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Royal Albert Memorial Museum What’s on & Art Gallery, Exeter Apr to Jun 2019
Highlights What’s on at RAMM
April to June 2019
Tickets: Series ticket £60 (£45) Doors and bar 6.45pm
Book from Single ticket £22 (£17) Concert 7.30pm
RAMM Patrons and a guest half price See website for full programme
or online Please contact Garden Reception bit.ly/HawksmoorConcerts2019
to book
Emma Johnson, clarinet
John Lenehan, piano
Wed 3 Apr
One of the UK’s biggest selling classical
artists, Emma has appeared as soloist
with many of the world’s leading
orchestras in repertoire that includes
all the major clarinet works as well
as pieces written especially for her
by John Dankworth and Will Todd
amongst others. Programme includes
works from Rossini, Brahms, Poulenc,
Mozart, Paul Reade and Bernstein.
George Todica, piano
Wed 1 May
Romanian pianist George Todica has
won over 20 1st Prizes in national and
international competitions including
the Stefano Marizza Competition
in Trieste, and 2nd Prize at the
2016 International Piano Campus
Competition in Pontoise, France.
Programme includes Mozart, Chopin,
Ravel and Rachmaninov.
Solem Quartet
Thu 6 Jun
Winner of the 2014 Royal Over-Seas
League Ensemble Competition,
the quartet enjoys a busy concert
schedule and has performed in the
Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall
and Bridgewater Hall as well as in the
BBC Proms Extra, broadcast live on
BBC Radio 3. Programme includes
Schumann, Britten and Beethoven.
A Sense of Science
Sat 18 May to Fri 31 May
Check our listings for event
timings and ticket prices.
Delve into the science of the
human brain in a series of events
and activities inspired by our
Extreme Imagination exhibition.
Untangle optical illusions and
brain teaser puzzles or take a
sensory journey through
RAMM’s collections.
Refugee Week
16 to 23 Jun
Home Sweet Home – in the cafe,
28 May to 23 Jun – features diverse
Exeter residents in photos and
stories celebrating the personal
belongings and customs we use
to welcome people. Refugee Week
closes with a family-friendly day
(Sat 22 Jun) of Syrian drumming,
Arabic writing, a book corner and a
close-up view of henna decorations.
Exhibition: 10 Apr to 23 Jun
Welcome spring with a
celebration of mosaics
and be entranced by
the play of light on gold,
coloured glass and
marble. This retrospective
exhibition celebrates
40 years of mosaic art by
this remarkable artist.
This exhibition brings together
over 30 luminous mosaics to
chart the experiences, places
and beliefs that have inspired
Elaine M Goodwin’s work.
“My work is about
light. For all who
look, at each and The mosaics
of Elaine
every moment,
M Goodwin
light is held, captured,
and let go – continually
and continuously.
It is, for me a sublime
engagement.”
Elaine M Goodwin
Elaine M Goodwin, Impotentia (quadriptych), 2019. Photo: Sonja van Driel.
Exhibition: 30 Mar to 2 Jun
When you daydream, Extreme Imagination: inside the mind’s eye explores
remember, or think of these questions through the varied work of 22 artists.
Some of the artists have Aphantasia – with no inner
someone you know, do you
imagery – and others have the opposite experience,
see a picture in your mind? called Hyperphantasia.
Is it extremely clear and
Come and see the exhibition, test the vividness of your
vivid? Or foggy? own mind’s eye and challenge your preconceptions
If you had no image at about how we use the imagination in art making.
all in your mind’s eye, In collaboration with the University of Exeter Medical School with
would this affect your work funding from the AHRC.
if you were an artist?
Claire Strickland, Dorothy, 2010.
Exhibition: Until 9 Jun Sometimes the galleries are
closed for special events;
please check before travelling
Shining a spotlight on
women artists in RAMM’s
fine art collection, this
exhibition features works
from the 1770s until 2011.
Included are works by the
suffragette artist Olive Wharry
and Victorian children’s book
illustrator Kate Greenaway.
