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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
In partnership with University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Varendra Research Museum and University of Rajshahi
26 June 2026 - 20 December 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Learn how the Ancient Egyptians kept themselves smelling sweet and make a perfume cone with flower petals.
04 July 2026
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Hello and welcome to Life Drawing at Palace Green Library! This is an in-person life drawing class that is open to everybody and hosted at Palace Green Library in Durham City.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Learning Centre, Palace Green Library, Durham, DH1 3RN
Join us for a FREE afternoon art talk on Saturday 4 July, 2pm at Elvet Hill House, Oriental Museum, with Robert McManners OBE, author, art collector and artist.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Elvet Hill House, Room 009, adjacent to the 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.
08 July 2026
9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Find out about teru teru bozu - the famous Japanese weather doll and have a go at making one.
11 July 2026
15 July 2026
Step behind the scenes of museum care and archaeological science at this hands-on open day exploring the fascinating world of conservation, led by conservation students from the Department of Archaeology.
18 July 2026
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Museum of Archaeology, Palace Green Library, Palace Green, Durham DH1 3RN
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