What’s On Events Calendar
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Building closure - upcoming dates
Due to extensive roofing works at Palace Green Library, there will be times when we have to close the building to visitors between summer 2024 and spring 2025, with no access to Museum of Archaeology, Cosin’s Library, Penned and Printed exhibition and World Heritage Site Visitor Centre.
Visit our Tickets and Times pages at each venue for more information.
Museum of Archaeology Gallery
01 January 2022 - 01 December 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Museum of Archaeology, Historic Libraries
Enjoy our new special exhibition exploring the rich prehistoric and Roman archaeology of Durham.
- Exhibitions
- Everyone
Student Art Prize Exhibition 2022/23
01 May 2023 - 18 March 2024
10:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Palatine Centre
This exhibition showcases the shortlisted entries to Durham University’s fourth annual Student Art Prize.
- Creative
- Exhibition
- Public
- Student experience
- Alumni
- Everyone
- Students in HE
Penned and Printed
27 May 2023 - 31 March 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Historic Libraries
An exhibition of our Archives and Special Collections, telling hidden stories from the shelves and strongrooms. (Please note, access to this exhibition will be affected by the upcoming Palace Green Library closure dates.)
- Exhibition
- Everyone
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
07 June 2023 - 10 September 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Oriental Museum
This moving exhibition, produced in collaboration with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, highlights the devastation wreaked by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
- Exhibitions
- Everyone
Throwing it Out There: the Archaeology of Ritual, Rivers and Rubbish
16 June 2023 - 12 November 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Museum of Archaeology
Have you ever thrown a coin in a wishing well? You might not know it, but that is a kind of ritual! This exhibition will explore the rich ritual history of the rivers of County Durham, showcasing local objects from the Bronze Age to the medieval period and beyond.
- Exhibition
- Everyone
Monster Modelling with Artist Paul Raymond
25 July 2023 - 25 July 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Part of Summer in the City Art Festival 2023, learn how to sculpt monsters and grotesque creatures in this workshop with artist Paul Raymond.
- Creative
- Outreach & community
- Workshop
- Family friendly
- Children and families
- Everyone
Little Dragons
26 July 2023 - 26 July 2023
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Oriental Museum
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
Framing Shakespeare
26 July 2023 - 11 September 2023
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Historic Libraries
As a Part of the Summer in the City Art Festival and the Durham Fringe Festival, come along to Cosin’s Library to view 18th century prints inspired by the works of Shakespeare.
- Exhibition
- Everyone
Little Dragons
26 July 2023 - 26 July 2023
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Oriental Museum
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
Tea Time
26 July 2023 - 26 July 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Find out about tea in China and decorate a paper tea bowl.
- Outreach & community
- Everyone
Twilight Opening at Palace Green Library
27 July 2023 - 27 July 2023
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Palace Green Library is open until 7pm the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month.
- Exhibitions
- Lates
- Public
- Everyone
Twilight Talk: Durham Archaeology Explorers
27 July 2023 - 27 July 2023
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Museum of Archaeology, Historic Libraries, Durham World Heritage Site Visitor Centre
Charlotte Spink, Learning Coordinator with the Learning and Engagement Team will be joined by members of Durham Archaeology Explorers (archaeology club for children aged 7 - 11 years) to talk about the group’s recent activities and why community archaeology groups are so important for inspiring the archaeologists and historians of the future.
- Exhibition
- Lecture
- Outreach & community
- Public
- Family friendly
- Everyone
Festival of Archaeology Special Event
28 July 2023 - 28 July 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
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
Tiger-Tastic
29 July 2023 - 29 July 2023
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Celebrate International Tiger Day: Spot the tiny tiger in the museum and make a tiger-tastic collage.
- Outreach & community
- Everyone
Chigiri-e Art Workshop
29 July 2023 - 29 July 2023
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum
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
What’s on across our venues
Our unique cultural attractions include Durham Castle, Botanic Garden, Historic Libraries at Palace Green, Oriental Museum, Museum of Archaeology and our World Heritage Site Visitor Centre. Whatever your interest, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
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