A fixture on the city's cultural scene since Victorian times, at time of writing RAMM had temporarily shut its doors because of distancing regulations. When open its rambling rooms are filled with glass cases of curiosities and archaeological finds – from samurai armor, African masks and Egyptian mummies in the World Cultures galleries to a truly amazing echinoderm collection of starfish and sea urchins amassed by the inveterate Victorian collector Walter Percy Sladen. Exeter's own history also figures strongly.
The museum's 8000-strong fine-art collection is also impressive: look out for works by Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Stanhope Forbes and Barbara Hepworth. Local landscape artists are particularly well represented.
