Subscriptions
Existing members Renew your subscriptions here.
New members
Please select the membership type you require and the one-off joining fee of £15, if applicable, and then proceed to the checkout.
You will then be asked to create a WebCollect account. Our WebCollect database is a vital part of how we manage our membership and keep in touch with you, so please ensure that you fill in as much information as possible.
Please do consider paying for your membership by Direct Debit, as this comes with a number of benefits both for you and us.
All our memberships are renewable annually. We will contact you by email before your membership is due to expire to remind you to renew it (unless you pay by Direct Debit, in which case it will be renewed automatically until cancelled).
Your new membership will be valid as soon you have heard from us welcoming you to the Institution, which will happen once we have received your payment.
Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you here soon!
Regular Donation
Monthly SubscriptionSupporting the DEI with small regular donations makes a massive difference to our sustainability. If you can, please do consider adding a small donation to your purchase. All donations go towards helping us meet our charitable causes of preservation and education.
The Devon and Exeter Institution is a registered charity and is able to reclaim Gift Aid on charitable donations (but not on membership fees). If you are eligible, please make sure you check the Gift Aid box in your WebCollect account.
To make regular donations, please select the 'Direct Debit' payment option. You will then be connected to GoCardless to authorise a monthly payment.
Instalment Options
Period: 30Individual, Joint, Additional Individual, Youth and Lower Income memberships can be paid for by monthly instalments.
If you select this option, you must select the 'Direct Debit' payment option. You will then be connected to GoCardless to authorise a monthly payment. The one-off joining fee, if applicable, is still also payable.
Day Membership
Period: 1Day Membership. Please book a Collections Research session separately if required.
Weekly Membership
Period: 7One week's membership
Temporary Member (3 months)
Period: 91Available for people who may be visiting our city or who wish to work on a short-term project.
Donations
Period: 1The Institution is a registered charity and able to reclaim Gift Aid on charitable donations (but not on membership fees). If you can, please do consider making a donation with your purchase. All donations go towards helping us meet our charitable causes of preservation and education.
The Devon and Exeter Institution is a registered charity and is able to reclaim Gift Aid on charitable donations (but not on membership fees). If you are eligible, please make sure you check the Gift Aid box in your WebCollect account.
New Volunteer
Period: 365New volunteers need to complete this section once a volunteering shift has been agreed with a member of staff. Existing members who go on to become volunteers do not need to complete this section.
Joining fee
Period: 1This one-off fee should be added if you are joining as a new Individual, Joint, or University member. Youth, Junior, Additional Individual, Lower Income and Temporary memberships do not need to include the joining fee.
Please note that this fee will need to be paid again if your membership lapses for over a month.
Individual
Period: 365Please make sure you also select the one-off £15 joining fee.
Payable in one lump sum. To pay by instalments of £10 per month over 12 months via GoCardless, please select the instalment membership options below.
Additional Individual
This option may be selected for additional members of a household aged 25+, where a Joint membership has been purchased.
Joint Membership
Period: 365Please make sure you also select the one-off £15 joining fee.
For two people living at the same address.
Membership for an Additional Individual aged 25+ living at the same address may be purchased for £90 (see above).
Payable in one lump sum. To pay by instalments of £17.50 per month over 12 months via GoCardless, please select the instalment membership options below.
University
Period: 365Please make sure you also select the one-off £15 joining fee.
Complimentary University membership is available to current undergraduate and postgraduate students (both full-time and part-time) and serving academic staff at the University of Exeter. University members can access the Institution for research and teaching, and to join us as volunteers, interns and through special projects and taught modules. University members do not have AGM voting rights and are not able to borrow books.
Please ensure that you complete the online form with details of your status, faculty and University ID card number when prompted to do so. You will need to present your University card to us on your first visit.
Lower Income
Period: 365Available to those in receipt of Universal Credit. Please apply to the Membership Officer: membership@devonandexeterinstitution.org.
Payable in one lump sum. To pay by instalments of £5 per month over 12 months via GoCardless, please select the instalment membership options below.
Youth Membership
Period: 365Membership for young people aged 18 - 25 years old on the day of purchase.
Payable in one lump sum. To pay by instalments of £5 per month over 12 months via GoCardless, please select the instalment membership options below.
Junior
Period: 365Available to children and young people who are aged under 18 on the day of purchase.
Cinema Club
Annual End Date: 31st DecemberThe DEI’s Cinema Club meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 6pm for 6.30pm and shows vintage and modern films.
Membership is open to DEI members. They receive an emailed newsletter before each screening, and prospective Cinema Club members may attend the first screening free. It is led by Tony Rhodes.