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, […]
Hands on History – What are Archives?
Hands on History – What are Archives? Thursday 16 April 2026 | 2pm-4pm What is an archive? Who decides what gets kept? And what stories can be found inside old documents? If you’re aged 14-18 and curious about history, stories, and how the past connects to the present, this workshop is for you. Have you […]
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 […]
Library & Archives In Focus: “Women’s Work” at Exeter Cathedral
Library & Archives In Focus: “Women’s Work” at Exeter Cathedral Monday 9 March 2026 | Drop in between 1pm and 3pm | Exeter Cathedral Library & Archives Hatter, seamstress, blacksmith, glazier, librarian, and Chapter Canon are among the working roles – both “traditional” and more unexpected – occupied by women at the Cathedral over the […]
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 […]