There are also works by
Barbara Hepworth, Gillian
Ayres, Mary Martin, Dame
Laura Knight, Primrose Pitman,
Judith Ackland and Lucy Kemp-
Welch amongst others.
Exhibition: 11 to 30 June 18 Jun to 15 Mar 2020
DevonLive
Talented art groups from across Devon
compete by making artwork inspired
by this year’s theme of migration.
The winning group’s work will be on display.
Displays Sam Boughton’s Devon 5 Mar to 26 May The Cafe at RAMM See Devon through the eyes of local artist Sam Boughton. She combines painting, collage, ink splatters, bold brushwork and delicate pastel marks to convey a sense of place and time. From windswept wild grasses on Dartmoor to rusty boats and whitewashed coastal houses, Sam evokes the textures and colours of Devon in this series of original works and prints. Works for sale through the Shop. What Do You Collect? Detectorists 9 Apr to 7 Jul Finders Keepers? gallery This metal-detecting group’s hobby and love of history has brought them a mixed bag of treasure including the valuable, the surprising and the mundane. You can see some of their favourite finds here. MD Finds Group are based in East Devon. An open group, they allow others to share their knowledge and finds through their database, the Portable Antiquities Scheme, and now here in RAMM. Czigane by Bik Van der Pol 30 Apr to 5 May Courtyard. 30 Apr to 16 Jun Cafe The RAMM collection houses the remains of Czigane, a sledge dog that went on Scott’s 1910-1913 expedition to the South Pole. The meteorological records from this expedition are important for today’s climate research. Taking these data as a point of departure, artists Bik Van der Pol’s video work unfolds the relationship between objects, touch and global trade. Commissioned by Exeter Culture with support from the Met Office, St David’s C of E Primary School and RAMM. New artwork by Preston Street Union (PSU) From May Preston Street Union (PSU), an Exeter-based group of artists, use social, collaborative processes to create participatory and performative artwork. Working with curators at RAMM, PSU will develop two new art commissions inspired by RAMM’s 2019 theme ‘migration’ and its rich collections. The first commission will take place outside the museum in Exeter’s city centre in May. Look out for further details online.
Event highlights Revealing Light: annual Drecki Lecture by Elaine M Goodwin Wed 10 Apr. Doors 6pm, talk 6.30pm £9 Elaine M Goodwin uses the mosaic materials of ancient Byzantium, Greece and Rome to create works of light. A student of Exeter College of Art and Design, the internationally acclaimed artist and author moved her studio from Exeter to Burgundy in 2016. In association with the South West Academy. RAMM Lates Fri 10 May. 6.30 to 10pm £5 Delight in an after-hours night of exploration and entertainment. An evening to expand your mind and stimulate your senses, it will include performances and music, engaging talks and hands-on activities and the chance to delve further into our exhibitions and stunning collections. Or simply sit back and relax with friends over a drink or a bite to eat. Make a Mosaic: Adult Workshop Sat 15 Jun. 10am to 4pm £40 Learn how to make a colourful mosaic with local artist Michelle Greenwood- Brown. You will create your own piece of artwork to take home with you. All materials provided.
Events for families and children: highlights Mosaic mash-up: children’s workshop Wed 10 Apr. 10.30am to 12.30pm £8 Create a coaster-sized mosaic using colourful, pre-cut tiles with local artist Michelle Greenwood-Brown. Draw inspiration from RAMM’s collection of Roman mosaics or visit our Elaine M Goodwin exhibition before the workshop, mimic the artist’s own designs or create your own pattern from scratch. All materials provided. For ages 8+. Buried history: be a detectorist Tue 16 and Wed 17 Apr 10.30am to 3.30pm £1, Drop-in. Pay on arrival Come and find buried objects. Use scanners with the help of the East Devon Metal Detecting Club. Record your finds with the Portable Antiquities Scheme and enjoy looking at objects found buried in Devon. Step inside your brain Fri 31 May One-hour sessions start at 10.30am, 11.30am ,1.30pm and 2.30pm £4 (accompanying adults need a ticket) Enter the Explorer Dome, an acclaimed, interactive science show, to experience a kaleidoscope of sights and sounds to thrill your senses and find out what goes on inside your brain.
