Lectures

Our lectures for 2023 will be held in Matthews Hall. Lectures start at 12 noon and doors open at 11:45. The entry fee, payable at the door, is £3 for each lecture, or £15 for the full series of 6 lectures.

Floods along the Exe

Tuesday 18 April at Matthews Hall: 12 noon (Doors Open 11.45 ) Floods along the Exe - past, present and future. By John Davidson This talk will look at the long history of floods in the River Exe catchment, and ...

A Century of Film Costume Design

Tuesday 16 May at Matthews Hall: 12 noon (11.45 am Doors Open) A Century of Film Costume Design. By Keith Lodwick In this illustrated talk, curator and writer Keith Lodwick will explore how period films in the 20th century have been ...

Recycling

Tuesday 20 June at Matthews Hall: 12noon (11.45 am Doors Open) Recycling by Lucy Mottram More information to follow ...

A Cracking Museum

Tuesday 18 July at Matthews Hall: 12 noon (11.45 am Doors Open) A Cracking Museum – the illustrated story of the refurbishment of RAMM 2008-2010. By Alan Caig. A Cracking Museum is made up of the extensive photographic archive of the ...

Jane Austen’s Purse

History in Coins from the Restoration to the Great Recoinage of 1817. Tuesday 19 September at Matthews Hall: 12 noon (11.45 am Doors Open) Jane Austen’s Purse. History of coinage from the Restoration 1817. By David Brandreth. More information to ...

Coffers, Clysters, Comfrey & Coifs

Tuesday 17 October at Matthews Hall: 12noon (11.45 Doors Open) Coffers, Clysters, Comfrey and Coifs, 17th century in costume. By Janet Few Title: Coffers, Clysters, Comfrey and Coifs: the lives of our seventeenth century ancestors  ‘Why do you need a ...

‘A Murderous Midsummer the Western Rebellion of 1549’ Thursday 9th November 6.45 for 7.30pm

Our summer series of lectures have come to an end, we are pleased to announce three special evening lectures over the winter. Our first lecture is on Thursday 9th November at Matthews Hall, Doors Open at 6.45pm for 7.30pm with ...