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About Face
5th May - 24th June
The Centre for Medical Humanities is delighted to announce the opening of an exhibition, 'About Face', held in partnership with the Durham Light Infantry Museum Art Gallery. The exhibition will feature a display of works by the surgeon artist Henry Tonks.
Contact polly.degiorgi@gmail.com for more information about this event.
... and the rest is history
29th April - 1st September
An Art Exhibition by Allan Archibald
Allan is a local artist who works using a wide range of techniques and genres. Inspired by the beck that runs through his garden, Allan has produced a stunning collection of paintings and and etchings for the exhibition that reflect the water, plants, paths and buildings that he can see from his studio window.
Contact s.j.trees@dur.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Traditional Crafts Weekend
Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, will be demonstrating their skills in the garden
Manga: Made in Japan
An exhibition of contemporary Manga artwork and anime created by local students and inspired by the Oriental Museum's Japanese collections.
Why not watch the project DVD on You Tube?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGLczwrZyCI
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Green Woodworking Event & Traditional Crafts
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May
Local green woodworker, Chris Helliwell, will be in the garden. He will be demonstrating, and giving people a chance to try using a pole lathe and shave a horse.
Silversmith Les Howe and his with Vivienne an artist and card designer, will also be idemonstrating their skills in the garden this weekend.
About Face
The Centre for Medical Humanities, in collaboration with Durham Light Infantry Mseum Art Gallery, are presenting an exhibition of portraiture featuring works by the surgeon artist Henry Tonks.
Contact polly.degiorgi@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Skeleton Science Exhibition
18th May - 21st October
This exhibition explores excavated human remains and the fascinating work of bioarchaeologists. One of the most intriguing jobs in modern archaeology is the study of excavated human remains. This exhibition brings to life the work of bioarchaeologists as they attempt to unlock the secrets of our long dead ancestors using clues from just the bones left behind.
Contact archaeology.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Jill Campbell - Ebb and Flow Art Exhibtion
30th April - 1st June
This exhibition will present up to 30 paintings by local artist Jill Campbell. Jill, a member of Teesdale Artist's network since 2008, is studying fine art at Sunderland University. Over the last five years she has regularly shown her work in County Durham and also, as part of the Teesdale Artist's Network Open Studio scheme, opens her studio to the public every year in September. This will be her first solo exhibition.
Family Activities at Fulling Mill - A House for the Dead
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May
Learn how ancient people thought about death and dying and make a prehistoric long barrow burial with a living roof.
Contact archaeology.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Come and be a Chorister for the day
For boys and girls in years 2 to 5.
Hear the Choristers sing, learn more about the life of a Chorister, sing in the Cathedral with the Catheral Choir.
This is a fantastic opportunity to have a first-hand epxperience of being a Chorister, which culminates in singing Evensong with the Cathedral Choir.
Contact music@durhamcathedral.co.uk for more information about this event.
