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Collections

Collections

RAMM cares for a wonderful and diverse collection consisting of over one million individual objects and specimens from all over the globe. They are divided into the following curatorial departments: antiquities; ethnography; natural history, decorative and fine arts. The collections contain items of local, national and international importance, and many are of outstanding historical or cultural significance...

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    Search our collections online

    Search through our collections

  • Fine art

    Fine art

    The fine art collection includes important British artists and celebrates our...

  • Costume and textiles

    Costume and textiles

    The museum has been collecting costume and textiles for 140 years

  • Decorative arts

    Decorative arts

    From precious silver to intricate watch movements

  • Local history

    Local history

    This collection of around 5,000 items relates to the history of Exeter and...

  • Local archaeology

    Local archaeology

    This rich collection of objects spans thousands of years of history and archaeology.

  • Overseas archaeology

    Overseas archaeology

    RAMM's collection includes objects collected from Western Asia, Greece, Rome,...

  • Zoology

    Zoology

    The Natural History collection is one of the largest in the country and is truly...

  • Geology

    Geology

    RAMM's rich collection of fossils and rocks spans millions of years of evolution...

  • Botany

    Botany

    Botany is the science and study of plants

  • World cultures

    World cultures

    Cultural artefacts from Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Near East and the Pacific.

  • Conservation

    Conservation

    Looking after the museum collections

  • Collectors

    Collectors

    Learn about the collecting passions and fascinating life stories of RAMM's...

  • Collections Review

    Collections Review

    Reviewing RAMM’s collections