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Jointly organised by the Palace Museum and the Oriental Museum
26 September 2025 - 31 May 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
View the shortlisted artworks from this years Student Art Prize.
02 May 2026 - 01 August 2026
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Courtyard Gallery Palace Green Library DH1 3RN
Public debut of the Huang Kam Chak Yee Collection
16 May 2026 - 20 September 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Oriental Museum
Come along to enjoy the Botanic Garden annual Fun Day this Bank Holiday Monday 25 May. There will be a host of FREE, family-friendly activities for visitors of all ages to enjoy, from face-painting to flower arranging, to crafts and Samurai sword demonstrations and discover our Crazy Creatures, all accompanied by live music from Pittington Brass Band. Plus - Our Friends of the Garden will be holding their annual plant sale!
25 May 2026
Botanic Garden, Hollingside Lane, South Road Durham DH1 3TN
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.
27 May 2026
9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Be a detective and hunt down some objects that might not be exactly what they seem and make one of your own.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for a family-friendly Korean paper flower making workshop.
28 May 2026
The Museum of Archaeology invites you to create your own coat of arms to display in the new gallery space.
Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library.
The Oriental Museum is full of sculptures. Find you favourite then make a colourful skewer sculpture to take home.
29 May 2026
A youth group for 12-18 year olds to learn practical art skills. This month we will be drawing big! Making large scale drawing inspired by the monumental artwork of Elizabeth Frink and how to make art BIG!
3:30 PM - 4:55 PM
Meeting at Palace Green Library, Courtyard Gallery, DH1 3RN
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