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Our iconic book takes centre stage at Palace Green Library.
04 April 2025 - 06 April 2026
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Palace Green Library Palace Green Durham DH1 3RN
Jointly organised by the Palace Museum and the Oriental Museum
26 September 2025 - 31 May 2026
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham, DH1 3TH
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.
25 March 2026
9:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Oriental Museum
Join Archivist Andrew Gray for a glimpse into the early growth of Easington Colliery, revealed through the archives of the Church Commissioners. These records capture the practical decisions and lively debates that shaped a community developing alongside its colliery.
26 March 2026
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Museum of Archaeology Palace Green Library Palace Green Durham DH1 3RN
A youth group for 12-18 year olds to learn practical art skills. This month we will be making Lino prints. This session includes using cutting tools the carve into lino to make prints. Taking inspiration from artists such as Edward Bawden and Otto Pankok from the Durham University Art Collection who made prints using lino and wood cut.
27 March 2026
3:30 PM - 4:55 PM
Meeting at Palace Green Library, Courtyard Gallery, DH1 3RN
Trapdoor to a Fantastical County Durham presents a fantastical world of monsters, shapeshifting as physical sculptures, Augmented Reality (AR) creatures and as inhabitants of a 3D digital world. Created by students in schools across Country Durham, the monsters represent playful, and sometimes scary, mythical and nostalgic creatures who usually remain hidden within our imagination.
28 March 2026 - 18 April 2026
Courtyard Gallery Palace Green Library Palace Green Durham DH1 3RN
Make a Plasticine Monster: drop-in workshop for children and adults Trapdoor to a Fantastical County Durham presents a fantastical world of monsters, shapeshifting as physical sculptures, Augmented Reality (AR) creatures and as inhabitants of a 3D digital world. Created by students in schools across Country Durham, the monsters represent playful, and sometimes scary, mythical and nostalgic creatures who usually remain hidden within our imagination.
28 March 2026
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Learn about gold and silver coins then make your coins, complete with a dinky money pouch.
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
01 April 2026
Easter Chicks are hiding in the Garden over Easter Weekend.
05 April 2026 - 06 April 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Botanic Garden
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