Family and Community
Friday 24 May 2013
Stephen Sproates: Numerous Forms of Number
4th - 31st May
Exhibition of 2D & 3D Works of Art Over the last 7 years Steve has collaborated with the 14th Astronomer Royal and Emeritus Professor of Physics at Durham University, Sir Arnold Wolfendale on ways to represent, clarify and communicate concepts of physics using art. Presently they are conceptualising ways to represent the wave/particle duality.
Contact visitor.centre@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Interval
25th March - 31st May
Art exhibition by Emma Calder, an artist from Alnwick, via Glasgow School of Art. A colourful exhibniton of abstract art. Works will be for sale.
Contact helen.goldie@googlemail.com for more information about this event.
'Binchester Exposed'
Wednesday 1st May - Sunday 2nd June
An exhibition exploring the results of excavations at the Roman fort at Binchester, County Durham, known to the Romans as Vinovia. Designed by students taking 'Museum Archaeology', Department of Archaeology, Durham University.
Contact mary.brooks@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Hinduism in India: Culture, Ritual & Community
24th may - 30th September
Exhibition telling the story of the religious life of millions of people in India. Centred around recreated Hindu shrines, this exhibition tells the story of the religious life of millions of people in India.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which take approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 25 May 2013
St Cuthbert's Church Opens Doors
St Cuthbert's Catholic Church on Old Elvet, which is the home to the Catholic Chaplaincy to Durham University, will be opening its doors to visitors. As of Saturday 25 May, St Cuthbert’s Catholic Church will be open to visitors from 8:30am to 3:30pm on Thursdays and Fridays and 9:30am to 12:00 noon on Saturdays. All are welcome, whether to pray, take a moment of silence, or simply to look around this historic church. Entry will be free of charge, and stewards will be on hand to answer questions about the church.
Contact b.j.earl@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Painting Peonies in Xieyi (Free) Style and Gongbi (Meticulous) Style
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th may
Chinese brushpainting workshop led by Led by Maggie Cross - Member of the National CBPS and The Society of Floral Painters. Over the two day course Maggie will demonstrate peonies, with a supporting cast of butterflies and birds.
Contact enquiries@cbpsnorthern.co.uk for more information about this event.
The Romans are Coming!
Find out about the Romans this weekend at he Old Fulling Mill. Come along to make your own Roman helmet and sword to do battle in!
Contact archaeology.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Sunday 26 May 2013
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which take approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Ustinov College Café des Arts presents: “In Conversation with Fenwick Lawson”
Join our artist-in-residence Alan O'Cain for a lively, entertaining and relaxed discussion with one of Britain's most esteemed sculptors, Fenwick Lawson. This event will feature an opportunity to see and hear about Fenwick's group sculpture "The Weeping Women" which has been newly cast into bronze and which will be brought into the college especially for the evening
Contact ustinov.college@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Monday 27 May 2013
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which take approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Musica Dunelmi
Semi-professional Chamber Choir ‘Renaissance’ perform under the direction of Ben Rowarth in the stunning setting of Durham Cathedral Chapter House. Currently gaining excellent reviews for their interpretation of sixteenth century choral music alongside their passion for contemporary performance, this next program by Renaissance is not one to miss.
Contact visitor.centre@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Final Year Recitals
Tuesday 28th - Friday 31st May
Final Year recitals will take place in the Music Department all week. These performances are public recitals and free to attend, all welcome, so come along and listen to some of Durham's talented students perform.
Contact joyce.dent@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Lindisfarne Gospels Family Activity Day
A special day for families to learn more about the Lindisfarne Gospels and the forthcoming exhibition in the historic setting of Bishop Auckland Castle. The Learning Team from Durham University will be running events focusing on the Lindisfarne Gospels,one of the world's most important mansuscript books. The activities are all aimed at children and families.
Contact learning@lindisfarnegospels.com for more information about this event.
Lovely Leather
Humans have been working leather for thousands of years. Visit the Old Fulling Mill this half term and have a go at making your own leather purse or wrist guard.
Contact archaeology.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which take approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Wednesday 29 May 2013
Ancient Egyptian Accessories
Make Egyptian amulets or a Nekhbet pendant when you visit the Oriental Museum this half term. Be inspired by teh artefacts in our wonderful Egyptian Gallery.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which take approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Art Tours, Palatine Centre
2pm every Wednesday from 24th April - 19th June
Enjoy a tour of Durham University's modern art collection in the stunning Palatine Building. Art tours conducted by Henry Dyson, Keeper of Fine Art in the University, are available to staff, students and visitors. Tours begin at the Reception of the Palatine Building.
