from the RAMM collection
    14 January 2025 – 27 July 2025

    Devon in the 1920s

    The 1920s, sandwiched between the two World Wars, are sometimes seen as a forgotten decade. For those who lived through it however, it was […]Read More from Devon in the 1920s

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  • a clay vase with a small spout opening decorated with a fish
    21 January 2025 – 27 July 2025

    What Do You Collect? – Mingei pottery

    ‘Mingei’ is a Japanese word meaning ‘folk art’ and these traditional crafts can include ceramics, textiles, wood, bamboo, paper, metal, toys and lacquer. In […]Read More from What Do You Collect? – Mingei pottery

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  • the base of a cliff, with red sand
    25 March 2025 – 27 July 2025

    Simon Lee Dicker: Landslip

    Described as, ‘a love letter to a small stretch of Dorset coastline’, this collage of photography, film and animation captures an eroding landscape of […]Read More from Simon Lee Dicker: Landslip

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  • a cartoon illustration of a pigeon stepping through a window into a kitchen garden. Ribbons of text cover the image, with comments such as 'If you've been hungry you can't ignore other people's hunger' and 'I grew up on a farm so we ate everything.'
    25 March 2025 – 29 March 2026

    Tastes Like Home

    Large-scale hangings around the Cafe at RAMM evoke the smells of baking, sounds of cooking, tastes of holiday treats, the delight of childhood picnics, […]Read More from Tastes Like Home

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  • An oil painting of fruit, flowers and a glass of wine
    5 April 2025 – 22 March 2026

    Exeter’s fine art collection: a feast for the eyes

    Food is essential to our survival and can be one of our greatest pleasures. Since the earliest cave paintings of hunting scenes, some 43,000 […]Read More from Exeter’s fine art collection: a feast for the eyes

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  • An old painting of the inside of Dellers Cafe in Exeter. feathuring a large hall with several balconies and people in smart suits and elaborate dresses having afternoon tea.
    16 July 2025

    Dementia-friendly Teatime at the Museum

    Join us for cake and music inspired by the Exeter’s elegant 1930s café culture, in a museum gallery. Take a relaxed look around an art […]Read More from Dementia-friendly Teatime at the Museum

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  • A birds-eye-view photo of several musical instruments, including a guitar, a didgeridoo, a trumpet and several drums, laid out on a white and orange checked rug.
    17 July 2025

    Musical Moments Together – workshop for adults with learning disabilities

    Join us for Musical Moments Together, a warm and welcoming new music group at RAMM for adults with learning disabilities led by Mike Marks […]Read More from Musical Moments Together – workshop for adults with learning disabilities

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  • Photo of people dressed as historical characters, wearing Victorian era dresses, tombola hats and top hats.
    19 July 2025

    Dartmoor History Hunters Family Fun Day

    Join the Dartmoor History Hunters here at RAMM, and travel through time to uncover the secrets of Dartmoor. There will be crafts, activities and […]Read More from Dartmoor History Hunters Family Fun Day

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  • a young girl holding an elephant mask and laughing, standing in front of a purple banner that says 'ramm'
    19 July 2025

    RAMM at St Thomas Summer Festival

    Join us this summer for free family friendly craft activities and object handling around at St Thomas Summer Festival – a community centred event […]Read More from RAMM at St Thomas Summer Festival

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  • Photo of a large grey wolf walking towards the camera through a snowy forest
    26 July 2025 – 4 January 2026

    Wild

    This exhibition explores our relationship with the natural world and looks at how people across the globe are creating, rebuilding and repairing connections with nature.   […]Read More from Wild

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  • coloured hand illustrations of moth caterpillars labelled Deilephila Euphorbiae
    29 July 2025 – 25 January 2026

    Recording nature

    The natural science collections at RAMM include over 250,000 specimens. Some collectors recorded the data associated with them on labels attached to the specimens. […]Read More from Recording nature

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  • Three staplers lined up in a row
    29 July 2025 – 25 January 2026

    What Do You Collect? – Staplers 

    During the Covid-19 pandemic, many office-based staff had to start working from home, including our collector. Renny says ‘at pretty short notice we had […]Read More from What Do You Collect? – Staplers 

