Spotlight on… The Exeter Book
Spotlight on… The Exeter Book Monday 28 September | Two sessions: 11am-12:30pm & 2pm-3:30pm | Exeter Cathedral Treasures Exhibition Discover the oldest book of English literature in the world! This exclusive curator-led tour of the Treasures Exhibition centres on the Exeter Book. Join our Cathedral Librarian, Emma Laws, for a close encounter with one of […]
Library & Archives In Focus: The Four Seasons
Library & Archives In Focus: The Four Seasons Thursday 18 June | Drop-in 1pm-3pm | Library & Archives Reading Room Explore how the changing seasons have been captured, interpreted and imagined. From scientific studies of climate to literary reflections on nature’s cycles, this display brings together works that reveal how spring, summer, autumn, and winter […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Through the Frontispiece
Library & Archives In Focus: Through the Frontispiece Tuesday 27 October 2026 | Drop in 1pm-3pm | Library & Archives Reading Room Engraved frontispieces emerged in early modern Europe as gateways to books. Produced by skilled engravers, they combined portraiture, allegory, and decorative design to signal a work’s themes, prestige, and authorship. Step through the […]
Hands on History: Medieval History
Hands on History: Medieval History Wednesday 27 May 2026 | 2pm-4pm Are you aged 14-18 and curious about medieval history? Join us in the Cathedral Library & Archives for a unique hands-on session exploring original documents and manuscripts from the medieval period. Discover how history is preserved in centuries-old records and uncover stories of medieval kings, […]
Medicine in the Making
Medicine in the Making Tuesday 12 May 2026 | 2pm-4pm Health, disease and the body have been studied since ancient times. The Cathedral Library is home to nearly 3000 early works of medicine and science, which tell the story of our evolving knowledge. Join us to discover key moments of medical development in the Library […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Hatch, Match and Dispatch, the Cathedral’s registers of baptisms, marriages and burials
Library & Archives In Focus: Hatch, Match and Dispatch – the Cathedral’s registers of baptisms, marriages and burials Thursday 21 May 2026 | Drop in between 1pm-3pm | Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives The Cathedral Library & Archives holds the registers which record baptisms, marriages and burials at the Cathedral from the 1590s onwards. From […]
A Friendly Introduction to Palaeography: Reading 16th-19th Century Registers of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials
A Friendly Introduction to Palaeography: Reading 16th-19th Century Registers of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials Wednesday 17 June 2026 | 2pm-4:30pm | Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives Based exclusively on records in the Cathedral Library & Archives, this beginner’s workshop is a chance to learn about the Cathedral’s Registers of Baptisms, Marriages & Burials and have […]
A Friendly Introduction to Palaeography: Reading 17th & 18th Century Apprenticeship Indentures
A Friendly Introduction to Palaeography: Reading 17th & 18th Century Apprenticeship Indentures Wednesday 20 May 2026 | 2pm-4:30pm | Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives Based exclusively on records in the Cathedral Library & Archives, this beginner’s workshop is a chance to learn about the Cathedral’s historical apprenticeship records and have a go at reading and […]
Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
Shakespeare and his Contemporaries Friday 24 April 2026 | Drop in between 10am-2pm | Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives Step into the world of Shakespeare at the Cathedral Library and Archives! Come and celebrate the South West Shakespeare Festival 2026 at our special pop-up display of Shakespeare and the brilliant writers and thinkers who shaped […]
In the Library With Gerard’s Herball
In the Library With Gerard’s Herball Thursday 7 May 2026 | 6pm-7pm | The Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives Reading Room Continuing our series, ‘In the Library with …’, join the Cathedral Librarian for a unique opportunity to experience John Gerard’s magnificent Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes. Plants that bleed, roots that scream, flowers […]