Contact conferenceadministration.service@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Marvellous Mini Beasts
Bring the children to tehe Botanic Garden today to go on a hunt for bugs and creepy crawlies then they can make their own mini mini-beasts tio take home!
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Cell Mechanics and Cell-Matrix Interactions
This workshop aims to provide an overview state of the art of research on tissue mechanics for an interdisciplinary audience. From a soft matter/biophysics perspective tissues can be modelled as biologically active matter, made of cells, capable of exerting forces and responding to stresses.
Contact alex.probert@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Grimmer Up North? Health in An Age of Austerity
This joint event is the curtain raiser for a larger programme of engagement between the Wolfson Research Institute for Health & Wellbeing and Demos on the theme of public health. The debate will be chaired by Chris Jackson, presenter of BBC1's Inside Out and will feature an expert panel consisting of Professor Clare Bambra, Director of fthe Wolfson Research Institute for Health & Wellbeing, Claudia Wood, Deputy Director of Demos, Peter Kelly Director of Public Health for Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, Ian Greener, Professor in the School of Applied Social Sciences and Director of the ESRC North East Doctoral Training Centre, Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle Central and Guy Opperman, Conservative MP for Hexham.
Contact paul.ging@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Human Suffering and Humanitarian Response
Durham Castle Public Lecture Series
Professor Craig Calhoun, Director of the London School of Economics
Humanitarian emergencies are not simply brute facts, appealing directly to our emotions or our moral sensibilities. They are one of the important ways in which perceptions of human life, sympathy for suffering, and responses to social upheaval have come to be organized in recent decades. Like nations and business corporations, they are creatures of social imaginaries, but no less materially influential for that.
Thursday 30 May 2013
Indigenous Business Development from a Network Position and Identity Perspective
Inaugural Lecture Series - Prof Nick Ellis
Prof Ellis joined Durham in June 2011. His work focuses on inter-organizational relationships and identity construction in business-to-business (B2B) contexts. He explores marketing and purchasing management, industrial networks, supply chain ethics and entrepreneurship. His broadly interpretivist research approach embraces marketing and organization studies, with publications in leading journals across both disciplines.
Friday 31 May 2013
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
Find out about the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival. Make and decorate your own dragon boat inspired by the wonderful Chinese collection.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which take approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Ustinov College '10th Anniversary' Cafe Politique: 'Global Governance, Global Citizenship, Global Leadership'
Ustinov College is delighted to invite you to the 10th Anniversary Cafe Politique. Speakers:
• Mr David Arkless (ArkLight Consulting/Future Work Consortium)
• Roberta Blackman-Woods (Member of Parliament for Durham)
• Prof David Held (Durham University)
• Ms Alison Leslie (University of Leeds)
• Dr Peter Sicking (Peter Ustinov Foundation)
Contact ustinov.college@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Organ Recital
Organ recital by Chris Brown, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Peter Collins organ. To include music by Bach, Boëllmann and Hakim, played by the Director of Music at Halifax Minster
Contact m.v.clarke@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 1 June 2013
Let's go on an adventure!
Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd June.
Visit the Old Fulling Mill and make a special notebook to record all your travels and adventures in this weekend's children's craft activity.
Contact archaeology.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
The Durham Revue: ALLSTARS
The biggest Durham University comedic alumni event of the year. Featuring the Revue from 2010 -13, bringing back some of the best sketches from recent alumni. Additionally, the event will see some of the biggest comedic alumni from the University returning for one night only to perform. This includes The Gentlemen of Leisure, Kieran Boyd, Naz Osmanoglu and Nick Mohammed.
Contact durhamrevue@gmail, com for more information about this event.
Sir Thomas Allen in Concert
Durham University Chamber Choir and Symphony Orchestra
Durham University’s Chancellor and renowned opera singer, Sir Thomas Allen will join more than 170 student singers and musicians for a concert in Durham Cathedral. Durham University’s Chamber Choir is one of the leading choirs in the north of England, and will be accompanied by the University’s Symphony Orchestra.
Tickets are now available from the World Heritage Site Visitor Centre, 7 Owengate, Durham, Tel: 0191 3343805
also available online.
