The scenery of Dartmoor and South Devon as depicted by father and son landscape painters William and FJ Widgery.
Both painters lived and worked in Devon throughout their careers. William Widgery (1826-1893) was entirely self-taught and developed an atmospheric style well suited to large-scale work.
By contrast, his son, FJ (1861-1942), received formal art training at home and abroad. His more precise draughtsmanship was ideal for small-scale work and illustration. Though high-spirited and sociable, William seems to have been totally dedicated to painting. FJ, though a very...
Meet members of RAMM’s conservation team who will be working on a variety of finds from Exeter’s Princesshay excavations and find out how they investigate and treat objects.
Free drop in, 10am-5pm daily.
Organised for the Council for British Archaeology Festival of Archaeology 2013.
Kapes was a small lizard-like parareptile some 100mm long.
It had only been found in Triassic of Russia until a tiny jaw was found in the Middle Triassic Otter Sandstone at Sidmouth in 2002.
230-240 million years old, the Sidmouth specimen is named after Mike Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology at Bristol University, who has made major studies of the Otter Sandstone fauna. His finds at Sidmouth were donated to RAMM.
The Kapes jaw has recently returned from the University of Helsinki where it has been on loan and the subject of further study by...
RAMM was presented with the Collections Best Practice Award at the OpenCulture 2013 conference reception at the Kia Oval on Tuesday 2 July.
Described by the judges as “A really inspiring project”, the entry focused on its Collections Review. “Isn’t this how all museums should work” they commented.
RAMM is home to almost a million objects and support from Arts Council England has enabled the museum to take stock of this wealth of material. Wishing to unlock the collections’ potential for learning, research and inspiration and to ensure that our collections will be enjoyed by...
Come along, investigate birds and their habitats. Make a bird of your choice and its nest or special home environment. Afternoon tours will be held by members of the RSPB.
Call in when you like and stay as long as you like. All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Accompanying adults can watch/supervise for free. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty. If an activity is busy there may be a short wait.
Find out about some of the animals that live on Dartmoor. Get creative, paint or make your own view of the moor – it could be a bird’s eye view or perhaps that of a mouse.
Call in when you like and stay as long as you like. All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Accompanying adults can watch/supervise for free. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty. If an activity is busy there may be a short wait.
A £2.50 entry fee is required. Held in RAMM Meeting Room A.
Vote online now and ensure that RAMM’s iconic painting, Portrait of an African , is included in Art Everywhere, the world’s biggest art exhibition this summer.
Starting today and for one week only, the public is invited to choose their favourite British artworks from a shortlist at www.arteverywhere.org.uk
Fifty of the 100 shortlisted paintings will then be used to transform thousands of poster sites and billboards into iconic artworks starting on 8 August 2013.
Art Everywhere is a collaborative project between Richard Reed, co-founder of Innocent Drinks, the Art...
RAMM’s Collections Review has just been nominated for national Collections Practice Award from the Collections Trust.
These awards celebrate projects which demonstrate the application of innovative practice to improve the sustainability and use of collections. The winners will be announced on 2 July 2013.
RAMM is home to almost a million objects and support from Arts Council England has enabled the museum to take stock of this wealth of material. Wishing to unlock the collections’ potential for learning, research and inspiration and to ensure that our collections will be...
Milk teeth are needed for an artwork in Wasted, an exhibition starting on Saturday 22 June that explores the life-giving potential of ‘discarded’ body parts and their relationship to myths, history and cutting-edge stem cell research.
It features works by Gina Czarnecki and one, called Palaces, incorporates milk teeth donated by children. Teeth are one of the only parts of the body we lose naturally that are a sign of growth and development rather than decay. Different cultures have different traditions about where these teeth go and what they are used for.
On Wednesday 19 June from 12.00-1.30pm, over 150 hand-made garments designed by Art and Design students from Exeter College will be modeled in a ‘pop up’ fashion show in Princesshay.
Featuring work from 82 Exeter College students, the performance will showcase local design talent modeled, choreographed and compered by dance and drama students from the College. Taking inspiration from artifacts and exhibitions from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, shoppers can expect to see this theme throughout the collections on display.
Nigel Watts Head of Faculty Arts and Design from...
