Your Visit

Please look under the links on the left for information on opening hours and admission charges, access and facilities such as our cafe and shop.  Please also take a moment to look at the information on our commitment to the environment and how you can play your part. 

Look under Location and Directions for directions to the Oriental Museum and advice on how to reach us via different modes of transport. There are also downloadable maps available, of both Durham, and the northeast region.

To help you plan your visit you can also download a plan of the museum galleries from this page.  Just click on the link below. 

• Oriental Museum gallery plan (as at January 2012) (last modified: 27 March 2012)

Oriental Museum Redevelopment Project

The Oriental Museum is currently undergoing a major redevelopment project.  This will involve the closure and complete redisplay of many of the galleries over the next 4-5 years. Work on the Egypt and China galleries has now been completed.  During 2012/13 work will be getting underway on the Japan, South and South East Asia and Islamic World gallleries.  We are trying to keep as much of the museum open and accessible to visitors during this work but it will involve some closures and disruption.  Up to date information on the changes we are making, and the reasons behind them, can be found under Redevelopment Project.