What’s On Events Calendar

Join us for some fun, autism-friendly crafts for families at the Oriental Museum when the galleries are quieter. Experiment with colour, shape and pattern and paint your own unique artwork.

• Accessible
• Creative
• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Outreach & community
• Public
• Workshop
• Family friendly
• Children and families
• Everyone

Come and celebrate Buddha's birthday with us!

• Festival
• Family friendly
• Children and families

This exhibition marks the centenary of the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition, the first Western, and ultimately tragic, attempt to climb the highest mountain in the world.

• Creative
• Exhibition
• Exhibitions
• Partnerships & Collaboration
• Public
• Family friendly
• Everyone

Come and start the Pride celebrations!

• Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Family friendly
• Children and families

Explore our new photography exhibition!

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Join poet, picture-maker and playwright Lizzie Lovejoy in a workshop to combine creative writing and visual art.

• Creative
• Lates
• Performance
• Student experience
• Workshop
• Everyone
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• School students
• Students in HE
• Young People

Can you spot any mythical beasts or lion dogs in our galleries?

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Explore our beautiful Ancient Egyptian perfume jars, make up items and jewellery.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Join us for quizzes and art games in the pub!

• Creative
• Lates
• Public
• Student experience
• Everyone
• Lifelong Learners and Community groups
• Local and family historians
• Students in HE

Find out about the Indian tradition of Rangoli art, and make your own.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Find out about teru teru bozu - the famous Japanese weather doll and have a go at making one.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Explore our new exhibition all about play and toys, then try making your own game.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Explore the Oriental Museum's collection of Japanese Manga comics and create your own to take home.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Tanabata is the Japanese summer star festival. Find out about this special time of year and make tanabata decorations.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

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.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Handle some archaeological finds from Ancient Egypt and China and try our special archaeology trail.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Did you know that yaks were a vital part of the first attempts to climb Mount Everest? Find out why and make cute yak puppet.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Explore our new exhibition, try our new playful gallery trail and make your own game.

• Family friendly
• Children and families

Get a free mini sketchbook and try some easy, fun drawing ideas.

• Workshop
• Family friendly
• Children and families

Learn about the Chinese terracotta army, and make your own terracotta warrior from clay.

• Family friendly
• Children and families