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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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  • 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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  • a mother with her baby on the floor holding an instrument, and another toddler to the left playing African drums
    12 September 2024 – 19 December 2024

    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 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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Upcoming

  • a close-up of the cover of The Inheritors. It shows a cave-painting-style horned animal
    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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  • Graphic showing RAMM's Queen Street entrance with a red capital T behind it
    16 October 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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  • a sculpture made of wire and coloured shapes, in a cantilever style arrangement
    23 October 2024

    Transforming the art world:  Post-War Art 1945 to 1990s

    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 to 1990s

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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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  • Photo of a lady and her two young daughters looking at museum cases in the dark, using nothing but a hand torch.
    1 November 2024

    Night at the Museum – Hairy hands and howling hounds

    Dartmoor… a land of myth and legend, full of monsters, giants, ghouls and beasts.   RAMM… a museum alive with wondrous objects and fascinating […]Read More from Night at the Museum – Hairy hands and howling hounds

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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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  • Mandala image featuring a guitar, a Morris dancer, a butterfly and some books.
    22 November 2024

    RAMM Lates

    Join us for an adult-only night of music, dance, craft and entertainment inspired by our Dartmoor: A Radical Landscape exhibition. Banned from the Moor will be […]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 […]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 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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