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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
See our huge plaster cast of an Ancient Egyptian temple wall and make your own crocodile-headed god puppet.
16 May 2026
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join us for an afternoon of inspiring objects from the Museum of Archaeology and creative writing.
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library.
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.
20 May 2026
9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Check out an amazing Korean sculpture and then make a seascape collage to take home.
23 May 2026
Celebrate the most important day in the Buddhist calendar and join us for lots of activities.
24 May 2026
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Celebrate the most important day in the Buddhist calendar and join us for making, meditation, talks on Buddhism and traditional Buddha Bathing. There will also be a new Gallery trail and introduction to yoga session. Suitable for all the family.
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
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