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  • A film still showing a pale ammonite underwater
    29 July 2025 – 25 January 2026

    Carolyn Lefley: Ancient Sea

    Carolyn Lefley’s video Ancient Sea explores the geology of Ham Hill in Somerset.   Over 174 million years ago, when the area was under the sea the local limestone called Hamstone was formed. […]Read More from Carolyn Lefley: Ancient Sea

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  • Photo of two young children, a boy and a girl about 5 years old, making something unseen, overlaid with a pick border featuring a painting of an owl
    5 August 2025

    Twit-twoo! A Wild at RAMM owl day

    We’re going wild at RAMM this summer to celebrate our fabulous new exhibition, ‘Wild’. Join us for our first nature loving activity as we […]Read More from Twit-twoo! A Wild at RAMM owl day

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  • Photo of a child's hands cutting a strip of blue card, overlaid with a pink border featuring a painting of a tree
    6 August 2025

    Mini landscapes

    Be inspired by our Wild exhibition and unleash your creativity by crafting a breath-taking landscape scene using nothing but layers of paper and card! […]Read More from Mini landscapes

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  • Flint arrowheads on a tree stump
    7 August 2025

    Arrow head necklace workshop

    Join Dan Rees from ‘No child left indoors’ to learn how to make your very own arrow head necklace. Using natural resources you will […]Read More from Arrow head necklace workshop

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  • Child striking flint in forest setting
    7 August 2025

    Fire lighting workshop

    Join Dan Rees from ‘No child left indoors’ to discover fire lighting techniques using sources found in nature. Using flint and steel, natural firelighters […]Read More from Fire lighting workshop

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  • Photo of two children, a boy and a girl, aged about 6 years old, standing in front of a table while doing a craft activity. It is overlaid by a pink border featuring a painting of a mouse climbing up the stem of a plant.
    12 August 2025

    Tiny feet, big impact! A ‘Wild at RAMM’ dormouse day

    We’re going wild at RAMM this summer to celebrate our fabulous new exhibition, Wild. Step into the enchanting world of dormice with a day […]Read More from Tiny feet, big impact! A ‘Wild at RAMM’ dormouse day

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  • Photo of three children, 2 boys and a girl about 12 years old, cutting card in a craft activity. It is overlaid by a green border featuring a painting of a rugby ball.
    13 August 2025

    Make some noise! Make a Rugby World Cup drum shaker

    Whether you’re watching at home or cheering at a stadium, show support for your favourite Rugby World Cup team by shaking your very own […]Read More from Make some noise! Make a Rugby World Cup drum shaker

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  • a white brick and timber building with a large water wheel and a wildflower garden to the foreground
    13 August 2025

    Discover Cricklepit garden: a wildlife retreat in the heart of the city

    Join the team at Devon Wildlife Trust to discover Cricklepit garden, a wildlife retreat in the heart of the city, and learn hints and […]Read More from Discover Cricklepit garden: a wildlife retreat in the heart of the city

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  • 14 August 2025

    Nature and the Wild Storytelling

    Be curious about the natural world with these wonderful tales of the wild. Join storyteller Lisa Schneidau as she delves into a world of traditional […]Read More from Nature and the Wild Storytelling

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  • Photo of a woman with blond hair wearing a blue jumping sitting at a craft table with three children, 2 boys and a girl aged around 7 years old. It is overlaid by a pink border featuring a painting of a butterfly.
    19 August 2025

    Beautiful butterflies! A Wild at RAMM butterfly day

    We’re going wild at RAMM this summer to celebrate our fabulous new exhibition, ‘Wild’. Flutter into a world of colour and conservation and celebrate […]Read More from Beautiful butterflies! A Wild at RAMM butterfly day

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  • Artwork using items from nature
    20 August 2025

    Nature Doodles Workshop with Megan Dowsett

    How do you doodle? Using an array of seed pods, sticks, leaves and cones children will have the chance to create temporary artworks, known […]Read More from Nature Doodles Workshop with Megan Dowsett