Contact chamber.choir@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Sunday 2 June 2013
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which takes approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Monday 3 June 2013
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which takes approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 4 June 2013
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which takes approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Prof. Chris Higgins - 'Stems Cells Research - Science, Medicine and Ethics'
Van Mildert College SCR Public Lecture</>
Prof. Chris Higgins, Vice Chancellor of Durham University will speak on 'Stem cells research - science, medicine and ethics'.
All are very welcome to attend but please book by emailing v.h.brown@durham.ac.uk
Contact v.h.brown@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Wednesday 5 June 2013
Reimagining Gender, Reimagining Sexualities
This workshop is for postgraduate taught and research students with an interest in sex, gender and sexualities as well as interested academic staff. Plenary speakers include Prof James Messerschmidt and Prof Wendy Chapkis, both from the University of Southern Maine. The workshop also includes a parallel methodology session and two parallel paper sessions.
Contact jphoenix.csgs@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Advanced Research Computing Workshop - Interdisciplinary Perspectives Inspiring Transformative Research
The new Durham Institute of Advanced Research Computing (iARC) is hosting a one-day workshop to bring together different academic disciplines to explore common ground, create novel partnerships and identify opportunities for cutting edge research across disciplines using advanced computing research methods.
Contact event.two@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which takes approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
The History Boys
Wednesday 5th - Saturday 8th June
Beed Seed Productions present on of the most popular plays of the past decade, Alan Bennet's 'The History Boys'. The story of 8 boys seeking sex, sport and that coveted place at Oxbridge and the teachers who try to guide them, 'The History Boys' is a play about the anarchy of adolescence and the meaning of a real education.
Contact morten.jacobsen@hotmail.com for more information about this event.
Sweeney Todd & the String of Pearls
Wednesday 5th - Saturday 8th June
Taking place in Durham's sprawling Indoor Market with a cast and band of 30, Sweeney Todd and the String of Pearls will offer audiences the chance to really immerse themselves in the world and motivations of Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, as well as his accomplice and sometime-lover, Mrs Cornelia Lovett.
Suitable for all those who can handle a little gore and gripping tragedy, Sweeney Todd is not to be missed.
Contact production@anothersoup.co.uk for more information about this event.
Thursday 6 June 2013
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which takes approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Why Economics Needs Philosophy
Inaugural Lecture Series - Prof Julian Reiss
Julian Reiss is Professor of Philosophy at Durham University. He has a degree in economics and finance from the University of St Gallen and a PhD in philosophy from the London School of Economics. His main research interests are methodologies of the sciences (especially causality and causal inference, models, simulations and thought experiments, and counterfactuals), philosophy of economics, and science and values.
Friday 7 June 2013
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which takes approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 8 June 2013
World Oceans Day
Celebrate World Ocean Day at the Oriental museum. Take inspiration from the museum galleries and create your own sea creature to take home.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Fab Dads
Pop into the Garden to make a special gift for all those special dads just in time for Fathers Day.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Sunday 9 June 2013
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which takes approximately 45 minutes. There will be a guided tour at 2pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Stories from the One Thousand and One Nights
By renowned story-teller Chirine al-Ansary
The Thousand and One Nights is one of the great cultural creations of the Arab world and has beguiled the world for centuries. Sheharazade, the vizier’s daughter, saves herself from being killed by her husband the Persian king, Shahryar, by telling him a story every night but not completing it. This goes on for 1001 nights, until he finally spares her life.
Contact visitor.centre@dur.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which takes approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Developing Community-University Research Partnerships Speed Dating Event
The aim of the speed dating event is for representatives from community groups and organizations to meet postgraduate researchers and academic staff from across the University to find out more about each other and explore possibilities for collaborative research on any topic.
Contact collaborativeskills@live.co.uk for more information about this event.
Hidden influences on health & wellbeing through life course
A joint collaborative event between the Institute of Advanced Study, the Durham Forum for Health and the Wolfson Research Institute for Health & Wellbeing.
