BBC ONE’s ever popular Sunday evening programme Antiques Roadshow will be filming for its 36th series on Exeter Cathedral Green, on Thursday, 12 September. The doors open at 9.30am and close at 4.30pm. Entry to the show is free.
Some of Britain’s leading antiques and fine arts specialists will be on hand to offer free advice and valuations to visitors, who are invited to raid their attics and bring along their family heirlooms, household treasures and car boot bargains for inspection by the experts.
People with large pieces of furniture or other big items can send details...
Come to Exeter Cathedral to see how your ancestors lived 1,000 years ago; see the Saxon inhabitants battle the Viking aggressors (if you’re under 10 you can even take a stand against the Norse bullies)! See how they lived; smell how they lived.
For on Saturday 17th of August the cries of Odin will ring out over the heart of ancient Exanceaster once again.
Meet Woden’s raven and their friendly wolves, maybe even mint your own coin, before visiting the Cathedral for a rare chance to see The Exeter Book, the largest known collection of Old English literature that exists....
Tony Campolo will be speaking at Exeter Cathedral on Wednesday 4 September at 7.30pm. The ordained Baptist minister with an internationally appreciated speaking ministry, has spoken at both Spring Harvest and Greenbelt Festival and he is one of the founders of the Red Letter Christian movement. www.redletterchristians.org/start
He will be speaking on "Being a Red Letter Christian in today's world". David Edwards from Cullompton will be leading the music.
Tony is also Professor Emeritus of sociology at Eastern University, a former faculty member at the University of...
Pianist and composer Charles Timberlake returns to the cathedral to give an informal lunchtime recital, with a programme of original compositions to soothe and restore the soul.
Be moved... be calmed...be inspired...be uplifted.
Exeter Cathedral owns the most incredible book. Known as The Exeter Book it is one quarter of the world’s surviving collection of Anglo-Saxon literature (one of the other 3 texts being the better known Beowulf). It contains poems and all but one of the known Anglo-Saxon riddles (a traditions which helped to inspire Tolkien’s famous riddle scene in The Hobbit).
Join us to explore some of these riddles including the well-known 'riddle 47' about a mischievous moth and to have a go at some moth activities including making moth wings and your own moth bookmark!
Long before art shops existed artists created their own materials to produce incredible pieces of work.
Travel back in time with us as we have a go at medieval painting using a range of natural ingredients including egg yolks, berries and charcoal! The Cathedral contains some beautiful ancient and modern artworks so why not explore this inspirational place while you’re here and see if you can find the cheeky face of a cherub and the patron saint of dentists holding pincers and a tooth!
This is a drop in workshop and so booking is not required. Suitable for children of any...
Have a go at this magical craft this summer. You’ll be hooked! Design your own stained glass window inspired by the beautiful glass in the Cathedral. Watch as we shrink it down so that you can take it away as your very own unique keyring.
This is a drop in workshop and so booking is not required. Aimed at children aged up to 11, 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm.
International streetartist Mohammed Ali is displaying his unique Future Cube outside Exeter Cathedral.
The cube is an interpretation of how religious belief is expressed in new ways in contemporary times. Each side of the large cube displays a different setting, with desert and rural meeting urban landscapes.
The Arabic word ‘Al Musaqubal’ – which means the future – wraps around the cube.
The Dean of Exeter Cathedral, the Very Revd Jonathan Draper, said he was thrilled that the Cathedral Green was chosen to host the cube. “This dramatic piece of art makes an...
