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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
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.
13 May 2026
9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Oriental Museum
Public debut of the Huang Kam Chak Yee Collection
16 May 2026 - 20 September 2026
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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.
20 May 2026
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.
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