Library & Archives In Focus: St Sidwell
Library & Archives In Focus: St Sidwell Thursday 31 July 2025 / Drop-in between 1pm and 3pm. This is an informal, free drop-in event designed for you to enjoy for as little or as long as you like. All are welcome. Discover Exeter’s St Sidwell: a local saint and parish. Join us for a special […]
Young Historians Summer Sessions – The First and Second World Wars
Young Historians Summer Sessions – The First and Second World Wars Wednesday 20th August at 2pm-4pm Are you aged 14–18 and curious about history? Join us in the Cathedral Archives for a unique hands-on session exploring the local experience and response to the First and Second World Wars. You will get a behind-the-scenes look at […]
Young Historians Summer Sessions – Tudors and Elizabethans
Young Historians Summer Sessions – Tudors and Elizabethans Wednesday 13th August at 2pm-4pm Are you aged 14–18 and curious about history? Join us in the Cathedral Archives for a unique hands-on session exploring original documents, such as royal charters and wills, from the Tudor and Elizabethan periods. You will get a behind-the-scenes look at rare […]
Young Historians Summer Sessions – Anglo-Saxons and Normans
Young Historians Summer Sessions – Anglo-Saxons and Normans Wednesday 6th August at 2pm-4pm Are you aged 14–18 and curious about history? Join us in the Cathedral Archives for a unique hands-on session exploring original documents and manuscripts from the Anglo-Saxon and Norman periods. Learn how the Norman Conquest impacted the southwest of England and discover […]
Art of the Book: Illustration in Early Printed Books
Art of the Book: Illustration in Early Printed Books Tuesday 8 July 2025, 2pm – 3:30pm, at Exeter Cathedral Library, West Wing of the Bishop’s Palace Study beautiful treasures in the collections of Exeter Cathedral Library to discover how illustrations were produced from woodcuts to lithographs, and explore how text and image come together to […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Bare Bones
Library & Archives In Focus: Bare Bones Thursday, 12 June Cathedral Library and Archives Reading Room Drop in between 1pm and 3pm Drop in to Exeter Cathedral’s Reading Room to see our Library & Archives In Focus: Bare Bones collection. Skeletons are a stark reminder of the transient nature of life but they can also […]
Art of the Book: 1,000 Years of Bookbinding
Art of the Book: 1,000 Years of Bookbinding Tuesday 13 May, 2pm-3:30pm in the Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives The first in a series of seminars on the Art of the Book, from Exeter Cathedral’s Library and Archives. 1,000 Years of Bookbinding invites you to take a closer look at some of the Cathedral’s most […]
Library and Archives In Focus: The Sea
Library and Archives In Focus: The Sea Thursday 15 May, drop in 11am – 1pm Join us to find out about marine life, mermaids, pirates, shipwrecks and the coastal landscape of the South-West, at this nautical themed exploration of the collections in Exeter Cathedral’s Library & Archives. This event is included in general Cathedral admission.
Library and Archives In Focus: Ex Libris – a brief history of bookplates
Library and Archives In Focus: Ex Libris – a brief history of bookplates Tuesday 1 April, drop in 1pm-3pm For centuries, private owners and collectors used bookplates to identify their books. Whether simple, or highly decorative, bookplates can tell us about the interests, occupations, tastes, passions and personalities of previous owners. Drop in to find […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Making a meal of it
Library & Archives In Focus: Making a meal of it Tuesday 18 February, drop in 2pm-4pm Savour centuries of food and drink in the Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives from old recipes for rice pudding, fried potatoes and hot chocolate to local records of brewers and bakers. This event is included in standard Cathedral admission.