{"id":1177,"date":"2019-03-06T17:28:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T17:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/upgrade-beyondthespectacle\/?page_id=1177"},"modified":"2023-03-14T15:18:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T15:18:44","slug":"museums-south-west","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/museums-south-west\/","title":{"rendered":"South West"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>American Museum &amp; Gardens, Bath<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bristol Museum and Art Gallery<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Torquay Museum<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1148 \" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"87\" \/>American Museum &amp; Gardens, Bath<\/h3>\n<p>Claverton Manor, Bath, BA2 7BD<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/americanmuseum.org\/\">WEBSITE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<b><\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/americanmuseum.org\/object\/\">COLLECTIONS DATABASE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<b>E: <\/b><a href=\"mailto:enquiries@americanmuseum.org\">enquiries@americanmuseum.org<\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1151 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture2.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Located in Bath, the American Museum is situated as the premier collection devoted solely to American material culture in Britain. Covering major American artistic periods and societies, including Indigenous peoples, it has significant collections of textiles, furniture and paintings.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly notable among its Native American collections are the Navajo weaving displays and a selection of well-preserved Southwest pottery, as well as the Rinehart collection of photography from 1898.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please contact the museum well in\u00a0<\/b><b>advance of your visit to ensure that\u00a0<\/b><b>access to collections is possible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS\u00a0<\/strong>(Images copyright of the American Museum)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1153\" style=\"width: 175px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1153\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1153\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hattie Tom &amp; Bonnie<br \/>Yela (Apache), photograph<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1156\" style=\"width: 188px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1156\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1156\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"239\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Navajo blanket<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1157\" style=\"width: 251px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1157\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1157\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"136\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anasazi bowl<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1159\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"75\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1160\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"87\" \/>Bristol Museum &amp; Art Gallery<\/h3>\n<p>Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolmuseums.org.uk\/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery\/\">WEBSITE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<b><\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolmuseums.org.uk\/collections\/\">COLLECTIONS DATABASE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bristolmuseums.org.uk\/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery\/contact-museum\/\"><strong>CONTACT<\/strong><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1162\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"284\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of Britain\u2019s most important regional museums, situated in one of Britain\u2019s most important port cities, Bristol Museum\u2019s strong holdings of Native North American objects reflect its history as a centre for transatlantic trade.<\/p>\n<p>Collections at Bristol are strongest from Canada, and include Woodlands, Plains and material, as well as significant collections from the Arctic and the Northwest Coast.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please contact the museum well in\u00a0<\/b><b>advance of your visit to ensure that\u00a0<\/b><b>access to collections is possible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS\u00a0<\/strong>(Images copyright of the Bristol Museum &amp; Art Gallery)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1165\" style=\"width: 287px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1165\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1165\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture9.jpg 277w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture9-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caribou skin parka, Inuit<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1166\" style=\"width: 263px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1166\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1166\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"253\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture10.jpg 253w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture10-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chieftain\u2019s whaling hat,<br \/>Northwest Coast<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1169\" style=\"width: 257px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1169\" class=\" wp-image-1169\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture11.jpg 194w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture11-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8216;American Diastrophism&#8217;,<br \/>Diego Romero, Cochiti Pueblo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1127\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"73\" \/>Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter<\/h3>\n<p>Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3RX<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rammuseum.org.uk\/\">WEBSITE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<b><\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/rammcollections.org.uk\/\">COLLECTIONS DATABASE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rammuseum.org.uk\/contact\/\"><strong>CONTACT<\/strong><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1130 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture13.jpg 408w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture13-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RAMM in Exeter is one of the most important ethnographic museums in the South West, with large galleries devoted to material culture from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Native American collections at Exeter were donated mainly by Edgar Dewdney and Cecil Denny, and include a ceremonial shirt which once belonged to the Blackfoot chieftain Crowfoot and a large totem pole by Nuu-chah-nulth carver Tim Paul, as well as material from Woodlands and Inuit peoples.<\/p>\n<p><b>For more details on the Native\u00a0<\/b><b>c<\/b><b>ollections, please see click\u00a0<\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/rammcollections.org.uk\/research-opportunities\/current-research\/blackfoot-collection-and-research\/\">here.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Please contact the museum well in\u00a0<\/b><b>advance of your visit to ensure that\u00a0<\/b><b>access to collections is possible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHTS\u00a0<\/strong>(Images copyright of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1133\" style=\"width: 118px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1133\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1133\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"108\" height=\"291\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Athapaskan beadwork bag<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1135\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1135\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1135\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"206\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crowfoot&#8217;s shirt, Blackfoot<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1138\" style=\"width: 220px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1138\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1138\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture16.jpg 210w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture16-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nuu-chah-nulth Totem pole<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1193\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"62\" \/>Torquay Museum<\/h3>\n<p>529 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, TQ1 1HG<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.torquaymuseum.org\/homepage\">WEBSITE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<b><\/b><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.torquaymuseum.org\/research\/modes-database\">COLLECTIONS DATABASE<\/a><\/b>\u25aa<strong>E:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:enquiries@torquaymuseum.org\">enquiries@torquaymuseum.org<\/a>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1142 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The museum of the Torquay Museum Society was built up using collections donated and developed by local people, who returned from overseas with objects from across the world.<\/p>\n<p>On display in the Explorer\u2019s gallery, which details the Museum\u2019s ethnographic Collections, are a few pieces from the Americas. The majority of specimens including this Haida paddle are in storage and available to view by appointment.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please contact the museum well in\u00a0<\/b><b>advance of your visit to ensure that\u00a0<\/b><b>access to collections is possible.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGHLIGHT\u00a0<\/strong>(Image copyright of Torquay Museum)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1145\" style=\"width: 563px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1145\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1145\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture19.jpg 553w, https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/beyondthespectacle\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2011\/2019\/03\/Picture19-300x36.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haida paddle<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Museum &amp; Gardens, Bath Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter Torquay Museum &nbsp; &nbsp; American Museum &amp; Gardens, Bath Claverton Manor, Bath, BA2 7BD WEBSITE\u25aaCOLLECTIONS DATABASE\u25aaE: enquiries@americanmuseum.org\u00a0 Located in Bath, the American Museum is situated as the premier collection devoted solely to American material culture in Britain. 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