City Centre
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Key information
- Where
- Queen Street, EX4 3RXMap
- Opening hours
- Tue 10.30am–5pm, Wed–Sun 10am–5pm
- Website
- rammuseum.org.uk
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Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryArt & Exhibitions
See more datesOpen Tue 10.30am–5pm, Wed–Sun 10am–5pmUntil Sun 10 Oct
Charmaine Watkiss's new commission responds to the museum's West African collection with a watercolour, a mask and a double portrait, exploring Caribbean healing traditions and the diaspora. For fans of contemporary art.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryArt & Exhibitions
See more datesOpen Tue 10.30am–5pm, Wed–Sun 10am–5pmUntil Sun 21 Mar
Paintings and prints by young people from the Deaf Academy and 100 Club Youth Centre, made in workshops with artists Vicky Barber-Crimes and Octavia Madden. For visitors interested in youth art and Deaf culture.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryArt & Exhibitions
See more datesOpen Tue 10.30am–5pm, Wed–Sun 10am–5pmUntil Sun 7 Feb
A talk and display on the history of Deaf technology, marking the 200th anniversary of The Deaf Academy, the oldest Deaf school in England. It suits anyone curious about Deaf history, education and the tools that have shaped Deaf life.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryArt & Exhibitions
A gallery handling session with the museum's Roman collection, uncovering the story of Isca through objects. For history fans who want to see and handle real artefacts up close.
Hands-on music sessions for under-5s and the adults with them, playing instruments and learning songs from a different continent in each block. Led by a teacher with an ethnomusicology degree, for families with young children.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryArt & Exhibitions
See more datesOpen Tue 10.30am–5pm, Wed–Sun 10am–5pmUntil Sun 11 Jul
A display of local finds from the Norman period, alongside British Museum digital material, linking Exeter's coins and pottery to the story of 1066. For history fans curious how the conquest played out in the city.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryFamily
See more datesSelected Tuesdays, 10:30Tue 17 Nov, 10:30Tue 1 Dec, 10:30
A series of monthly art sessions for home-educated children aged 7 to 11, built on the idea that looking closely is where creativity begins. Suited to children in this age group who enjoy making art.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryFamily
See more datesSelected Tuesdays, 10:30Tue 24 Nov, 10:30Tue 8 Dec, 10:30
Monthly art sessions for home-educated young people aged 12 to 16, starting from the idea that looking closely is where creativity begins. Suited to home-educated teenagers who are interested in making art.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryArt & Exhibitions
Handle objects from the museum's collection while uncovering the powerful stories of wartime Exeter. For history fans who want to get close to real artefacts and hear what they reveal.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryArt & Exhibitions
See more datesOpen Tue 10.30am–5pm, Wed–Sun 10am–5pmUntil Tue 16 Feb
An art exhibition on the cultural world of fungi, seen through scientific enquiry, bringing together work by leading contemporary artists to suggest new ways of seeing. For fans of contemporary art and natural history.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryTalks & Workshops
Volunteer-led walking tours through Exeter's Roman origins, medieval heritage, historic quayside and legends, lasting about 90 minutes. Suits visitors and locals of a wide range of ages and abilities who want to learn the city's story.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryArt & Exhibitions
See more datesOpen Tue 10.30am–5pm, Wed–Sun 10am–5pmUntil Sun 17 Jan
Paintings, prints and drawings spanning over 450 years, including two of the museum's best-known paintings and a new display of vintage photographs by Exeter-based photographer Jem Southam. For lovers of painting and landscape photography.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryTalks & Workshops
An audio tour focusing on the people who built the city, from wool-workers and canal engineers to plasterers, masons, tunnel-diggers and wartime wardens. For anyone curious about the everyday history behind Exeter's landmarks.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryFamily
A hands-on activity day for home educated children aged 7 to 11, with at least one parent or carer. Activities cover ancient Egyptian mummification, the game Senet, handling artefacts and a tour of the tomb of Shep-en-Mut.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryTalks & Workshops
A talk on fungi by Professor Sarah Gurr, looking at how these organisms sit apart from plants and animals as nature's great communicators, suited to curious science and art lovers. This event has sold out.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryTalks & Workshops
A new, welcoming music group led by Mike Marks for adults with learning disabilities, creating music together in a warm and supportive setting. Suits adults who enjoy making music in a group.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryTalks & Workshops
The V&A's Curator of Illustration explores Beatrix Potter's fascination with mushrooms, drawing on her own experience as a scientist studying fungi. Suits people interested in illustration and natural history.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryTalks & Workshops
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryFamily
Music Together is a series of supportive music workshops for home-educated children aged 5 to 11, with music-making at the centre of each session. Suited to home-educated children in this age range who enjoy music.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryArt & Exhibitions
An adults-only evening of fungi-themed entertainment, with a mushroom meditation, a disco set, a talk on fungi conservation and readings from an artist. Suited to adults who enjoy a mix of music, talk and performance.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryTalks & Workshops
Sound artist Jason Singh explores the hidden sounds, rhythms and intelligence of the natural world in an artist talk. For anyone curious about nature, listening and how artists approach the environment.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryFamily
A torch-lit after-dark visit to the galleries with Father Christmas, festive crafts, face painting and storyteller Clive PiG, who shares winter tales from around the world. Suits families with young children.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryArt & Exhibitions
See more datesOpen Tue 10.30am–5pm, Wed–Sun 10am–5pmUntil Sun 3 Oct
A collection of wind-up tinplate toys gathered over around 40 years, from helicopters and spaceships to a circus monkey, shown for their bright colours and mechanical detail. For collectors and anyone curious about old toys.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art GalleryComedy
Comedian and art historian Verity Babbs and three comedians create sets inspired by paintings in the collection, then discuss the works on stage. For art lovers and fans of comedy.
An eight-week knit-along course in which you make a knitted cushion, with yarn, patterns and needles provided by the tutor. Anyone is welcome, including complete beginners and those who want to rebuild their knitting confidence.