Events
August Saturday Programme – Heritage Outside!
We're back with safe and welcoming workshops in the Institution garden.
Saturday 8 August - Make a Terrarium
Saturday 29 August - Floral Fun
Reopening Information for Members
Our phased reopening plans for the Institution - July and August 2020
Our online Saturday programme for June and July
We are delighted to bring you our popular adult and family Saturday programme online. Join in with gardening, craft activities, workshops and experiments, all inspired by the Institution's building and collection.
DEI Cinema Club June
Enjoy 'virtual cinema club' in the comfort of your own home
Virtual Tour – Reading the walls
Join us on our usual Wednesday tour - reading the history of our building, from the walls, as you can see it today
Take part in our Big Draw Event – Capturing Unusual Creatures
Beth Howell investigates curiosity in the animals and wildlife described and depicted in 19th century books of exploration in the collections of the Devon and Exeter Institution - what animal can you draw?
VE Day – Cooking the Books
Today marks the 75th anniversary of VE day, when the allied forces announced Victory in Europe on May 8th, 1945.
Family lockdown activities and Bookworms Boredom Busters
Throughout March, April and May 2020 we were delighted to bring you our popular family learning programme and Bookworms junior members' club online.
Linked here - Join in with craft activities, workshops and experiments using materials that are easy to find at home.
Picturing the Skull
Lunchtime Lecture: An exploration of the skull as a pictorial device
“Rabbit Food”: The Romantic roots of Vegetarianism
Lunchtime Lecture: “By all that is sacred in our hopes for the human race, I conjure those who love happiness and truth, to give a fair trial to the vegetable system”-
Percy Bysshe Shelley, A Vindication of Natural Diet