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12 September 2024 – 17 July 2025Musical 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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21 January 2025 – 27 July 2025What 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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5 April 2025 – 22 March 2026Exeter’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
Upcoming
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16 July 2025Dementia-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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17 July 2025Musical 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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19 July 2025Dartmoor 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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19 July 2025RAMM 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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26 July 2025 – 4 January 2026Wild
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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29 July 2025 – 25 January 2026Recording 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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29 July 2025 – 25 January 2026What 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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29 July 2025 – 25 January 2026Carolyn 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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5 August 2025Twit-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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6 August 2025Mini 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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7 August 2025Arrow 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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7 August 2025Fire 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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12 August 2025Tiny 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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13 August 2025Make 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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13 August 2025Discover 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 2025Nature 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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19 August 2025Beautiful 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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20 August 2025Nature 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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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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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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26 August 2025Powerful 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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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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13 September 2025RAMM 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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16 September 2025The 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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17 September 2025The 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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23 September 2025 – 26 September 2025Laura 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 2025Re-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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27 January 2026 – 23 August 2026Studio 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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31 January 2026 – 26 April 2026Wow! 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
