Meet Professor Sam Smiles for a tour around the exhibition.
Sam Smiles is Emeritus Professor of Art History, University of Plymouth, and Programme Director, Art History and Visual Culture, University of Exeter. He specialises in the history of British art and has a particular interest in the contribution of Devon and Cornwall to the national picture.
Tickets £6 (£4)
Tickets available above or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm....
Dr Stephanie Pratt will discuss the visual images which resulted from English voyages of exploration to the new World, particularly in relation to the indigenous peoples encountered there from the late 1570’s to the early 1600’s.
Tickets available above or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
Encounter artist Hilary Paynter demonstrating the artistic and technical skills of wood-engraving. Examples of Hilary’s work and her monograph Full Circle will be available to buy landscape – accompanying the exhibition Awake Through Years: Four Southwest Wood Engravers.
Artists Jenny Brooks and Aza Adlam of the Hilliard Society will give talks and demonstrate miniature portrait painting techniques showing work in progress with opportunities for you to have a go.
With a romantic 1920s dress theme, this Electro Swing night includes dancing lessons and live band The Pookas. DJs Don Johnston and Mr Puckey will play Electro Swing – a fusion of house and hip-hop with classic jazz swing.
The fun continues next door at The Cavern Club for a special after party (over 18s only, ID required).
Tickets: £10
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RAMM holds a small but interesting collection of archaeological objects collected in Cyprus in the late 19th century.
Dr Thomas Kiely, Curator of Cyprus Collections at the BritishMuseum, will reveal the history of archaeological exploration in Cyprus, and explore how these objects came to Exeter. This research and lecture are funded by the AG Leventis Foundation.
Tickets: £6 (£4).
Book your tickets here online or from the museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours.
We are all taught that Elizabeth I’s intrepid sea dogs defeated the Spanish Armada and saved her realm from invasion. Dr Robert Hutchinson, OBE believes the truth is different ....
Tickets:£6 (£4)
Tickets available above or from the Royal Albert Memorial Museum reception in person or by phone using a credit or debit card on 01392 265858 during opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
Tudor England was a dangerous place. There were wars and plagues and childbirth was perilous. But what risks did people run in their daily lives? Dr Steven Gunn, Fellow and tutor in History, MertonCollege, Oxford shows us the accidents they had at work and play, from tin-mines and cider-presses to wrestling and throwing the hammer.
A comment in a donor file has begun an intriguing search involving international commerce during England’s Civil War, silk togs, and a fake letter that may have finished a career... Shelley Tobin, RAMM’s Curator for Costume, reports:
Family treasures
A silk robe and quilted velvet tarboush (hat) were presented to RAMM in 1965 by Miss Mollie Prideaux, who referred to herself as the only surviving member of her family who knew their origin. They had belonged to an ancestor, Edward Barnard, not to be confused with the famous seventeenth-century philosopher and astronomer....
RAMM Meeting Room A Collections inspired art and craft sessions for under fives with Creation Station. A chance for under fives to take a journey of discovery and make collections inspired creations. Parents, grandparents and carers can enjoy quality time with their little ones in a friendly, social environment.
Contact Erin Blake in advance: Tel 0844 824 4534, mobile:07925 653942 or email erinblake@thecreationstation.co.uk
