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Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery is encouraging debate about contemporary art.

At an event on Friday 16 May, a panel of experts will discuss with the audience how gallery curators decide what to include in an exhibition, what is shocking, and what a museum & art gallery should be showing in the 21st century.

The event will include debate about the works of Gilbert & George currently on display at RAMM, other works at the Museum, and contemporary art in general.

Those attending the event will have the opportunity to contribute to the...

Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) is calling for entries for the 2014 Local Art Show competition.

Run jointly by RAMM and the Express and Echo, all art groups and societies from Exeter and the surrounding area can compete for the chance to exhibit the work of their members in the museum from 7 to 21 August. #

All groups wishing to enter must download entry forms from the museum website: www.exeter.gov.uk/RAMM and submit them before Tuesday 10 June.

Rosie Denham, Exeter’s Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, explains: “This competition allows us to...

The recent purchase of 19th-century lace by the Friends of Exeter Museum and Art Gallery for the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) exemplifies the diverse relationships that are crucial to the running of a successful modern museum.

A flagship service provided by the city council, RAMM has benefitted from over 130 years continuous support. Arts Council England helps the museum serve the wider region while local, regional and national partnerships help share expertise and extend both services and audiences. The support of Friends and a Development Trust improves displays and...

A partnership between Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) and the University of Exeter has produced the first ever dedicated display of sexually related material from the Wellcome Collection and a new way for schools to tackle difficult topics in sex education.

Intimate Worlds: Exploring Sexuality through the Wellcome Collection opened in Exeter on Saturday 5 April. The displays include an 18th-century chastity belt, Roman phallic amulets worn by soldiers and children, an Ashanti fertility doll and a Ch’ing dynasty ivory copulating couple from late 19th-...

Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery is encouraging debate about contemporary art with its latest exhibition.

The art of Gilbert & George explores important contemporary issues such as racial tension, politics, religion, sex and violence. Although Gilbert and Plymouth-born George are well known in London, it’s the first time there has been a major exhibition of their work in the South West. RAMM has received funding through ARTIST ROOMS to introduce the work of Gilbert & George to people in Exeter, particularly young people. A debate aimed at young people...

The South West’s leading arts charity and Classic FM’s chosen orchestra of the South launched their 60th Anniversary community celebrations on Thursday 13 March at Exeter’s acclaimed Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) and the University of Exeter to a rapturous reception. The events were held in partnership with Exeter Chamber of Commerce & Industry and One Voice Media & PR and sponsored by Event Exeter.

The first of the exclusive events was held at the RAMM and was attended by a host of leading businesses from Exeter and across the South West. Derek Phillips, Vice...

A successful fundraising auction by the Friends of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery has ensured that a portrait commemorating the friendship of two of Devon’s most famous artists has been saved for Devon.

With over £12,000 raised at the art auction last Wednesday and assistance from the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, the Portrait of the artist Francis Hayman (1708-1776) by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) can be added to Exeter’s art collection.

Rosie Denham, Exeter’s Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, said: “Reynolds and Hayman are both artists of...