Events: families and children
Mosaic mania Seeing is believing: brain puzzles and teasers
Tue 9 to Fri 12 Apr. 10am to 5pm Tue 28 and Wed 29 May
£1, Drop-in. Pay on arrival 10.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30 to 3.30pm
Create your own piece of art and add it to our £3, Drop-in. Pay on arrival
large-scale paper mosaic. Try your skills at brainteaser puzzles, make your
Mosaic mash-up: children’s workshop own puzzle and spot the hidden images.
Wed 10 Apr. 10.30am to 12.30pm Exploring your senses
£8 Thu 30 May
Ancient Egyptian Activities 10.30am to 12.30pm; 1.30 to 3.30pm
Sat 13 Apr and Sat 1 Jun £1, Drop-in. Pay on arrival
11am, 12.30 and 2pm Touch, smell, see, hear and taste your way along a
£3 per child. Under 5s and adults Free sensory journey through RAMM’s collection.
Ancient Egyptian Tour Step inside your brain
Sat 13 Apr and Sat 1 Jun. 12noon and 2pm Fri 31 May
£2.50 10.30 to 11.30am; 11.30am to 12.30pm;
1.30 to 2.30pm; 2.30 to 3.30pm
Buried history: be a detectorist
£4 (accompanying adults need a ticket)
Tue 16 and Wed 17 Apr. 10.30am to 3.30pm
£1, Drop-in. Pay on arrival Enter the Explorer Dome, an acclaimed,
interactive science show.
Chocolicious: Where did your Easter egg
come from? Exeter Respect Festival
Thur 18 Apr. 10.30am to 12noon Sat 8 Jun. 11.30am to 7pm
£3 Sun 9 Jun. 11am to 6pm
Drop-in. £2 on the door, 16 and under free
Find out about the exotic origins of chocolate
Belmont Park, Exeter, EX1 2DH
while making your own Aztec chocolate drink
from scratch. For ages 5-11 Visit the RAMM tent for free family-friendly
activities.
Found in the ground: junior finds day
Thu 18 Apr. 1.30 to 3.30pm Beat as one: celebrate Refugee Week
£5 Sat 22 Jun. 10.30am to 2.30pm
Drop-in. Donations welcome
Work with Devon’s Finds Liaison Officer to identify,
research and record objects found in the ground. Create a welcome sign in Arabic, listen to Syrian
drumming, join in the dancing, and see how
Lighting Up RAMM henna decorations are made.
Sat 18 May. 10.30am to 4pm
Drop-in. Pay what you think
Learn about the science of light with arts and crafts,
experiments, photos, games, videos and quizzes.
Adult events, tours and talks
Explore Roman Devon and the Seaton Down RAMM Lates: visit the museum after dark
Hoard Tours Fri 10 May. 6.30pm
First and third Thu of each month. 2 to 2.30pm £5
£2.50 Exeter Pride Festival
Hawksmoor Classical Concert Series: Emma Sat 11 May. 12.30 to 6pm
Johnson, clarinet, John Lenehan, piano Drop-in. Free
Wed 3 Apr. Doors and bar 6.45pm, concert Northernhay Gardens, EX4 3TJ
7.30pm Join the RAMM tent for free activities.
£22, £17 concessions. Patrons + guest half price
Baby-friendly curator talk:
Behind-the-scenes tour: More in Store Extreme Imagination: inside the mind’s eye
10 Apr, 29 May, 19 Jun and 16 Jul. 2 to 2.50pm Tue 14 May. 10 to 11am
£5 Drop-in. Pay what you think
Revealing Light: annual Drecki Lecture by Pint of Science
Elaine M Goodwin Mon 20, Tue 21 and Wed 22 May
Wed 10 Apr. Doors 6pm, talk 6.30pm Doors and bar 7pm, event 7.30pm
£9 £4
Journeying to Light: walk and talk with artist Share a pint with a neuroscientist: talks on the themes
Elaine M Goodwin of ‘Beautiful Mind’, psychology and psychiatry.
