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Petal Power at Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum

Event Date: 
15/12/2012 - 10:00am to 10/03/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Queen Street, Exeter

Petal Power features the work of women employed by the Silver Studio of Design in London between 1910 and 1940.

The hand drawn and painted textile designs produced by the Studio’s women designers map the floral trends of the inter war period in England when floral dresses were stylish, fashionable and affordable.

The Silver Studio was one of the most influential design studios in the UK from its formation in 1880 until the middle of the twentieth century, designing fabrics, wallpapers, carpets and metalwork for companies such as...

RAMM exhibition: Local Art Show in Gallery 22

Event Date: 
22/11/2012 - 10:00am to 05/12/2012 - 4:00pm
Venue: 
Gallery 22, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Queen Street, Exeter

This exhibition showcases the work of one local art society chosen by readers of the Express and Echo newspaper.

Together with the Express and Echo RAMM invited art groups and societies whose members are largely drawn from the Exeter area to win the chance to exhibit a selection of their work in the Art Fund’s Museum of the Year.

Ritual and Honour - Warfare among Plains Indians

Event Date: 
21/11/2012 - 2:45pm
Venue: 
Gallery 21, Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Queen Street, Exeter

Gallery walk and talk: Ritual and Honour - Warfare among Plains Indians

Max Carocci is Project Curator in the Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas at the British Museum and has curated the exhibition Warriors of the Plains. His talk will cover continuities and changes in traditional approaches to war from warriors to soldiers.

2.45pm-3.45pm, tickets cost £4.50 (£3) and are available in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours.

Friends' Drecki Lecture: A Painter’s Journey to Everest

Event Date: 
20/11/2012 - 6:30pm
Venue: 
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Queen Street, Exeter

Alan Cotton will talk about his two trips to Tibet last year with the explorer David Hempleman- Adams. He will discuss how his paintings are produced.

In partnership with the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts.

Tickets are £5 from the museum in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during RAMM opening hours.

Wine Tasting at RAMM: Call my Bluff

Event Date: 
06/11/2012 - 6:00pm
Venue: 
Royal Albert Memorial Musuem, Queen Street, Exeter

A chance to sample some interesting wines at this event organised by The Royal Albert Memorial Museum Development Trust.

Tickets cost £15 and numbers are limited so book early. Tickets are available in person or calling 01392 265858 during RAMM opening hours.

Family Activity Day at RAMM: Saving Face

Event Date: 
01/11/2012 - 10:00am

Make a mask inspired by the marvellous objects in the World Cultures collection.

10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

Tickets are per participating person available in person or by phone using a credit or debit card; call 01392 265858.

Accompanying adults can watch/supervise for free. All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Some activities are messy so do wear clothes that can get dirty.

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Unlocking The Golden Years of Devon Ornamental Plasterwork

Event Date: 
24/10/2012 - 1:00pm
Venue: 
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Queen Street, Exeter

John Thorp, an expert on ornamental plasterwork, will describe the history of decorative plasterwork in Devon from 1550 to 1720, tracing its spread from aristocratic houses to the lower gentry and eventually the more prosperous farmers.

Tickets £4.50 (£3) are available in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening museum opening hours.

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RAMM museum exhibition: Warriors of the Plains

Event Date: 
26/11/2012 - 10:00am to 13/01/2013 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Queen Street, Exeter

A rare opportunity to explore the fascinating world of Native North American warfare and ritual.

The exhibition focuses on the material culture of Native North American Indians of the Plains between 1800 and the present, and the importance of the objects in a social and ceremonial context.

This exhibiton runs until January 13, 2013.

Opening times: 10am-5pm, Tuesday to Sunday.

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