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 extensive library and research facilities
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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

9th November 2019 – Exeter Literary Festival

We are proud to support the Exeter Literary Festival

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University of Exeter Global Lives Module 2019

All you need to know about using the DEI Library this term

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Members’ evening lecture programme September 2019 – April 2020

Our popular evening lectures for members and their guests

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Saturdays at the Institution

Visitors and members will find a host of activities, talks, displays and events each week, inspired by the collection, as well as Saturday newspapers, browsing and refreshments.

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Did You Know?

The Institution is unchanged from its original form, except for the installation of electric light and gas-fired central heating, and has a Grade II* rating in the statutory list of historic buildings in the city of Exeter.

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Another full house for our afternoon lecture @exe_lit with David Pugsley https://t.co/YtVI5sMosI
09 November 2019

And now for something completely different - David Pugsley will speak on ‘Was Jane Austen’s Aunt a shoplifter’… https://t.co/hdIqbv9Kw7
09 November 2019

Matching the loo to the animal @paulcherrill @exe_lit Such fun! https://t.co/ZKPbm07k9r
09 November 2019