Exeter’s Fine Art Collection: Funded with Thanks
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
When: 08 February 2022 to 17 July 2022
Where: Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Queen Street, Exete,r EX4 3RX
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Suitable for: Any age
Since the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery was founded in the 1860s, it has benefitted from the support of donors, benefactors and funding bodies. Shining a light on the often overlooked topic of museum funding, this exhibition showcases the quality and diversity of Exeter’s Fine Art Collection, which is in large part thanks to the generosity and foresight of these supporters, past and present.
The changing tastes and priorities of collectors and benefactors can be tracked through this display- scenes of historical and classical subjects were especially popular among the museum’s Victorian supporters, while some more recent acquisitions have focused on modern and contemporary art inspired by the Devon landscape.
Some of RAMM’s most important and well-loved works will be on display, including J.M.W. Turner’s 'Buckfastleigh Abbey' and William Frith’s 'The Fair Toxophilites'.
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Documentary Photography Open 2026
The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
25 April 2026 to 20 June 2026
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The Art of Resurgence: Celebrating 60 Years of Resurgence
The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
23 May 2026 to 18 July 2026
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What We Keep: The Art of Collecting
The Burton at Bideford
11 May 2026 to 19 July 2026
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Colour
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
23 May 2026 to 06 September 2026
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Sir Alfred Munnings: Exmoor Through the Seasons
The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
04 July 2026 to 26 September 2026
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The Polish Navy in Devonport 1939 45
Devonport Naval Heritage Centre
15 May 2026 to 28 October 2026
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Six Weeks To Go
Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum
23 March 2026 to 30 October 2026
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Kingsbridge 1939 1945 : The Image and the Place
Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum
23 March 2026 to 30 October 2026
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William Cookworthy : A Man of No Common Clay
Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum
23 March 2026 to 30 October 2026
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History off the Hanger
Killerton House
14 February 2026 to 01 November 2026
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Stored Secrets
Castle Drogo
27 March 2026 to 01 November 2026
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100 Years of Marilyn
Bill Douglas Centre
29 May 2026 to 20 November 2026
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Insects Uncovered: Biodiversity in Newton Abbot Exhibition
Newton Abbot Museum
17 March 2026 to 01 March 2027
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Sherlock Holmes at Dartmoor Prison Museum
09 June 2026 to 30 April 2028
