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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.

09 July 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oriental Museum

  • Creative
  • Public
  • Family friendly

The Path of Kindness

Discover the latest scientific research we've been doing on a very special statue of Guanyin and use your imagination to recreate how it might have looked like 500 years ago.

12 July 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

  • Accessible
  • Creative
  • Family friendly

Printing Workshop

Experiment with shape and colour and create a unique print on fabric.

12 July 2025

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Oriental Museum

  • Workshop

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.

16 July 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oriental Museum

  • Creative
  • Public
  • Family friendly

Durham Castle Self Guided Visit

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

  • Tour

Festival of Archaeology: Conservation Laboratory at the Museum of Archaeology

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.  

19 July 2025

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN

  • Holiday activities
  • Outreach & community
  • Public
  • Family friendly

Durham Castle Self Guided Visit

Join us at Durham Castle for a special visit at your own pace this summer.

19 July 2025

11:00 AM - 3:15 PM

Durham Castle

  • Tour

FANtastic!

Make a beautiful fan to help you stay cool over the summer!

19 July 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Oriental Museum

  • Accessible
  • Creative
  • Family friendly

Festival of Archaeology: Conservation Laboratory at the Museum of Archaeology

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.  

20 July 2025

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN

  • Holiday activities
  • Outreach & community
  • Public
  • 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.

23 July 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oriental Museum

  • Creative
  • Public
  • Family friendly