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Family Activities: Bold Gold

Learn about a special golden chest on display, then create your own glittering, golden artwork.

08 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

  • Accessible
  • Creative
  • Family friendly

Family Activities: Ramayana Stories

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

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

  • Accessible
  • Creative
  • Holiday activities
  • Family friendly

Family Craft Club does Quill Creating!

Join us for family activities inspired by our exhibition, Shakespeare Recovered. Drop in, all welcome, aged 5-12

12 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN

  • Creative
  • Exhibition
  • Exhibitions
  • Holiday activities
  • Family friendly

Little Dragons

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.

13 August 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oriental Museum

  • Creative
  • Public
  • Family friendly

Family Activities: Spice Chest

Discover the smells and spices of the Silk Road and make spice map and spice bag to take home.

13 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

  • Accessible
  • Creative
  • Holiday activities
  • Family friendly

Crazy Creatures

Get interactive with the Crazy Creatures visiting the Garden for the day.

14 August 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Botanic Garden

  • Family friendly

Family Activities: Super Sculptures

The Oriental Museum is full of sculptures. Find you favourite then make a colourful skewer sculpture to take home.

15 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

  • Accessible
  • Creative
  • Holiday activities
  • Family friendly

Family Activities: Good Cat, Bad Cat

Learn about the Ancient Egyptian gods Sekmet and Bastet and make a colourful lion spinner.

16 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

  • Accessible
  • Creative
  • Holiday activities
  • Family friendly

Family Craft Club does Lego Printing

Join us for family activities inspired by our exhibition, Shakespeare Recovered. Drop in, all welcome, aged 5-12

19 August 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN

  • Creative
  • Exhibition
  • Exhibitions
  • Holiday activities
  • Family friendly

Little Dragons

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.

20 August 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oriental Museum

  • Creative
  • Public
  • Family friendly