Short Course: All Things That Glitter

Explore RAMM’s fabulous decorative arts collection.

This afternoon workshop aims to uncover some of the glittering secrets behind RAMM’s decorative arts collection which has many beautiful objects to suit a range of tastes and interests. The workshop will look at a range of silver objects from the time of the Tudors to those made in the splendour of Exeter’s ‘Golden Age’. A close look at some work by Exeter goldsmith Richard Hilliard (who was father to the famous Elizabethan miniaturist, Nicholas Hilliard) will also feature in the workshop.

Course Tutor: Sally Ayres

Sally Ayres has been the Decorative Arts Curator at RAMM since 2016. Her role includes curatorial responsibility for a collection that includes musical instruments, ceramics, glass, silver, clocks, guns and furniture. As well as this Sally works on exhibition planning across the RAMM collections. Sally has a Masters in Art History, a PGCE in Art and Design, a Masters in Museum and Gallery Education and an AHRC-funded Collaborative PhD which was undertaken in partnership with RAMM.

https://www.rammuseum.org.uk/about-ramm/ramms-people/collections-team/sally-ayres/