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RAMM’s millionth visitor will receive a one-off 3D printed version of an ancient Peruvian pot . The visitor will be treated to a special behind-the-scenes tour to see where the original pot is stored, and they will be photographed with the object as a special souvenir of their visit.

The millionth visitor since RAMM’s reopening in 2011 is expected to walk through the museum’s doors on Friday 26 June when they will be greeted by Cllr Rosie Denham, Exeter City Council’s Portfolio Holder for Economy and Culture.

Tony Eccles, the museum’s Curator of Ethnography will give a...

An opportunity to share memories of going to the cinema in the UK during the 1940s, 1950s and 60s is being provided on 13th June at the University of Exeter’s Bill Douglas Cinema Museum between 2pm and 5pm.

Members of the public are invited to attend the free event, and after a brief presentation, to reminisce over tea or coffee about films seen and enjoyed during this period. To recall favourite stars from Elizabeth Taylor to Gina Lollobrigida, and to share their general experience of going to the movies.

The information gathered from the event will add to research being...

This May half-term holiday there are extra events planned for families with children at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM).

The free bee bags and explorer bags, interactives and the World Cultures family area gallery are always available and always popular with children. On the Tuesday there will also be an opportunity to handle genuine objects from the Second World War and from Tuesday to Thursday there are special activities.

On Tuesday 26 May, parents, grandparents and carers with children under five years old can take a journey of discovery together and make...

Starting Saturday 9 May, visitors to Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) will be treated to a new exhibition featuring historic scenes of Exeter canal and the Exe.

First constructed in the 1560s, Exeter’s canal system has been extended and upgraded over the centuries. Now used primarily by leisure craft, the city waterways were once vital to the regional economy. The decline of the West Country wool trade and the arrival of the railways in the 19th century led to a reduction in use. However, sizeable cargoes were still brought up to the quayside even...

A kaleidoscopic sculpture providing optical illusions is now located outside The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum on University of Exeter’s Streatham Campus.

The shiny new interactive sculpture of mirrored stainless steel entitled ‘Reflected Vision’ allows visitors to see themselves and the landscape around them through the mirrored surfaces both inside and outside the 7ft structure. Created by Scottish artist Kenny Munro, the sculpture was inspired by items from The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum, especially the pre-cinema objects and optical entertainments that create different ways of...

The first major exhibition dedicated to Devon-based artist Benedict Rubbra’s search for a harmonious relationship between form, colour and light starts at Exeter’s Royal Albert Memorial Museum on Saturday 2 May.

Paintings and drawings spanning four decades trace the development of his singular technique; the art works all originate from three-dimensional forms constructed from various materials such as paper and card or wire and wood. Vibrant shapes of light are then projected onto these forms, creating unexpected spaces and colours, tones and shadows. Changed lighting transforms...