Our full programme of events for January, February and March 2023
A full list of events and workshops for all ages.
Rescue a book
For over 200 years, the Library of the Devon and Exeter Institution has been a working library. From the outset, members borrowed books on the intellectual and scholarly pursuits of the Age of Enlightenment - science and discovery, natural history, botany, religion, history, travel and exploration. Today, many of the Institution's books are in need of conservation and we need your help to preserve them for future generations.
Light on the Green Appeal
We would like to invite you to support our Light on the Green Appeal, raising funds to reinstate and restore the roof lantern visible from Cathedral Green.
Find out more about details about our appeal and how you can support it.
Trustees needed to help deliver The Next Chapter – Closing date 10 Feb 2023
We are looking for new trustees to provide longer term sustainability for our Board and who will help us turn our strategic vision into reality over the next five years.
Bowdler’s defence of single women
Our Book of the Month for January is H. M. Bowdler's 'Pen Tamar'; a novel in which the author seeks to address early nineteenth century attitudes towards single women. Set against a backdrop of the English Civil War, this moral tale of romance and heartbreak tells the story of Matilda Heywood and her relationship with Devonian Sir William Trelawney, in which he is taught to challenge his preconceived ideas about 'old maids'.
