Become a member

Find out more about the benefits of becoming a member of The Devon and Exeter Institution
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Venue Hire and Tours

Book a room in our unique location or organise a group tour
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The Library

Discover our unique library and reading rooms
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Junior members and families

Our programme for families and Junior Members
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"To promote the general diffusion of Science, Literature and the Arts, and for illustrating the Natural and Civil History of the County of Devon, and the History of the City of Exeter"

Our Founding Aim, 1813

‘Saturday Snippets’

Saturday Snippets are short talks about an aspect of the collection. They are held on the first Saturday of every month between 2 and 3 p.m and open to members only.

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Books added to the collection between July 2017 and November 2018

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Students working on laptops

University students and staff

University of Exeter students and currently serving academic staff are able to use the DEI for teaching and research

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Did You Know?

The Library, by gift and purchase, has reached a size of some 40,000 volumes. These include long runs of nineteenth century journals, many early scientific books, the works of local authors, and a great deal of printed historical source material.

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Volunteer Ruth gives her talk @_thewholestory @HeritageFundSW https://t.co/tGjyoEijpo
22 March 2019

Intern Sophie gives us her talk as part of our training day @_thewholestory @UniofExeter @HeritageFundSW https://t.co/szzwOqyzmv
22 March 2019

Beth gives her talk on the Southwest collection @_thewholestory @HeritageFundSW https://t.co/RzUZBka891
22 March 2019