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An exhibition of the entrants to our international bookbinding competition.
04 April 2025 - 02 November 2025
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Palace Green Library Palace Green Durham DH1 3RN
This year, our iconic book takes centre stage at Palace Green Library.
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
A vibrant exhibition celebrating the creativity and voices of community groups who regularly collaborate with the Oriental Museum.
24 May 2025 - 14 September 2025
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
Experience the joy and wonder of storytelling through the Oriental Museum’s new summer exhibition, Telling Tales Making Stories Come to Life.
13 June 2025 - 09 November 2025
Contemporary artist Dinah Kelly shines a light on the protective powers and symbolism of charms, talismans and amulets.
Beasts and Legends: Adventures Through North East Folklore is a free exhibition which explores the development of storytelling throughout Historic County Durham.
14 June 2025 - 02 November 2025
Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RN
Join us at the Oriental Museum on Wednesday mornings for Little Dragons, our FREE session for children under 5 and their families/carers. Each session will be packed full of exploring the museum galleries, fun craft activities, singing, games and stories.
16 July 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Oriental Museum
Join us at Durham Castle for a special visit at your own pace this summer.
18 July 2025
11:00 AM - 3:15 PM
Durham Castle
Step behind the scenes of museum care and archaeological science at this hands-on open day exploring the fascinating world of conservation, led by conservation students from the Department of Archaeology. Â
19 July 2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN
Make a beautiful fan to help you stay cool over the summer!
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
20 July 2025
23 July 2025
Hunt for the Tek Sing shipwreck and learn how underwater archaeologists study shipwrecks.
Learn how archaeologists study Ancient Egyptian mummies and make an x-ray of your own!
25 July 2025
Be part of the Festival of Archaeology with a family-friendly event at the Museum of Archaeology. Join Out There Adventures Living History Team as they bring Roman archaeology to life, and meet our curators who will share fascinating insights into our collections.
26 July 2025
See a beautiful Japanese kimono and try dressing up your own mini doll.
Join us for a creative workshop with artist Dinah Kelly. Create your own unique amulet full of personal meaning.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
30 July 2025
Be a detective and hunt down some objects that might not be exactly what they seem and make one of your own.
Learn about prehistoric Japan and make a clay dogu figure.
01 August 2025
Find out how archaeologists record their discoveries and draw a giant site plan of the museum and its treasures. Perfect for budding archaeologists.
02 August 2025
The Durham MG & Classic Car Club was formed in 2001 for local car enthusiasts interested in MG cars, both classic and modern. This informal gathering will showcase cars representing models produced from the late 1940s through to the early 2000s.
03 August 2025
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Botanic Garden
Join us for family activities inspired by our exhibition, Shakespeare Recovered. Drop in, all welcome, aged 5-12
05 August 2025
Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN
06 August 2025
Spot some objects made from glass in the museum and make your own glass tile mosaic.
Learn about a special golden chest on display, then create your own glittering, golden artwork.
08 August 2025
Learn about the stories and characters of the famous Indian epic poem, the Ramayana and help make a giant storyboard of your own.
09 August 2025
12 August 2025
13 August 2025
Discover the smells and spices of the Silk Road and make spice map and spice bag to take home.
Get interactive with the Crazy Creatures visiting the Garden for the day.
14 August 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The Oriental Museum is full of sculptures. Find you favourite then make a colourful skewer sculpture to take home.
15 August 2025
Learn about the Ancient Egyptian gods Sekmet and Bastet and make a colourful lion spinner.
16 August 2025
19 August 2025
20 August 2025
Take inspiration from the heavenly Korean jewellery on display made artist Seeun Kim and make your own brooch.
Join us for a free Twilight Talk focussing on our latest temporary exhibition, Telling Tales - Making Stories Come to Life.
21 August 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Uncover the mysteries of the Indus Valley civilisation, try decorating in geometric patterns and try our online Indus exhibition.
22 August 2025
Check out our new Telling Tales exhibition and make your own theatre-style mask.
23 August 2025
26 August 2025
27 August 2025
Explore our community exhibition and a special Chinese plate, then make your own plate of positivity decorate with things that inspire you.
Learn about the Japanese tea ceremony, get hands on with Japanese objects and decorate your own tea bowl.
29 August 2025
Spot the crystal bird perching in the Silk Roads Gallery and make your own birdy mobile.
30 August 2025
03 September 2025
Paint your own colourful Indian-style mandala onto fabric.
06 September 2025
10 September 2025
Spot the intricately carved wooden face, roots and all, and make your own fantastical face collage.
13 September 2025
17 September 2025
Find out about Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year festival, and make a shofar musical instrument
20 September 2025
24 September 2025
Join Associate Professor Emily Rohrbach of Durham University as she explores Romantic poet John Keats's creative encounter with his predecessor Shakespeare, focusing on the young poet’s engagement with Shakespeare through his facsimile copy of the 1623 folio. In that book, Keats inscribed an original poem in the space left by the printer between the end of Hamlet and the beginning of King Lear.
25 September 2025
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Museum of Archaeology Palace Green Library Palace Green Durham DH1 3RN
Spot the first signs of autumn and make some autumn leaf art.
27 September 2025
01 October 2025
08 October 2025
15 October 2025
22 October 2025
25 October 2025
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM
29 October 2025
05 November 2025
12 November 2025
19 November 2025
26 November 2025
03 December 2025
10 December 2025
17 December 2025
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