Highlights
Two new trails reveal the wealth of sculpture at
RAMM and in central Exeter. Inspired by a new glass sculpture commissioned for
RAMM’s Sea Life exhibition, both are available from 13 May when the exhibition
starts.
12 May
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Friday 30 June, 5.30 to 8.15pm, £15 (early bird £12)
Popular anthropologist Professor Alice Roberts,
well known from BBC’s Coast programme, will launch RAMM’s display of the
recently acquired Seaton Down Hoard with a lecture on..
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Tuesday 16 May, 5 to 6pm, £10
Join members of the Alauda Quartet to learn from the experts
about tuning and performance technique. Bring your instrument. Suitable for
Grade 3 and above.
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Tuesday 16 May. SOLD OUT.
The Alauda Quartet was
formed at the Royal Academy of Music in London in 2011. In 2013 the Quartet was
awarded a Junior Fellowship in Chamber Music from the Royal ...
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Wednesday 17 May, 2 to 4pm, £15 (includes companion)
A friendly, relaxed tour of
the exhibition Sea Life: Glimpses of the
Wonderful which combines the Victorian art of naturalist Philip Henry Gosse
with a real aquarium and contemporary art inspired by the marine world.
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Thursday 18 May, 10am to 4pm, £45
Learn about illustration in
children’s publishing from picture books to young adult fiction. See how
imagery is used to shape narrative and to evoke mood, emotion, character ..
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Thursday 18 May, 6.30 to 8pm, £9
Paper, Stone, Bronze: Recent Works - The artist will share his ongoing interest in order and
chaos in natural phenomena and the way that ...
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Saturday 20 May, 10am to 4.30pm, £7.50 (£5)
each
90min workshops in drama, music, poetry and puppetry for 4 to 12 year olds. with PaddleBoat Theatre. Join
PaddleBoat Theatre for a whole treasure trove of under sea activities and workshops
throughout the day.
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Saturday 20 May, 6 to 8pm, £6 U-4s free
Evening performance by
PaddleBoat Theatre - Join us for the evening as we launch the exhibition Sea Life with a sensory, interactive
performance to think about what you might see and hear and touch in a watery
world quite unlike our own.
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Thursday 25 May, 7 to 8pm, £10 (£8)
What Did Gosse Ever Do For Us? John Spicer, Professor of Marine Zoology at the University
of Plymouth, explores what Gosse contributed to our current understanding of,
and approach to, biodiversity.
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Saturday 27 May, 10.30am to 12 noon,
free drop in
Set forth on a voyage of
discovery under the sea. Explore a world of colour, pattern, movement, texture
and sound. Take off your shoes and socks and paddle with ...
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Wednesday 31 May, 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm,
£2.50 per child, drop-in
Classify and identify local live seaweeds with experts from Devon
Wildlife Trust. Consider its use in food, beauty products, heart
surgery, dentistry and… t-shirt making! Take
part in the Seaweed Supermarket Challenge and a seaweed jelly activity.
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Wednesday 31 May to Friday 2 June, 10.30am to 3.30pm. Free, drop-in
Achieve your Discover Arts Award at RAMM this May half term for free! Pick up a RAMM Discover Arts Award log booklet in the courtyard and follow Alfie the Sparrow around the museum at your own pace to complete arty activities and .....
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13 May to 17 September
Catch a glimpse of the magic and mystery of the world under
the sea. Dive in, and delight in the wonders of aquatic life. Through a playful mix of historic objects, film,
illustrations, live creatures and contemporary craft,
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To 28 May
This exhibition features a
selection of drawings, watercolours and oil paintings from RAMM’s collection
with a seasonal theme, as well as Devon Landscapes, Exeter and People.
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4 April to 2 July
Exeter Illustrators’ first
group exhibition features a range of artistic styles including artwork for children’s
books, observational drawings, wall murals, graphic novel illustration and
character design. It includes ...
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4 April to 2 July
Another in this series
of small displays showing the passions of local collectors: Ray Bruno’s decorative boxes from the
19th and early 20th century are made from antimony, a metalloid element, usually
combined with ...
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8 May to 19 November
A small display of works by
the artist Sir David Muirhead Bone (1876-1953) depicting evocative scenes from
the First World War.
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April to June 2017
View the full programme of exhibitions and events in RAMM's quarterly leaflet.
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