Heritage Open Days 11-20 September 2020 – Hidden Nature
Join us here in the Institution garden or online, for Heritage Open Days. This year's theme is 'Hidden Nature' and we invite you to view the Institution from a different perspective.
Heritage Open Days – A Snapshot in Time
Much of Exeter’s long history has been well documented, however one area that is less well documented is the West Quarter. Whilst the famous Stepcote Hill is featured in many postcards and guidebooks, the area around it, prosperous in medieval times, was designated a slum area in the 1920s and scheduled for redevelopment.
Last September historian Dr Julia Neville, in collaboration with the DEI, invited members to join a research group to study the history of the West Quarter in the 1920s. The group has been working on the project since then, using resources from the DEI library, those at the Devon Heritage Centre and the Central Library, and websites such as .ancestry.co.uk. Of course, the group’s work has been challenged by the Covid-19 crisis, but members have continued utilising on-line resources.
Heritage Open Days - Search our prints and drawings
We are making our rich collection of illustrations accessible to a wider audience through preservation and digitisation.
Student Volunteers – we need you!
We are looking for a team of enthusiastic students to become Front of House Volunteers.
This would appeal to students considering a career in heritage, museums, libraries or archives.
Books in isolation
Explore highlights from our collections, from the 15th century to the present day.
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