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  • Child striking flint in forest setting
    21 August 2025

    Fire lighting workshop

    Join Dan Rees from ‘No child left indoors’ to discover fire lighting techniques using sources found in nature. Using flint and steel, natural firelighters […]Read More from Fire lighting workshop

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  • Flint arrowheads on a tree stump
    21 August 2025

    Arrow head necklace workshop

    Join Dan Rees from ‘No child left indoors’ to learn how to make your very own arrow head necklace. Using natural resources you will […]Read More from Arrow head necklace workshop

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  • Close up photo of a girl aged about 7 years old, slightly out of focus, making something out of a lump of grey coloured clay, overlaid by a pink border featuring a painting of a bumblebee
    26 August 2025

    Powerful pollinators! A Wild at RAMM bee day

    We’re going wild at RAMM this summer to celebrate our new exhibition about rewilding and Wild. Join our bee-autiful day of creativity and conservation […]Read More from Powerful pollinators! A Wild at RAMM bee day

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  • Artwork using items from nature
    27 August 2025

    Nature Doodles Workshop with Megan Dowsett

    How do you doodle? Using an array of seed pods, sticks, leaves and cones children will have the chance to create temporary artworks, known […]Read More from Nature Doodles Workshop with Megan Dowsett

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  • 28 August 2025

    Nature and the Wild Storytelling

    Be curious about the natural world with these wonderful tales of the wild. Join storyteller Lisa Schneidau as she delves into a world of traditional […]Read More from Nature and the Wild Storytelling

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  • A man with a toddler in a baby sling. the man is smiling at the child who is looking at the camera. A woman is holding a mask up to him. In the background the ramm logo is visible
    13 September 2025

    RAMM at Park Life Fun Day, Heavitree

    Join us this summer for free family friendly craft activities and object handling at Park Life Fun Day – a community centred event for […]Read More from RAMM at Park Life Fun Day, Heavitree

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  • Close up image of a wooden carving of an angel. Her head is slightly bowed, her hands are clasped together in prayer, and her wings are swept out behind her.
    16 September 2025

    The Remarkable Pinwill Sisters

    The Pinwill sisters, Mary, Ethel and Violet, learnt to carve as teenagers, during the restoration of their father’s church at Ermington, Devon. With the […]Read More from The Remarkable Pinwill Sisters

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  • Original black and white image of RAMM
    17 September 2025

    The Architecture of RAMM with Julien Parsons, Collections Manager

    Join RAMM’s Collections Manager Julien Parsons to discover the architectural history of The Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, since it’s opening in […]Read More from The Architecture of RAMM with Julien Parsons, Collections Manager

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  • a nest like structure made of organic material with a hole in the front. It's in a green field and a young girl is seated in front of it, looking towards it
    23 September 2025 – 26 September 2025

    Laura Hopes: Cuckoo

    Laura Hopes’ interactive, sculptural artwork Cuckoo is a specially constructed bird hide with a focus on a single species of bird. Cuckoos migrate from Africa during […]Read More from Laura Hopes: Cuckoo

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  • 9 October 2025

    Re-wilding landscapes and Gardens with Frances Tophill

    Join gardener, TV presenter and author Frances Tophill for this discursive and open-minded talk on the topic of re-wilding in both a landscape and […]Read More from Re-wilding landscapes and Gardens with Frances Tophill

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  • A collection of pottery items - from left to right a flute shaped vase in a blue-green glaze, a small round lidded container, a jug with ochre markings, and a beautifully ornate bowl
    27 January 2026 – 23 August 2026

    Studio Ceramics

    Studio ceramics is loosely understood to mean pottery that has been made by a single potter who has had an overview of all the […]Read More from Studio Ceramics

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  • An illustration of the earth in a cartoonish style, depicting the carbon and water cycles through plants animals, landscape and clouds
    31 January 2026 – 26 April 2026

    Wow! Amazing Science in Children’s Books

    Discover incredible art that brings science to life. This family-friendly exhibition brings together vibrant artwork and surprising facts to investigate the wonders of the […]Read More from Wow! Amazing Science in Children’s Books

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