Thu 11 Apr. 2pm Hawksmoor Classical Concert Series:
£8, includes refreshments Solem Quartet
Ancient Egyptian Tour Thu 6 Jun. Doors and bar 6.45pm, concert
Sat 13 Apr and Sat 1 Jun. 12noon and 2pm 7.30pm
£2.50 £22, concessions £17. Patrons + guest half price
Explore the Museum Tour Nicholas Hilliard: the extraordinary life
Tue 16 Apr and Wed 5 Jun. 2pm of an Exeter man
£5 Tue 11 Jun. 1pm
World Cultures Tour Tickets £8 (Friends £6)
Sat 27 Apr and Thu 27 Jun. 2 to 3pm Make a Mosaic: Adult Workshop
£5 Sat 15 Jun. 10am to 4pm
Hawksmoor Classical Concert Series: £40
George Todica, piano Jeff Rose: Our Great Migration
Wed 1 May. Doors and bar 6.45pm, Wed 17 Jul. Doors and bar 6.30pm, talk 7pm
concert 7.30pm £16 early bird until 1 July, £18 full price
£22, £17 concessions. Patrons + guest half price Pioneering archaeologist, National Geographic
Local History Tour Explorer and TV presenter Dr Jeff Rose delves
Thu 9 May. 11am and Wed 10 Jul, 2pm into RAMM’s migration theme by exploring one
£5 of humankind’s earliest adventures out of Africa.
Dementia-friendly activities
Suitable for those with mild to moderate memory problems who must be
accompanied by a friend, relative or carer. Numbers and parking are limited.
Springtime at the museum Women Artists gallery tour
Thu 25 Apr. 10.30am to 12.30pm Thu 16 May. 10.30am to 12.30pm
£5 per person. Includes refreshments £5 per person. Includes refreshments
Come behind the scenes for a relaxed Come with us on a friendly, relaxed tour.
conversation about nature. This is a chance to Dementia-friendly inspirational mosaic art
explore artefacts from around the museum using Wed 19 Jun. 10.30am to 12.30pm
a range of senses. £5 per person. Includes refreshments
Celebrate Dementia Action Week (20-26 May) Make your own tile in a workshop for all abilities.
by inviting someone you know to a day out at Celebrate Creativity & Wellbeing Week with us.
RAMM. www.creativityandwellbeing.org.uk
Tickets Buy online at Buy over the phone
rammuseum.org.uk/whatson 01392 265858 (Tues to Sun 10am to 5pm)
Gallery activities For schools
Arts Award Discover Unassisted school visits to RAMM are free.
Every day, drop-in Book online now: b it.ly/RAMMSchoolVisit
£5 – pick up your activity booklet
from Garden Reception or the shop Arts Award Discover for schools and groups
Every day
(price also includes award certificate and badge).
Take part in arts activities, learn about £3.50 per child for groups of 12+
artists and share your discoveries with Take part in arts activities, learn about artists and share
museum guide Alfie the Sparrow. your discoveries with museum guide Alfie the Sparrow.
Half term gallery handling sessions Price includes an activity booklet, instruction sheet, the
28 May: Second World War Award certificate and an Alfie the Sparrow badge.
29 May: World Cultures Life and Death in Ancient Egypt
30 May: Roman Handling Book activities and tours for your school group
10.30am to 12.30pm, 1.30 to 3.30pm From £2 per child
Drop-in. Suggested donation £1
Roman Devon and the Seaton Down Hoard
Volunteer guides will help you to Book 30 minute handling sessions and 30 minute tours
explore and handle authentic and for your school group
replica objects from our collections. From £1.50 per child (max 36 pupils per visit)
Second World War handling Available 10am to 12.30pm the
sessions first and third Thu of each month
Second and last Tue of each month
Second World War and the Exeter Blitz
11am to 3pm
Book 30 minute handling sessions for your school group
Drop-in. Suggested donation £1
Available 10.30am to 1pm the second and last Tue of
Explore Roman Devon: each month
handling sessions From £1 per child (max 36 pupils per visit)
First and third Thu of each month To book your school or group visit:
10.30am to 12.30pm; 1.30 to 3.30pm T 01392 265858
Drop-in. Suggested donation £1 E ramm.extra@exeter.gov.uk
Discovering Worlds:
handling sessions
First and third Tues of each month Private tours and talks
10.30am to 12.30pm; 1.30 to 3.30pm Private tours: full site, Private talks: informal
Drop-in. Suggested donation £1 local history, Egyptian, talks at your venue
307 Polish Squadron project Roman or world cultures Book a one-hour
Tues 28 May, 11am to 3pm Arrange a one-hour presentation for your
Drop-in. museum full site, local group or society. Roman
Discover the story of the Polish history or world cultures Devon and the Seaton
Squadron based in Exeter during the tour, or a 30 minute Down Hoard. From £50.
