What's on
Saturday Programme: October – December 2021
Join in with our new lifelong learning programme of Saturday workshops and events
Exeter Literary Festival Events – 16th October 2021
We are delighted to host partner events for Exeter Literary Festival
Thomas Young (1773-1829) – ‘The last man who knew everything’
This month’s Book of the Month by Edward Maunder, a Library volunteer, is inspired by two books in our Early Science collection – Thomas Young’s A course of lectures on natural philosophy and the mechanical arts (1807) and George Peacock’s Miscellaneous works of the late Thomas Young (1855).
DEI Cinema Club October
Cinema Club is back with a special re-opening Gala
Cooking the books
Voltaire is said to have remarked that, ‘England has a hundred religions and only one sauce’ – our heritage collection suggests otherwise. This year, we are celebrating Heritage Open Days (10-19 September 2021) with a book display in the Outer Library curated by one of our members, Tony Rhodes.
Heritage Open Days: 10th – 18th September 2021 – Edible England!
This year, we're offering tours of our historic library and heritage site. There is an opportunity to view our display ‘Cooking the Books’ featuring historic recipes from our collection and join in with ‘Edible Flowers‘ workshops.
Call for Papers: “Community Culture”
The Devon & Exeter Institution invites you to respond to its annual call for papers, interacting with the theme of “Community Culture.” Proposals may consider, but are not limited to […]
The Royal Record
Our collections are full of surprises. August's Book of the Month was discovered by one of our volunteers, Tony Rhodes, while working on the heritage collection in the Outer Library.
Current covid guidelines at the DEI – from Monday 19th July
Having considered the new guidance and the local and national picture of rising Covid-19 cases, we have decided not to make any major changes to our current working practices for the time being. This will be reviewed at the beginning of September.
Courtenay Room Summer lunches
Independent caterer Lottie's Cakes is providing a 3 course lunch service on Tuesday lunchtimes throughout the summer