Since 2009 The British Wildlife Photography Awards have showcased some of the finest images captured by photographers practising in Britain.
The 14 categories, including Botanical Britain, Young People’s Awards, Coast and marine and Wildlife in HD Video, are inspiring, thought provoking and highlight the natural wonders right on our doorsteps.
Subjects range from familiar favourites to rare and elusive floral and faunal gems.
Meet and talk with local bird experts from the RSPB and join them for a 20-30 minute walk around RAMM to see the wildlife on display and hear news of wildlife conservation. Tours start at 11am and 2pm.
Join RAMM’s Friends for an evening reception and auction to raise money towards the purchase of a portrait of the Devon artist Francis Hayman by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
The evening starts with with music from well known Jazz Trio Douce Ambiance followed by the auction at 7.30pm conducted by Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood. #
The artworks have been donated by local artists and can be viewed beforehand online and in Gallery 20 on Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 March, 10am to 5pm.
Bids can be placed online by emailing Sue Temple, in Gallery 20 when viewing in the days...
RAMM’s Curator of Natural History, Holly Morgenroth, will give an insight into the biology and cultural significance of New Zealand’s birds and shed some light on how RAMM, a museum 12,000 miles away, came to have rare and extinct New Zealand birds in its collections.
Keep your eyes peeled for the collectors and fanatics of the Victorian past. Our steampunk enthusiasts – inspired by the Sladen Collection – will be roaming the galleries, keen to share their fascinating discoveries, fabulous creatures and incredible machines. Share your curiosity with these emerging young performance artists.
In partnership with the University of Exeter Drama department.
Geoffrey Dicks will give a one hour lecture on “Is the recovery sustainable” looking at the general economic situation, including the forthcoming Budget. This will be followed by a Q&A session and an informal drinks reception.
Geoffrey Dicks MBE Geoffrey Dicks was chief UK economist at NatWest Markets, RBS Global Banking and Markets and worked with Sir Alan Budd at the Office for Budget Responsibility as one of the three-man committee. From 2008 until last year Geoffrey was chief economist at Novus Capital Markets. In 2011, Geoffrey was awarded an MBE for services to...
Join RAMM’s Art Curator John Madin for a tour of RAMM’s latest exhibition of Exeter’s Fine Art, including drawings by Barbara Hepworth, watercolours by Thomas Girtin, Francis Towne and John White Abbott and painting by Alan Cotton and Brian Rice.
With expedition leader and photographer Pam Kemp, take a journey beneath the waves to explore a coral reef: its unique structure, the creatures that inhabit it and its special place within our world today.
Stiff Little Fingers take things ‘up a gear’. The band will be touring the UK in March and are currently recording their as yet untitled 10th studio album set for release in 2014.
Stiff Little Fingers were formed in 1977 in Belfast, Ireland. Along with the likes of the Clash, Sex Pistols, The Jam, Buzzcocks, Undertones, Sham 69, Stranglers, et al – Stiff Little Fingers were at the forefront of the punk movement. They wrote initially about their own lives, growing up at the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, in songs like Suspect Device...
On March 29th, the Hospital Records family will be taking over the hometown of our favourite Devonshire duo Fred V & Grafix, for a celebratory launch of their debut LP.
The Exeter Phoenix will play host to a selection of some of the finest talent from the Hospital roster, both in terms of breakthrough acts as well as more established names.
Tickets for this one-off spectacular are priced at just £10 for Early Birds, so don’t sleep and make sure you’re a part of it.