Second World War. Egyptian or Roman tour To book private tours,
for your group or society talks and schools
Egyptian activities
on a mutually agreed date. Arts Award:
Sat 13 Apr, Sat 1 Jun, 11am, 12.30 and
2pm 30 minute tours from £25, T 01392 265858
£3 per child. Under 5s and adults free 1 hour tours from £50 E ramm.extra
@exeter.gov.ukTo accompany the
exhibition Journeying
to Light, we have small
mosaic artworks by
Elaine M Goodwin
for sale.
Gifts for all, inspired
by RAMM’s collections
and exhibitions.
Find us on the ground floor near
the Queen Street entrance.
perfectly
hand-picked gifts
RAMM’s Queen
Alexandra
Birdwing
butterfly, uniquely
recreated by
embroiderer
Heather Everitt.
Lovely hand-
pressed seaweed
prints and
postcards from
local artists
Molesworth
and Bird.Adding to your visit
Wifi FREE
Internet access at RAMM.
Beastie bags FREE
Activities for young children,
available from both receptions.
Explorer bags FREE
For adventurous 7-14 year-olds,
available from Garden reception.
Interactive exhibits FREE
Try on Roman clothing, make a Families area FREE NEW!
mosaic, learn about insect noises Toys, books and space to play in the heart
and more. of the World Cultures galleries.
Relax and refresh in the
heart of the museum
Serving Fairtrade Eros tea, coffee
and hot chocolate with a variety
of treats from award winning
local suppliers.
We now serve almond, coconut
and soya milk and have a
specially selected range of gluten
free, dairy free and vegan cakes.
Opening times
Tue to Sat:
10am to 4.30pm
Sun:
10.30am to 4.30pm
Last orders: 4.15pmBooking and information
Buying tickets Concessions for events
and exhibitions
Tickets are required for most events, When offered, concessions
including some free ones. They can be are available to:
obtained online at www.rammuseum.org.
16s and under
XX
uk/whatson, in person from RAMM’s Garden 19s and under
XX
reception or by phone on 01392 265858 (concessions for exhibitions)
during opening hours. NUS card holders
XX
Senior citizens (over 60)
XX
Occasionally tickets are not available from Members of the
XX
RAMM. Where this is the case contact Museums Association
details are given in the event description. RAMM’s Friends
XX
RAMM’s Patrons
XX
Qualifying membership
XX
Methods of payment schemes
We accept: Half price for Art Fund
XX
members (exhibitions)
Gallery and room hire
RAMM has a range of distinctive galleries and
meeting rooms available for private hire to suit all
sizes of meetings, seminars, parties and wedding
receptions. Contact RAMM’s Venue Hire Officer:
T 01392 265384 or E jacqui.channon@exeter.gov.uk
Visit: bit.ly/RAMMVenueHire
In the City
While you are in town, why not
visit some of Exeter’s other
historical attractions, such
as Exeter Cathedral, the
Underground Passages or the
historic Quayside?
Visit: www.visitexeter.com
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booklet is available in other
formats including large print
from 01392 265858.
Find out about access
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Learn about key objects even when you’re
bit.ly/BSLKeyObjectVideos not there.
Become a member for free There are lots of great ways
bit.ly/RAMMMembership to explore RAMM online.
Like RAMM on Facebook You can play games,
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Follow RAMM on Twitter even the ones not on display –
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