Contact julie.mcloughlin@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Castle Violin Recital
Award-winning duo, Daniel Bell (violin) and Huw Watkins (piano) give an evening recital in the magnificent surroundings of the Great Hall as part of their summer residency at University College. “immediately and irresistibly engaging” - The Times “Simple wonderful” - The Observer “magnificent” - The Independent Entry is FREE
Contact j.d.clinch@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Thursday 13 June 2013
Counter-Terrorism Everywhere
Inaugural Lecture Series - Prof Fiona de Londras
In this lecture, Fiona de Londras will explore the omnipresence of counter-terrorism in the contemporary world. In doing this she will identify counter-terrorism as a phenomenon bounding our everyday activities and movements. As such, this lecture will argue that counter-terrorism is a matter of concern on a far wider scale than is often supposed; rather than impacting on the lives of ‘terrorists’ and ‘suspect communities’ alone, it in fact deeply influences the lives and activities of us all in both seen and unseen ways
Ooook Productions Present - 'Blackadder II'
Thursday 13th - Saturday 16th June
This Easter term, Ooook! Productions present to you a theatre production of one of Britain's favourite sitcoms -Blackadder II (episodes 1, 2 & 5)
In the court of Elizabeth I,Lord Edmund Blackadder attempts to win her wealth and favour. Selfish but witty, he is forever contending with the queen’s dangerously childish temper and the stupidity of his own followers. With rivalry between Blackadder and Lord Melchett, and the aid, or more often hindrance, of Baldrick and Lord Percy Percy, this is set to be an incredibly fun piece of theatre and a fresh interpretation of a classic comedy by an all-new cast!
Contact emma.grisdale@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 15 June 2013
Traditional Crafts Weekend
Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, will be demonstrating their skills in the Garden. Les takes much of his inspiration from the history of Durham, in particular St Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne Gospels.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Museum Bugs
Come along and find out about the bugs that sometimes eat the museum’s collections and find out how we try to stop them! YOu can even make an egg box bug to take home.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Thursday 20 June 2013
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which takes approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Friday 21 June 2013
Tours of Durham Castle
Durham Castle is open to visitors by guided tour which takes approximately 45 minutes. There will be guided tours at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm today.
Contact pg.reception@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 22 June 2013
Great Ganesha
Celebrate the opening of our exciting new Hinduism exhibition by making your own elephant-god and adorning him with sequins.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Durham Singers: Blessed Cecilia
Britten's legacy in choral music, from Henry Purcell to Ben Rowarth. Durham Singers and Renaissance present a concert of solo and a cappella works from the 17th to the 21st centuries, celebrating Benjamin Britten’s great love for the music of Henry Purcell, and Britten’s influence on exciting contemporary composers such as Julian Anderson.
Contact info@durham-singers.org for more information about this event.
Friday 28 June 2013
What is Early Modern English Catholicism? Conference
An international and interdisciplinary conference celebrating the work of Eamon Duffy and exploring what is meant by the term ‘Early Modern English Catholicism’. Covering the period from the break with Rome to the French Revolution, the conference will consider the subject from very different angles, questioning perceived notions of what is actually meant when Early Modern Catholicism is mentioned in the English context.
Contact conferenceadministration.service@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 29 June 2013
Dreadful Dragons
Find out about dragons in Chinese culture and make an amazing fire-breathing dragon of your owm to take home!
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Monday 1 July 2013
Lindisfarne Gospels Durham
1st July - 30th September
In summer 2013, one of the world’s greatest books, the Lindisfarne Gospels, will be on show in a unique exhibition at Palace Green Library. The exhibition is part of a partnership between Durham University, Durham Cathedral, Durham County Council and the British Library.
Contact pg.library@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Thursday 4 July 2013
Producing Christian Culture: Gospel Text and Commentary in Medieval Perspective
The conference will explore the modes in which commentators on the texts of scripture project visions of Christian culture (or counter-culture) in the diverse contexts of early and medieval history. Bede's work of commentary and that of other insular figures will provide a key point of Reference from which to look forward to the later middle ages.
Contact conferenceadministration.service@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
“The Enchanted Postgraduate Ball”
Durham University Postgraduate Ball on behalf of DSU All Postgraduate students at Durham University are being invited to what we hope will be a fabulous evening at Durham Castle. Tickets £39.99 Meal, £10 Ents-only
Contact postgrad.ball@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 6 July 2013
Garden Party - Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Botanic Garden
Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th July
Come along to the Botanic Garden this weekend to help us celebrate its 25th anniversay. Enjoy fun-packed, family activities, bring a picnic, or sample the summer BBQ food available! No need to Pre-book. Just turn up on the day.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.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. Les takes much of his inspiration from the history of Durham, in particular St Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne Gospels.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Walk like a Pharaoh
Visit the Egyptian Gallery to learn more about the Pharoahs then make your own ancient Egyptian Pharaoh mask in today's craft activity.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Good Practice in Spirituality Conference - 2013
Wednesday 10th - Friday 12th July
This conference is an opportunity to bring together people for whom spirituality is a major concern, with a selection of speakers, interactive sessions and opportunities to share good practice. It is designed to provide a forum for sharing good practice and an opportunity to network with others who are concerned with the importance of spirituality in mental health care.
