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 […]
Reading the Reformation at Exeter Cathedral
Reading the Reformation at Exeter Cathedral Tuesday 17 March | 2pm-4pm | Tours begin in the Cathedral and end in the Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives Begun under the reign of King Henry VIII, the break with Rome led to a complete rethinking of the way people related to God, the Bible and the Church […]
Art of the Book: Illustration in Early Printed Books
Art of the Book: Illustration in Early Printed Books Tuesday 28 April 2026 | 2pm-3pm in the Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives Study beautiful treasures in the collections of Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives to discover how illustrations were produced from woodcuts to lithographs and explore how text and image come together to convey meaning. […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Trees
Library & Archives In Focus: Trees Thursday 27 November 2025 | 11am-1pm | Cathedral Library & Archives Reading Room This free pop-up exhibition is a celebration of trees. From oak timbers in buildings, to larch in woodland, and avenues of limes on Cathedral Green, join us to find out more about how trees have been […]
Library & Archives In Focus: All Loves Excelling
Library & Archives In Focus: All Loves Excelling Thursday 12 February 2026 | 1pm – 3pm (drop-in session) | Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives This Valentine’s Day, let words steal your heart! Visit the Library and Archives to discover how writers and poets across the centuries have expressed the mystery of love divine. This is […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Stories and Storytellers
Library & Archives In Focus: Stories and Storytellers Thursday 15 January 2026 | 1pm – 3pm (drop-in session) | Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives Stories become part of our collective imagination – memories passed down from generation to generation that shape our understanding of the past and the present. Discover the timeless tradition of storytelling […]
Library & Archives In Focus: Between the Covers
Library & Archives In Focus: Between the Covers Thursday 4 December | Drop in 1pm – 3pm | Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives People leave the strangest things inside books: we have found everything from pressed ferns, drawings and poems to newspaper cuttings, letters and photographs – and even a pair of scissors and a […]
Art of the Book: The Anatomy of Books
Art of the Book: The Anatomy of Books Tuesday 11 November 2025 | 2pm – 3:30pm | Cathedral Library, West Wing of the Bishop’s Palace In this practical session, you will explore remarkable early printed books in the Cathedral Library to discover clues to how books were printed, sewn and bound in the hand-press period. Places […]
The Old Document Reading Group
The Old Document Reading Group Thursday 19 March 2026 | 6:15pm-7:30pm | The Cathedral Library & Archives Reading Room This event is now fully booked. Are you struggling to read old handwriting, but don’t have anyone to turn to for help? Have you become rusty with your palaeographical skills? Do you enjoy word puzzles and […]
The Old Document Reading Group
The Old Document Reading Group Thursday 19 February 2026 | 6:15pm-7:30pm | The Cathedral Library & Archives Reading Room This event is now fully booked. Are you struggling to read old handwriting, but don’t have anyone to turn to for help? Have you become rusty with your palaeographical skills? Do you enjoy word puzzles and […]