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Events from the 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 Reset
Girl Power
Celebrate International Women's Day and find out all about the mighty ancient Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII and make your own girl power portrait.
18 March 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
- Public
Little Dragons
Little Dragons, our group for children under 5 and their families, offers in-person sessions at the Oriental Museum. Booking essential.
22 March 2023
9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Oriental Museum
- Public
Ancient Chariots
See our lifesize chariot sculpture at the museum then craft your own mini chariot to take home.
25 March 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
- Public
Celebrating Bangladeshi independence
Join us for an afternoon of activities celebrating Bangladeshi independence and Bengali culture. Visitors can get hands on with Bangladeshi objects including a rare replica of the Bangladeshi Constitution.
26 March 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
- Public
Little Dragons
Little Dragons, our group for children under 5 and their families, offers in-person sessions at the Oriental Museum. Booking essential.
29 March 2023
9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Oriental Museum
- Public
Signs of Spring in April
Pick up a spotter sheet from the Visitor Centre and see what you can discover in the garden (subject to availability of leaflets).
01 April 2023 - 30 April 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Botanic Garden
- Holiday activities
- Public
Friends of the Oriental Museum lecture: The Greeks in Asia
Friends of the Oriental Museum lecture by Prof Kathryn Stevens, Fellow, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford
04 April 2023
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Oriental Museum
- Lecture
The Wild Escape
We are celebrating all things wild with this national event to imagine a better future for wildlife. Explore the animals hidden in the galleries, write a wild poem and make a colourful tiger hanging decoration.
05 April 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum Elvet Hill Rd Durham DH1 3TH
- Creative
- Holiday activities
- Outreach & community
- Public
Meet the Diver
Visit our temporary exhibition "Stories from the River: Exploring the history of Durham, the finds of underwater archaeologist Gary Bankhead" today, and meet underwater archaeologist Gary Bankhead.
08 April 2023
12:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library, Durham DH1 3RN
- Exhibition
- Public
Celebrate Easter
Find out how Easter is celebrated around the world and make a cute bunny to take home.
08 April 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum Elvet Hill Rd Durham DH1 3TH
- Outreach & community