Contact louise.elliott@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 13 July 2013
Perfect Paper
Join us at the Oriental Museum to learn more about paper and enjoy an afternoon of paper marbling and paper craft activities.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Incredible Inks
Visit the Botanic Garden today to find out how monks used natural materials to produce the Lindisfarne Gospels. Try your hand at making ink and writing with a quill.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Organ Recital
Organ recital by Martin Clarke, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Peter Collins organ. Featuring music by Bach, Couperin and others. Admission £5 (free for under 18s).
Contact m.v.clarke@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 20 July 2013
Festival of British Archaeology
Enjoy a fun-packed afternoon of activities and crafts based on the life and times of Richard III. Analyze human remains, find out about 15th century warfare and weaponry. Places are limited so booking is essential. Please contact the museum to book your place.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Sunday 21 July 2013
MG Car Display
Durham MG Owners Club are visiting the Garden today, showcasing their classic cars. Come along and take a look!
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Monday 22 July 2013
Ripples in the Cosmos Conference
The agenda for this international conference includes Baryon Acoustic Oscillations and other cosmological probes from ground-based redshift surveys such as BOSS and WiggleZ. We shall also be reviewing results from the Planck satellite, as well as the latest results from the LHC. The intent is to make a broad review of the crucial issues in cosmology from the identity of dark matter to the nature of dark energy by coupling the very latest results from astronomy and particle physics.
Contact conferenceadministration.service@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Make an Egyptian Mask
Come and visit the museum's mummies in the Egyptian Gallery and make a mummy mask to take home!
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Friday 26 July 2013
Japanese Wooden Doll
Visit the Japanese Gallery in the museum to learn more about this ancient culture, then make a Japanese wooden doll of your own!
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 27 July 2013
Magnificent Mosaics
Be inspired by the collections in the museum and get creative to make a beautiful mosaic from glass tiles.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Wednesday 31 July 2013
The Hungry Silk Worm
Find out about where silk comes from and explore the silk trade route across Asia and Europe, then make your own Hungry Silk Worm story book to take home.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Friday 2 August 2013
Japanese Zen Garden
Design and make a Japanese Zen Garden inspired by the Japanese collection at the Oriental Museum in this afternoon's craft activity.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 3 August 2013
Amazing Asian Animals
Some of the most amazing animals in the world are found in Asia. Learn more about these exotic creatures a make your own 3D model of a tiger, panda or elephant in this afternoons craft activity.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Wednesday 7 August 2013
Teddy Bear's Picnic
Bring your teddy bear and your picnic along to this all day event with special activities. Enter your bear into the most loved teddy competition, enjoy a bear story and create some bear-y good artwork on this special day.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
The Egyptian Afterlife
Find out what the Ancient Egyptians believed about the afterlife and make canopic jars - complete with organs inside!
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Friday 9 August 2013
Buddhist Wheel of Life
Children can learn about the history and religion of Buddhism, and make a Buddhist Wheel of Life at the oriental museum this afternoon.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 10 August 2013
Super Soap Carving
Take inspiration from the Oriental Museum's varied collections and create your own sculpture...from soap!
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Celebrate Awa Odori
Celebrate the Japanese dancing festival of Awa Odori. Learn about the Fool's Dance, and decorate the costumes of ren dancing groups.
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Albert Herring
Samling Academy presents, in his centenary year, Benjamin Britten’s bittersweet comic masterpiece - Albert Herring. This fully staged production is led by Samling Scholars - director Miranda Wright, music director James Baillieu and baritone Johnny Herford. They join a cast of outstanding young North Easterners - including students of Durham University and all participants in Samling Academy - to tell this coming-of-age story.
Contact enquiries@samling.org.uk for more information about this event.
