New book tells story of RAMM’s botanical art collection
A new book by Martyn Rix includes a chapter of research on RAMM’s collection of Indian botanical art and can be purchased from the RAMM shop.
Historic collections help understand hawkmoth vision
University of Exeter researcher Emmanuelle Briolat explains how RAMM’s historic moth collections are helping understand hawkmoth vision
The Exeter Blitz
On the 26th February 2021 builders discovered a huge unexploded Second World War bomb in Glenthorne Road, Exeter. It caused mass disruption and evacuations of local residents.
Botany for sale: the economics of empire
In preparation for two exciting upcoming shows (A Language of Seeds and Seedscapes: Future-Proofing Nature) I have spent time with RAMM’s botany collections. Some plant specimens are local – collected within a few miles of RAMM. Others originate thousands of miles away.
Collected by Alfred Russel Wallace PART 2
This blog follows on from my discovery of a bird collected by the great naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. This time I’m taking a look at some shells.
Black History Month: ‘Portrait of an African’.
Black British history is explored through RAMM’s ‘Portrait of an African’.
Research from home: the wild flowers of William Keble Martin
Research while working from home forges links between William Keble Martin’s best selling book and the drawings and specimens in RAMM’s collection.
Collected by Alfred Russel Wallace
The moment I discovered a specimen from the collection of one of the greatest naturalists of all time – Alfred Russel Wallace.
The Montagu collection of shells receives Designation award
The Montagu collection of molluscs receives Designation award from Arts Council England in recognition of its international importance to science.
The appropriation of culture
Guest blog by Will Silcox of the University of Exeter . Appropriation or appreciation? Why commodifying other cultures is problematic.
