An Arts Council Grant has enabled Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) to investigate its Pacific collections, including the Melanesian human remains.
These collections form part of RAMM’s World cultures collection, recognised by Arts Council England's Designation Scheme as a pre-eminent collection of national and international importance.
Researcher Kirstin Leith explains: “During the 1930s RAMM acquired three over-modelled Melanesian human skulls. The acquisition was part of a wider collection frenzy in Melanesia during the early part of the...
Starting at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum this Sunday 25 October, the I Love Museums Roadshow is travelling the length of the country giving voice to people who love and care about museums.
The UK’s Museums and Galleries are more popular than ever before. The I Love Museums roadshow is travelling from Devon to Edinburgh, to highlight public support for our cultural institutions and asking people, ‘why do you love museums?'.
The roadshow will be in RAMM’s courtyard from 11am to 4pm, inviting all visitors to share their thoughts and inviting families and children to...
Featuring city landmarks, national landscapes and the work of the English visionary Cecil Collins, the new exhibition of Exeter’s Fine Art starting at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) on Saturday 24 October will delight art lovers.
Drawn from RAMM’s extensive collection of topographical prints, drawings and watercolours, distinctive city landmarks include Mol’s Coffee House and the Higher Market. The fine art collection also includes outstanding British landscapes and some of the finest are included providing dramatic views of Wales, the Lake District and Yorkshire.
Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum has joined Exeter Dementia Action Alliance.
Cllr Rosie Denham, Lead Councillor for Economy and Culture, said “We are proud to be part of this growing community of organisations. The Alliance shares the council’s aim of making Exeter a dementia-friendly city. The city’s museum is there for everyone and we value every visitor. Whatever your age, there’s always something to discover – about objects, about the world, about yourself, or the person with you.”
Gina Awad, leading Exeter Dementia Action Alliance (EDAA), said "We are gradually...
Darren Henley, the Chief Executive of Arts Council England, will be in Exeter on 21 October visiting some of the City’s outstanding arts and cultural organisations.
During his trip Darren will visit Exeter Phoenix, The Bike Shed Theatre, Devon Library and Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
All of the organisations receive funding through Arts Council England.
Last year (2014/15) the Arts Council invested over £2.4million in Exeter, recognising the excellent work done in the city.
In his first major speech as Chief Executive in May, Darren Henley made a commitment...
Featuring city landmarks, national landscapes and the work of the English visionary Cecil Collins, the new exhibition of Exeter’s Fine Art starting at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) on Saturday 24 October will delight art lovers.
Drawn from RAMM’s extensive collection of topographical prints, drawings and watercolours, distinctive city landmarks include Mol’s Coffee House and the Higher Market. The fine art collection also includes outstanding British landscapes and some of the finest are included providing dramatic views of Wales, the Lake District and Yorkshire.
University lecturers never seem to stop talking about the RAMM and for everyone’s first term of university, it’s commonly mistaken for the Ram pub on campus (not quite the same thing). Although both Ram(m)s are claimed to be great, this week I decided to get a little cultural and check out the Royal Albert Memorial Museum.
Having done practically no research, I had no idea what to expect – not being a huge fan of museums, this made the day a little more exciting. All I knew was it stayed open Tuesday – Sunday for free to the public. Fantastic. It’s far more enticing to go to a...
Two practical courses inspired by the displays at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) are ideal people looking new outlets for their creativity.
The courses in jewellery making and stone carving start with a tour of the museum galleries to seek inspiration then continue at the Passmore Edwards Centre in Newton Abbot.
Jewellery in Metal for Beginners starts on Wednesday 21 October. Devon jewellery designer Naomi Davies leads the weekly sessions. Her work combines current fashion trends with timeless style to produce highly wearable art that shines with class,...
Special sessions at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) help people with memory problems, their families and carers share experiences inspired by the museum’s objects and exhibitions, expanding horizons at a time when many people affected by dementia feel as if their world is shrinking.
RAMM’s Living Each Season Living Each Season dementia-friendly activities are inspired by a groundbreaking programme at the Museum of Modern Art in New York which focuses on living in the moment.
The RAMM sessions use its treasure trove of objects to provoke thoughts and spark...
In a lunchtime talk at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Wednesday 14 October, award-winning photographer Michelle Sank will reveal the extraordinary, and sometimes humorous, stories behind the images in her Touch-Line exhibition.
Touch-Line (in Gallery 20 until 4 November) shows Michelle Sank’s images of the preparation, delivery and enjoyment of Rugby World Cup 2015 games. Urban and rural landscapes complement portraiture to give a comprehensive visual record of the preparation for the Rugby World Cup in Exeter. The photographs of players, spectators and fans reflect the...
