What’s On Events Calendar

Pop along to our handling station and get hands on with some museum objects unearthed by archaeologists with the help of our Learning Team. Why not bring in your own finds to show us too.

• Outreach & community
• Everyone

Celebrate International Tiger Day: Spot the tiny tiger in the museum and make a tiger-tastic collage.

• Outreach & community
• Everyone

Join us for a creative workshop with artist Noriko Matsubara and try chigiri-e, the traditional Japanese art of hand torn paper collaging. Noriko will take participants through the step-by-step process of designing and creating their own unique chigiri-e torn paper collage.

• Creative
• Workshop
• Everyone

A special live online event with testimony from a survivor of the bombing of Hiroshima.

• Partnerships & Collaboration
• Public
• Talks, training, seminars & conferences
• Everyone

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• Children and families
• Everyone

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.

• Creative
• Public

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.

• Creative
• Public

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• Children and families
• Everyone

Japanese origami cranes are a symbol of hope. Drop in and learn how to make a paper crane. See how many you can make.

• Outreach & community
• Everyone

See our super cute rabbit toy Molang on display and make your own pom-pom character.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Everyone

Find out about Japanese lucky cats and make your own to take home.

• Outreach & community
• Everyone

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• Everyone

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.

• Creative
• Public

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.

• Creative
• Public

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• Everyone

Spot an ancient glass bottle on display and paint your own glass jar.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Everyone

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

• Creative
• Everyone

Learn all about how spices were traded along the Silk Roads and make scented pictures from herbs and spices.

• Creative
• Outreach & community
• Everyone

Join us on a self-guided day and experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

• Public
• Everyone

As a Part of the Summer in the City Art Festival and in collaboration with nine County Durham Schools, come see a collection of artworks that answer the question “What makes Durham Beautiful?”

• Accessible
• Creative
• Exhibition
• Everyone