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Events from the 01 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 Reset
'There was light': Amunhotep III and his Dazzling Age
The ancient Egyptian king Amunhotep III was the grandfather of the famous boy king Tutankhamun.
01 October 2022 - 21 May 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
- Exhibitions
Guardians of the Silk Road's Heritage: Women of the mountains of Central Asia
This exhibition showcases the work of the professional artists and craftswomen who do so much to preserve and transfer traditional knowledge and skills, adapting them for new audiences and popularising Central Asian folk art. Alongside photographs of the women practicing a variety of traditional craft techniques will be examples of their textile work.
01 October 2022 - 21 May 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham DH1 3TH
- Exhibitions
Google Scholar webinar
The latest session in our popular webinar series will be on Wednesday 8 February from 11am-12pm.
08 February 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Online
- Online
- Support services
- Library and Collections
06 March 2023
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RN
- Workshop
- Library and Collections
Archives and Special Collections Experience Day
Interested in becoming an Archivist or Rare Books Curator? The Archives and Special Collections team at Palace Green Library will be running an Experience Day for Durham University students (undergraduate or postgraduate students) who are interested in potentially pursuing a career as Archivists or Rare Books Librarians.
08 June 2023
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RN
- Workshop
- Library and Collections
Jun, Yaozhou and Longquan. Three separate kilns, three common factors. A lecture by Rose Kerr
This lecture by world-renowned curator and expert on Chinese ceramics, Rose Kerr, draws on themes from three of her recent books.
31 August 2023
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Lecture room EH009, adjacent to the Oriental Museum
- Public
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences
- Library and Collections
Voices: contemporary art and craft from the Middle East and North Africa
An exhibition celebrating the work of emerging contemporary artists and designers from the Middle East and North Africa recently acquired by the Oriental Museum.
29 September 2023 - 12 May 2024
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
- Exhibitions
Library Book Giveaway: Black History Month
Throughout Black History Month, we will be running a book giveaway in Bill Bryson Library.
02 October 2023 - 31 October 2023
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Bill Bryson Library
- Support services
- Library and Collections
Gods and Things: Religious Objects in Museums
A Friends of the Oriental Museum lecture by Crispin Paine MA FMA FSA, Visiting Fellow, Open University
25 October 2023
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Elvet Hill House 009
- Lecture
Ancient Egypt Crocodile Study Day
A North East Ancient Egypt Society and Friends of the Oriental Museum joint study day.
28 October 2023
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Elvet Hill House 009, adjacent to the Oriental Museum
- Talks, training, seminars & conferences