Devon and Exeter Institution · Talks & Workshops
A lecture by Malcolm Hebron on Romanesque art, looking at the networks of pilgrimage, monasteries and crusades that spread the style across Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries. Suited to people curious about medieval art and architecture, with time for questions afterwards.
Devon and Exeter Institution · Talks & Workshops
A lecture by Dr Marnie Devereux and Dr Beth-Marie Lockwood on how Devon-based authors Michael Morpurgo, David Rees and Philip Reeve write about home, war and landscape in children's books. It suits readers with an interest in children's literature, Devon writing or the wartime novels of the period.
11am · Free
LIBRARIAN'S TOUR: Festive SpecialDevon and Exeter Institution · Talks & Workshops
A guided tour by librarian Fiona of the Christmas Feasts through the Ages book display, looking at festive food history. Suits anyone with an interest in books, history or festive traditions.
5:30pm · £15
Close EncountersDevon and Exeter Institution · Theatre
A one-hour candle-lit tour through a library, where you meet figures who lived and worked around the Cathedral Close in times past. Refreshments are included, and it suits people aged 12 and over.
7:30pm · £15
Close Encounters
5:30pm · £15
Close EncountersDevon and Exeter Institution · Theatre
A one-hour candle-lit tour through a library, where you meet figures who lived and worked around the Cathedral Close in times past. Refreshments are included, and it suits people aged 12 and over.
7:30pm · £15
Close Encounters
5:30pm · £15
Close EncountersDevon and Exeter Institution · Theatre
A one-hour candle-lit tour through a library, where you meet figures who lived and worked around the Cathedral Close in times past. Refreshments are included, and it suits people aged 12 and over.
7:30pm · £15
Close Encounters
Devon and Exeter Institution · Talks & Workshops
An evening lecture in the Roots & Networks series, where Dr Katie Brown explains a vast 13th-century universal history that drew on Christian, Muslim and Jewish sources. Suited to anyone interested in medieval history, translation and scholarship, with a drinks reception beforehand and time for questions afterwards.
Devon and Exeter Institution · Talks & Workshops
An evening lecture in the Roots & Networks series in which Maisie Corkhill examines how 19th-century enclosures shaped the landscape and characters of Thomas Hardy's novels. Suited to readers of Hardy and anyone interested in rural history and land ownership, with a drinks reception before and questions after.
Devon and Exeter Institution · Talks & Workshops
Librarian Fiona gives an insight into the 'Women Writing History' book display and what the collections reveal about 19th-century women historians. Suited to anyone interested in women's history and historical writing.
Devon and Exeter Institution · Talks & Workshops
Chiedozie Obia presents a paper on Native Courts in colonial Eastern Nigeria during the First World War, focusing on sexual violence and accountability. Suited to those interested in colonial history, African history and gender.
Devon and Exeter Institution · Talks & Workshops
A lecture by Sir Denis Pereira Gray on how university medicine developed in Devon and Cornwall, from the postgraduate institute in Exeter to today's two medical schools. Suited to anyone interested in medical history or the region's academic past, with time for questions afterwards.
Devon and Exeter Institution · Theatre
A one-hour candle-lit tour through a library, where you meet figures who lived and worked around the Cathedral Close in times past. Refreshments are included, and it suits people aged 12 and over.
Devon and Exeter Institution · Theatre
A one-hour candle-lit tour through a library, where you meet figures who lived and worked around the Cathedral Close in times past. Refreshments are included, and it suits people aged 12 and over.
Devon and Exeter Institution · Theatre
A one-hour candle-lit tour through a library, where you meet figures who lived and worked around the Cathedral Close in times past. Refreshments are included, and it suits people aged 12 and over.