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DCMS Wolfson grant for World Cultures
22 January 2018
Last year in 2017, RAMM successfully received a grant of £190,000 from DCMS Wolfson to make physical improvements to the World Cultures gallery. This scheme is to be completed by April this year and includes the installation of a ventilation system, track lighting and three new display cases.
Curate a collection
22 December 2017
South West Collections Explorer has a new feature for researchers and others. It allows visitors to curate a collection of objects then share or keep the collection private.
Molluscs from George Montagu – Type Specimens at RAMM
17 November 2017
New research locates type mollusc material belonging to Colonel George Montagu at RAMM and Natural History Museum
Devon Art Pottery
19 September 2017
A donor's visit has provided some new insights into RAMM's Art Pottery collection.
Rediscovered voices – online distance learning
10 August 2017
Rediscovered Voices is the title of a new public online distance learning course from Exeter University
Poor Man’s Gold
29 June 2017
Exploring the unusual material of straw used in the embroidery of a late 1860's dress.
New finds from Henry Townsend’s letters
Researching the objects donated by Reverend Henry Townsend with his letters
Ndungu, Isca: Cedar Lewisohn
02 June 2017
Ndungu, Isca is the solo work of British artist and writer Cedar Lewisohn. His exhibition is held at the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter and includes examples of printmaking, drawing, video and bookworks.
Two paintings discovered in archive
22 May 2017
One example of two newly discovered paintings in the Ethnography collection and some of the research that went with it. This is part of the Designated-funded Discovering Worlds: Africa project.