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There's something for everyone in Devon's museums and galleries, from steam trains to shipwrecks, farming to factories, boats to battles and local history to lace.
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Everything you need to know about Devon museums and their collections is here on devonmuseums.net
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Latest museum news
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Explore the surreal and take part in The Box’s 2025 Children and Young People’s Art Competition
Calling all young budding artists from across Devon! How would you like to have your work displayed alongside famous names like Man Ray and Salvador Dali? The Box, in partnership with Arts University Plymouth, has launched its annual Children and Young People’s Art Competition, and this year’s theme is inspired by Surrealism – a famous art movement from the 1900s that explored the creative potential of the mind and challenged reality.
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Torquay Museum Winter Closure
After careful consideration the Torbay Museums Trust has made the decision to temporarily close Torquay Museum on December 15, 2024.
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Torquay Museum Winter Closure
After careful consideration the Torbay Museums Trust has made the decision to temporarily close Torquay Museum on December 15, 2024.
Upcoming events
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Exmouth Museum and Heritage Centre BIG Fun Quiz January 24th 2025 Exmouth GWRSA Club (Railway Club)
24 January 2025
Exmouth Railway Club, The GWRSA Club, 3, Royal Avenue, Exmouth EX8 1EN
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What Do You Collect Full steam ahead
09 July 2024 to 26 January 2025
Finders Keepers? Gallery
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Ashish Ghadiali and Joy Sleeman In Conversation
12 February 2025
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Queen St, Exeter
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Artist Led Tour: John Lyons: Carnivalesque
07 February 2025 to 14 February 2025
The Box, Tavistock Place, Plymouth PL4 8AX
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See our unique WI Scrapbook
11 February 2025 to 15 February 2025
Various see poster