Collections at RAMM chart the story of the natural world and human creativity over millennia and across the globe, from the fossilised remains of prehistoric life to the very latest work by contemporary artists. They consist of over one million individual objects and specimens and are divided into eight main categories: antiquities, costume and textiles, decorative art, fine art, natural sciences, numismatics, social history, and world cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The collections contain items of local, national and international importance, and many are of outstanding historical or cultural significance. The world cultures collection and George Montagu’s shell collection have been Designated by Arts Council England<\/a> as a reflection of their signficance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Collections Explorer is a separate website. It shares information about the collections at RAMM and the people responsible for bringing them to the museum. It includes over 17,500 individual object records and new records are added every month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Visitors to the website can explore objects through Collections Stories which are carefully curated and themed online exhibitions. If you missed an exhibition at RAMM, such as ‘By Royal Appointment: Devon’s lacemakers’ or ‘In Plain Sight \u2013 Transatlantic slavery and Devon’, online versions may be available as Collections Stories. RAMM’s Research Blog gives visitors access to the most recent research being undertaken on the collections by curators, conservators and external researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n Use the links below to navigate straight to different areas of the RAMM Collections Explorer website:<\/p>\n A second website, South West Collections Explorer, gives access to the collections held by several South West organisations: RAMM, Devon Museums Group (including The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon, Topsham Museum and Torquay Museum), South West Heritage Trust and South West Implement Petrology Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n South West Collections Explorer<\/p>\n A selection of fine art and object images are online to license or buy as prints. <\/p>\n\n\n Use the links below to take you directly to the most relevant online service:<\/p>\n RAMM reviews its Collections Development Policy at least every five years. This ensures the museum\u2019s collections remain relevant and reflect contemporary society. All policies relating to RAMM’s collections are available on the reports, plans and policies page.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nExplore the collections from home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Take me to RAMM’s Collections Explorer<\/h4>\n
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Collections across the South West<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Take me to South West Collections Explorer<\/h4>\n
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License and buy prints of RAMM\u2019s objects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What RAMM collects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Donating items<\/h2>\n\n\n\n