Thursday 15 August 2013
Jays Animal Encounters
The zoo comes to the Botanic Garden! From cute and cuddly to smooth & scaly, meet the incredible range of friendly animals visiting the Garden for the day. Normal admission charges apply. There is no additional charge to participate in this event.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Friday 16 August 2013
Chinese Handprint Dragon
Visit the wonderful Chinese gallery to learn about Chinese dragons, then make and decorate a handprint dragon of your own to take home..
Contact oriental.museum@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Albert Herring
Samling Academy presents, in his centenary year, Benjamin Britten’s bittersweet comic masterpiece - Albert Herring. This fully staged production is led by Samling Scholars - director Miranda Wright, music director James Baillieu and baritone Johnny Herford. They join a cast of outstanding young North Easterners - including students of Durham University and all participants in Samling Academy - to tell this coming-of-age story.
Contact enquiries@samling.org.uk for more information about this event.
Sunday 18 August 2013
International Conference on Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering (APME)
Contact conferenceadministration.service@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Monday 19 August 2013
IMRS Latin & Palaeography Summer School 2013
Monday 19th - Friday 30th August
The IMRS is pleased to announce that the Latin and Palaeography Summer School will run this summer 2013. Charges apply for this event. Places must be pre-booked by visiting the website https://www.dur.ac.uk/conference.booking/
Contact conferenceadministration.service@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Teddy Bear's Picnic
Bring your teddy bear and your picnic along to this all day event with special activities. Enter your bear into the most loved teddy competition, enjoy a bear story and create some bear-y good artwork on this special day.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 24 August 2013
Traditional Crafts Weekend
Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, will be demonstrating their skills in the Garden this August Bank Holiday Weekend.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Thursday 29 August 2013
Marko's Circus Workshop
Marko will be in the Garden today , so come along to learn circus tricks, including how to juggle and spin plates, at this fun workshop. No need to pre-book. Just turn up on the day. Normal admission charges apply. There is no additional charge to participate in this event.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 7 September 2013
National Orchid Show
The 3rd National Orchid show will be held at Durham University. There will be displays from orchid societies and the chance to buy orchids from a variety of growers. As usual, visitors are welcome to bring any of their own plants along to the show if they would like advice about them. There will also be several talks by guest speakers and a chance to meet the Royal Horticultural Society judges for a question and answer session on plant judging.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Organ Recital
Organ recital by Charles Wooler, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Peter Collins organ. Admission £5 (free for under 18s).
Contact m.v.clarke@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Randomised Controlled Trials in the Social Sciences Eighth Annual Conference
Wednesday 11th - Friday 13th September
This conference aims to:
•Facilitate sharing and collaboration between academic disciplines in this area;
•Discuss the opportunities and challenges of communicating about trials to wider audiences.;
Contact conferenceadministration.service@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 14 September 2013
Sparkly Suncatchers
Children visiting hte Botaic Garden today can join in our craft activity and create their own special sun catcher using natural materials. No need to pre-book. Just turn up on the day. Normal admission charges apply. There is no additional charge to participate in this event.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 28 September 2013
Traditional Crafts Weekend
Silversmith Les Howe and his wife Vivienne, an artist and card designer, will be demonstrating their skills in the Garden. Les takes much of his inspiration from the history of Durham, in particular St Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne Gospels.
Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Saturday 5 October 2013
Organ Recital
Organ recital by Christopher Burrows, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Peter Collins organ. Admission £5 (free for under 18s).
Contact m.v.clarke@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Monday 28 October 2013
Deliberating Policy: Where morals and methods mix – and not always for the best
Inaugural Lecture Series - Nancy Cartwright
A good policy decision requires a mix of considerations: who benefits? who suffers? who pays? how much? what are possible good side effects? bad ones? will the effects last? Etc. Central among these are issues of effectiveness and legitimacy: Will the policy achieve the desired ends? And, is it morally, politically, culturally acceptable?
Tuesday 15 July 2014
IAS Conference 2014
Tuesday 15th - Thursday 17th July 2014
Transfusion and Transformation: the creative potential of interdisciplinary knowledge exchange. An international conference hosted by the Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University.
Contact conferenceadministration.service@durham.ac.uk for more information about this event.
Subscribe to this events listingLindisfarne Gospels
1st July - 30th September 2013
The Lindisfarne Gospels Durham exhibition will be on display at Durham University's Palace Green Library, which has been completely redesigned and refurbished for this event.